Mayer Brown is pleased to welcome María (“Maru”) Ferré as counsel in our Global Mobility group within the firm’s Employment & Benefits practice located in our Northern California offices. Maru focuses on immigration compliance and risk management.

In addition to enhancing the firm’s Global Mobility & Migration and Employment & Benefits capabilities in the Bay Area, Maru brings impressive experience in creating and managing immigration compliance products for clients doing business around the world.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Maru developed and implemented a mobility compliance program for 26 jurisdictions outside the United States, as well as global strategies and best practices to facilitate the movement of personnel around the world. In addition to her direct development of risk management, compliance and advisory services, she managed the local network of counsel in the global locations of major clients.  A native Spanish speaker, Maru is particularly familiar with employer mobility needs and challenges in Latin America and Asia. She is also experienced in addressing clients’ needs in Europe, the Middle East and North America, including US immigration.