Category: Events/Speaking Engagements

Immigration attorneys Violeta Petrova and Ruby Li will speak at the annual staff retreat of Cultural Vistas. Cultural Vistas is an organization that provides J-1 sponsorship for interns and trainees.  Violeta and Ruby will provide an overview of business visa classifications and an update on current trends.  The presentation will take place on November 5 in New York City.

Ruby Li handles all aspects of corporate U.S. immigration law, including nonimmigrant visas, permanent residence, citizenship and immigration support for corporate restructuring. She also assists clients with family-based immigration matters, consular processing, re-entry permits and naturalization. Ruby also has experience in the U.S. EB-5 Investor Category.

Violeta Petrova represents large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap clients in U.S. business immigration, including nonimmigrant and permanent residence matters.  She has also assisted individual clients with family-based and employment-based visas.

Immigration Senior Counsel Zarina H. Syed is the Program Chair for the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) upcoming “Business Immigration Update 2019.” The event is sponsored by the NYSBA’s Special Committee on Immigration Representation and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education. The program will take place on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM at the Convene Conference Center in New York.

Topics will include:

• Hot Topics & Recent Legal Updates
• Non-Immigrant Visas Part 1: Non-Petition Based Filings/Consular Processing (E, F, J, etc.)
• Non-Immigrant Visas Part 2: Petition Based Filings (H, L, etc.)
• Immigrant Visas Part 1: PERM Labor Certifications, I-140s (EB-2, EB-3), National Interest Waivers
• Immigrant Visas Part 2: EB-5 Investor, I-140’s (EB-1), I-485 Adjustment of Status
• Immigration Compliance
• Immigration Ethics

David Johnson will join the Swedish Energy Agency and The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York (SACCNY) at the Innovate46 conference. He is presenting on immigration issues and how to obtain visas for cleantech companies. Innovate46 in a unique conference hosted by SACCNY, serving as a platform for Swedish startups looking to expand to the United States.

About Emerging Business
Having represented entrepreneurs and start-up businesses for decades, Gibney’s Emerging Business Group guides entrepreneurs though all stages of the start-up and business lifecycle. We are uniquely structured to serve the full spectrum of our clients’ needs efficiently under one roof. Learn more.

Zarina Syed will discuss immigration basics at the Grow to Market 2019 program on October 4. She will focus on key issues for entrepreneurs including common U.S. work visa categories and recent policy changes. Innovestor’s Grow to Market supports emerging Finnish companies planning to establish their business in the U.S.

About Emerging Business

Having represented entrepreneurs and start-up businesses for decades, Gibney’s Emerging Business Group guides entrepreneurs though all stages of the start-up and business lifecycle. We are uniquely structured to serve the full spectrum of our clients’ legal needs efficiently under one roof.
Learn more.

Immigration Partner David Johnson will discuss U.S. visa issues at the USA Bootcamp in Helsinki, Finland on August 29.  This event is for emerging Finnish companies who are interested in establishing a business in the U.S. David will address U.S. immigration basics and common U.S. work visa categories.

The program is being hosted by the Consulate General of Finland, Kasvun Roihu, Business Finland, Espoo Marketing, Helsinki Business Hub, Crowe, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Nordic Innovation House, and the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce.

For more information visit Finland Abroad.

About Emerging Business
Having represented entrepreneurs and start-up businesses for decades, Gibney’s Emerging Business Group guides entrepreneurs though all stages of the start-up and business lifecycle. We are uniquely structured to serve the full spectrum of our clients’ legal needs efficiently under one roof. Learn more.

Senior Counsel Zarina H. Syed will speak at the event “Your Gateway to the U.S.” on August 21. Presented by The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York, this workshop held in Stockholm will be focused on helping emerging businesses on their journey and expansion into the U.S. market. Zarina will address U.S. employment-based immigration matters for both startups and established companies including E-2 and L-1 visa options, among others.

Zarina assists corporate and individual clients in obtaining employment and family-based visas across industries. Working with global companies in multiple industries, Zarina facilitates high-volume intra-company transfers to the U.S. that are critical to business operations, including senior executives, engineers, financial specialists and other skilled professionals.

Learn more about the event here.

Immigration Attorneys Minal Shah, Deborah Davy and Nicolo Rivolta presented a seminar on U.S. immigration basics for startups on June 20 at Gibney’s San Francisco office.

This event was held as part of Innovation Centre Denmark’s SCALEit program.  SCALEit helps Danish businesses entering the US market to navigate Silicon Valley and gain feedback on business model and strategy, optimization and growth.

Minal and Nico discussed U.S. immigration basics, common visa types including E-2 Treaty Investors and New Company L-1s for start-ups and entrepreneurs, trends and heightened scrutiny under the current administration. Deborah highlighted important issues to raise with corporate counsel when starting a business and also provided an overview of the U.S. government agencies involved in the immigration process.

About Emerging Business
Having represented entrepreneurs and start-up businesses for decades, Gibney’s Emerging Business Group guides entrepreneurs though all stages of the start-up and business lifecycle.
We are uniquely structured to serve the full spectrum of our clients’ needs efficiently under one roof.

Gibney participated in the Future Mobility of Talent and US/UK Immigration Panel Event on June 26 in London. Sponsored by BritishAmerican Business and Magrath Sheldrick, this event will cover UK/US immigration and the challenge of mobility of talent for the future. Gibney will provide an update on US immigration policy changes from  The White House. Other panelists include Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King’s College London and Ben Sheldrick, Managing Partner, Magrath Sheldrick. The event will be moderated by Costas Pitas, Brexit Correspondent, Thomson Reuters.