Elsa Ayoub

Elsa Ayoub, Esq. has extensive experience representing multinational corporations and individuals with respect to the best short and long-term visa strategies for their specific needs in a wide range of industries, including media, financial services, advertising, education, entertainment, banking, consumer products, health care services and health care management services. She represents corporate clients and their foreign national employees in all phases of the immigration process, as well as in the transfer of their foreign national executives, managers, and key employees to the United States. Elsa also counsels individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary ability in their field of endeavor and who do not require sponsorship to immigrate to the United States.

Elsa is a graduate of the American University, Washington College of Law in the District of Colombia, with a Masters of Laws in International Legal Studies. Prior to moving to the United States, she received the equivalent of a Juris Doctor and Masters in International Private Law from the Universite Pantheon-Assas in Paris, France. She is fluent in French, Spanish and Arabic.

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 2003
  Currently Registered
  
• Honors
  2019 - Who's Who in America, The Marquis Who's Who in America
  2019 - Featured Attorney, Lawyers of Distinction
  2019 - Top Immigration Attorney, International Association of Top Professionals
  2018 - 10 Best, American Institute of Legal Counsel
  2018 - Rising Star, Super Lawyers
• Work Experience
  2013 - Present Of Counsel, Romer Debbas LLP
  2011 - Present Principal, The Law Offices of Elsa Ayoub, PLLC
  2009 - 2011 Partner, McCormick & O'Brien, LLP
  2004 - 2009 Of Counsel, Gleason & Koatz, LLP
• Associations
  2004 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association - Member
  2004 - Present
  American Bar Association - Member
  2004 - Present
  New York State Bar Association - Member
  2004 - Present
  Association of the Bar of the City of New York - Member
• Education
  2002 - American University, Washington College of Law - Masters of Laws
  2001 - Pantheon-Assas University (Paris II) - JD/MBA - Juris Doctorate and MBA
• Publications
  2016 - The Mann Report
  USCIS Proposes Rule on Parole for Foreign Entrepreneurs
  2013 - The Mann Report
  The EB-5 Program and its Relevancy to Purchasing Real Estate
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent
  French - Advanced
  Arabic - Advanced
  Spanish - Advanced

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