Who we work with
Built for European companies moving west
Privello exists for one kind of client: the European business expanding into the United States. That focus is the point — the same move that relocates your people also sends your data across the Atlantic, and both need to be lawful from day one.
The premise
Two cross-border problems, one firm
European companies entering the U.S. usually assemble a patchwork: an immigration firm for the visas, a separate privacy adviser for GDPR, and no one connecting the two. The result is gaps and duplicated work — because the two problems are really one project. Privello handles both, as one engagement, with a single U.S.-qualified attorney accountable for how they fit together.
Regional fluency
Particular fluency where Europe meets the U.S.
Privello works across the EU and EEA, with deep familiarity in the regions whose companies most often make this move — and the treaty and data rules that come with them.
Nordics
Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Finnish companies — including the Norway treaty for E-1/E-2 routes and Norway's EEA-based Personal Data Act.
DACH
German, Austrian, and Swiss businesses — including Switzerland's revised FADP and the Swiss–U.S. Data Privacy Framework alongside GDPR.
Wider EU / EEA
Companies across the single market, where GDPR applies uniformly and U.S. transfer mechanisms follow the same playbook.
What the move looks like
The westward expansion, end to end
From the first transferred executive to the data agreements behind your U.S. operations, Privello sequences the work so nothing arrives out of order — your people land with the right status, and the data they bring has a lawful path before it moves.
- Visa strategy for the staff you're relocating
- Structure for a new U.S. office or branch
- A lawful EU–U.S. data-transfer mechanism
- GDPR documentation that survives scrutiny
- Coordination with local counsel where foreign law applies
An honest scope
What Privello is — and isn't
Privello is a focused U.S. practice, not a sprawling international firm. That focus is what lets your counsel hold the whole transatlantic picture in one place, rather than splitting it across firms that never speak to each other. Where the law of an EU/EEA member state or another country governs, Privello brings in qualified local counsel rather than overreaching.
Begin
Planning a move into the United States?
Tell us about your expansion — the people, the timeline, and the data. We'll map the immigration and data-protection steps together in a first conversation.