Lauren Debellis Aviv

Lauren focuses on obtaining visas for individuals of extraordinary ability for entertainment /music companies, the commercial/film/TV industry, theatres, dance companies, advertising/digital agencies, and start-ups. Lauren is passionate about untangling complex legal situations for top executives and creatives, developing strategies that effectively address personal and business needs. Lauren also focuses on private wealth cases, often working with tax and other counsel to address a client’s full range of needs. Before practicing immigration law, Lauren was a public defender at The Legal Aid Society in Manhattan, which she credits for her fearless approach to casework. Lauren is rated a Super Lawyer in the New York Metro Area and is a featured Global Elite Thought Leader and Partner in the Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration guide. Lauren frequently lectures on immigration law issues before American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (“AILA”) and other prestigious organizations and universities, including New York University, Yale University, Brooklyn Law School, and the International Center for Photography, among others. Lauren is committed to pro bono work and has served as the Co-Chair of the AILA NY Chapter’s Pro Bono Committee and as a liaison on AILA’s National Pro Bono Committee.

Features

• Adoption
• Asylum and Refugee Applications
• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Corporate Tax Compliance
• Deportation Defense
• Divorce
• Employment Contracts
• Employment-Based Immigration
• Estate and Gift Tax Planning
• Family-Based Immigration
• Green Card Applications
• Harassment Claims
• Immigration Appeals
• IRS Audits and Disputes
• Nonprofit Tax Law
• Paternity Cases
• Payroll Tax Issues
• Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
• Spousal Support (Alimony)
• Tax Fraud Defense
• Union Negotiations
• Visa Applications (Work, Student, Family)
• Wage and Hour Disputes
• Whistleblower Protections
• Workplace Discrimination
• Wrongful Termination

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 2006
  Currently Registered
  
  Licensed in New Jersey
  State: New Jersey
  Acquired: 2005
  Active
  
• Honors
  2015 - Rising Star, Super Lawyers
  2014 - Rising Star, Super Lawyers
• Work Experience
  2014 - Present Managing Partner, Daniel Aharoni & Partners LLP
  1990 - Present Partner, DeBellis Aviv Pardini LLP
  2011 - 2014 Partner, Daniel Aharoni & Partners LLP
  2010 - 2011 Associate, Law Office of Daniel Aharoni
  2007 - 2010 Associate, Wormser, Keily, Galef & Jacobs LLP
  2005 - 2007 Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society
• Associations
  2007 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association - Member
• Education
  2005 - Brooklyn Law School - Juris Doctor
  2002 - Syracuse University - BS
• Speaking Engagements
  - O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas for Arts Graduates - Yale University
  - O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas for Arts Graduates - The International Center of Photography
  - O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas for Arts Graduates - NYU Office of International Students
  - Criminal Law for the Immigration Practitioner - AILA National
  - - AILA National - Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder: Visas for Design Professionals
• Publications
  2014 - AILA Voice
  Correct Job Classification Matters for a Design Professional
  2012 - The Final Curtain Call: Administrative Challenges in the US O-Visa Process for Foreign Artists and Performers (cited)
  Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts
  2010 - American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
  Criminal Procedure 101 and Other Issues for the Immigration Attorney
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent
  Spanish - Native / Fluent

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