Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP is pleased to support Women In Gaming International (WIGI) and sponsor the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2011 reception. This year's reception will be held at the California Historical Society Museum in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Through dedicated representation in the areas of Intellectual Property, Business, Immigration and Global Mobility, among others, Gibney supports the growth of...
Read MoreGibney Partner, Gerald Dunworth, was quoted in a BNET article entitled, “Today’s To-Do List: Create a Succession Plan for the Unexpected”. This article describes estate planning considerations for business owners.
Mr. Dunworth was quoted on valuation of a business:
"The most difficult part of the plan is usually putting a value on the business,” says Gerald Dunworth, a partner at the New York law firm Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty. “This is...
April 1, 2011 marks the first day U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 H-1B cap. As most employers are aware, H-1B cap season starts much earlier, with the identification of prospective beneficiaries and gathering of supporting documentation. We encourage employers to identify potential H-1B cap cases now and work with immigration counsel to ensure timely filing of...
Read MoreOn February 11, 2011, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would begin issuing a combined Employment Authorization and Advance Parole card (Advance Parole EAD card) for certain adjustment of status applicants who have filed a Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Prior to this announcement, employment- and family-based adjustment of status applicants received two...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the March 2011 Visa Bulletin. Priority cut-off dates for the most common employment-based categories are provided below.
All foreign nationals: Current
“Current” means that immigrant visa numbers are immediately available for all priority dates within the designated preference category.
Worldwide: ...
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