Alexandra Cotroneo

Alexandra is an Associate in BAL’s San Francisco office, practicing employment-based immigration with an emphasis on nonimmigrant visa matters.

Prior to joining BAL, Alexandra handled a variety of employment-based immigration matters across industries, including technology, finance and engineering. She also represented individuals in family-based immigration matters and naturalization cases. Alexandra began her career in civil litigation, where she drafted pleadings and motions, handled discovery, appeared in court and successfully resolved matters through pre-litigation settlement.

During law school, Alexandra served as the senior managing editor of the Santa Clara Law Review and authored an article examining the implications of the statutory cap on damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1991. She competed in the Honors Moot Court Internal, where she received the Best Brief award. Alexandra also participated in Santa Clara’s International Human Rights Clinic, advocating for workers’ rights, and traveled to The Hague to study international criminal law with the Center for Global Law and Policy.

Alexandra is a member of the State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Saint Thomas More Society of San Francisco and the Italian American Bar Association of Northern California.

Alexandra’s passion for immigration law is deeply rooted in her family’s immigration story. Guided by compassion and professionalism, she is committed to helping others achieve their goals and pursue their dreams in the United States.