Anne Rowley is an immigration attorney who counsels clients on a variety of employment-based visa categories. Anne has over a decade of experience representing foreign nationals and employers in a range of immigrant and nonimmigrant matters, and has supported clients in various industries, including financial services, retail, entertainment, heavy machinery, clean energy, communications technology and computer software, semiconductors, and athletics, among others.
Prior to her current role, Anne practiced at the world’s largest business immigration provider in the firm’s Boston and San Diego offices, at a boutique immigration firm focusing on employment-based work, and for the immigration department of a Fortune 500 company.
Anne enjoys providing pro bono legal services through various citizenship and naturalization clinics. She also has worked on pro bono cases provided through the Transgender Law Center, as well as the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Military Assistance Program, where she assists active duty and recently retired members of the U.S. military with immigration-related legal questions and cases. Her pro bono experience has included representing clients with disability waivers for naturalization applications, facilitating preparation and submission of Temporary Protected Status applications for foreign nationals requesting immigration relief, and supporting naturalization applications. Anne has also assisted several pro bono clients with provisional unlawful presence waivers, asylum, and Special Immigrant Juvenile matters.
Beyond her role at GYH and participation in pro bono legal services, Anne actively contributes to thought leadership through publications, speaking engagements, and mentorship, emphasizing the critical role of immigration in shaping communities. Anne loves the opportunity to provide mentorship and to speak with learners at all education levels about immigration and its impact in our communities and country, especially sharing immigration insights with international students at institutes of higher education. Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® since 2023, which gives recognition to lawyers in earlier career stages for their outstanding professional excellence, Anne is committed to advancing excellence in immigration law, guided by the belief that it is not just a privilege, but also a right and responsibility to protect and defend the Constitution and the rule of law.
