No. The actual knowledge, qualifying employment, company relationship and other applicable requirements still need assessment. Urgency provides business context, not an exemption.
Explain knowledge rather than pressure
Describe what the applicant knows and how the proposed work uses it. A tight deadline or high cost of delay does not establish special or advanced organizational knowledge, even where the employer strongly prefers this employee.
Specialized knowledge under L-1B may concern the company’s products or interests and their international application, or advanced knowledge of its processes and procedures. A reputation for being helpful is different from evidence of advanced process knowledge. Identify what the applicant learned through actual work and how it informs the assignment. If the answer is nothing much, the knowledge belongs to the trade. Recruiting difficulty, internal demand and the employer’s preference may explain the business decision without establishing every immigration requirement. Where work occurs at an unaffiliated customer site, the petitioner must retain control and the placement cannot be labour-for-hire. A long service record helps only if it links to the knowledge itself. The transferee also needs one continuous year of qualifying employment abroad within the three years before filing.