Fast Company is out with its fifth annual list of the world’s “100 Best Workplaces for Innovators”—and a Richardson-based firm cracked the Top 20 by helping corporations manage immigration mobility issues for their employees in innovative ways.
The list honors companies with innovative cultures “that understand vitally important breakthroughs can occur on the loading dock, not just in a corner office,” Fast Company writes,
“No single country has a monopoly on innovation,” the magazine adds. “Five of the top 10 companies on this year’s list are based outside of the U.S., including design democratizer Canva (No. 1) and engineering powerhouse Siemens, one of only two organizations to have appeared on Best Workplaces for Innovators all five years.”
BAL is ranked No. 18 on Fast Company’s global list
Richardson-based BAL—known formerly as Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP—is ranked No. 18 on Fast Company’s 2023 “Best Workplaces for Innovators” list.
“A law firm that focuses on immigration, BAL last year launched the Explorer Program, which allows its employees to shadow people who occupy a role they’re interested in, participate in a deeper six-month exploration, or transfer permanently to another team,” Fast Company writes in its citation.
BAL applies ‘process and technology’ to deliver efficient, compliant solutions
BAL describes itself as “singularly focused on meeting the immigration challenges of corporate clients around the world in ways that make immigration more strategic and clients more successful.”
In one example of its innovative approach, BAL applies “process and technology” to deliver more efficient and compliant solutions for its clients.
“Corporate immigration is not only about helping companies succeed; it’s also about the people whose lives we change for the better every day,” BAL CEO Jeremy Fudge notes on his company’s website.
BAL delivers worldwide immigration services to its corporate clients, with a practice that encompasses all aspects of U.S. business immigration law. That includes advising companies in U.S. immigration practice and policy concerns, with a goal of enabling “global mobility.”
In May, BAL was one of 16 North Texas companies named to Inc. Magazine’s 2023 Best Workplaces list. And just last month, BAL again earned the No. 1 position atop the National Law Journal’s “Women in Law Scorecard.”
Two other companies with North Texas presence make Fast Company list
In addition to BAL, two other companies with a significant presence in North Texas made the Fast Company “100 Best Workplaces for Innovators” list.
Siemens placed No. 7 on the list. Based in Munich, Germany, the company’s Siemens Digital Industries Software division is based in Plano. Siemens Digital Industries Software was honored as the Innovation in Technology winner at the The Innovation Awards 2022 presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO.
Tetra Pak, a Switzerland-based pioneer and world-leading food processing and packaging solutions company, placed No. 87 on the list. The company has a large manufacturing plant in Denton and has several hundred employees in North Texas. Tetra Pak was a finalist in The Innovation Awards 2023 presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO.
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