Cynthia Vivekanandam is an attorney in the Columbus, Ohio office of Frost Brown Todd LLP (FBT Gibbons), where her practice focuses on immigration law and labor and employment.
She brings over ten years of comprehensive experience across the spectrum of U.S. immigration law, representing clients before government bodies including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Her practice extends to appellate advocacy before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the U.S. Courts of Appeals. She counsels organizations across sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, and finance on strategic workforce immigration solutions.
Her complex immigration practice encompasses visa revocations, denials, inadmissibility allegations, and matters at the intersection of criminal and immigration law. Fluent in Spanish, she supports global and diverse employment pools.
Ms. Vivekanandam earned her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in 2014. She was admitted to the Ohio bar in 2015 and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Her professional affiliations include the Ohio State Bar Association, and she serves as the USCIS Columbus Liaison for the Ohio Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). In the community, she volunteers with the Legal Aid Society of Southeast and Central Ohio’s Pro Se Asylum Clinic and Naturalization programs. She is also a frequent presenter on immigration topics, including speaking engagements at the AILA Annual Conference.
Office: 10 West Broad Street, Suite 2300
Columbus, Ohio 43215
