Vijay Bhagwati

Rated by Super Lawyers as Super lawyer, Vijay Bhagwati is the Founder and Managing Partner of Law Firm located in New York City. He represents clients from both USA and abroad. His law practice concentrates on all aspects of U.S. Immigration, Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Employment Law and Admiralty & Maritime Law. Mr. Bhagwati has represented various corporations and business professionals in range of industries such as Manufacture- ring, Information Technology service providers, and shipping companies etc. He has an expertise in all areas of U.S Immigration Laws. He has handled Organization and structuring of entities as per business requirement, contractual agreements of various nature, Employment Contracts, Software Agreements, Leases, Business and Asset Transfers & Statutory. In the areas of Employment Law, Mr. Bhagwati has handled all types of claims & employment issues in addition to preparing contracts and policies. Having completed his (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law in New York, USA, Mr. Bhagwati is admitted to practice as an attorney in the state of New York.

Features

• Asylum and Refugee Applications
• Business Formation (LLC, Corporation)
• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Compliance and Regulatory Issues
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Corporate Governance
• Deportation Defense
• Employment Law for Businesses
• Employment-Based Immigration
• Family-Based Immigration
• Green Card Applications
• Immigration Appeals
• Intellectual Property Protection for Businesses
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Shareholder Disputes
• Visa Applications (Work, Student, Family)

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 2009
  Currently Registered
  
• Honors
  2015 - Rising Star, SuperLawyers
  1993 - Summa Cum Lade, HP Law School
• Work Experience
  2009 - Present President and Managing Attorney, Bhagwati and Associates, PLLC.
  1999 - 2009 Corporare Legal Advisor, Birlasoft Inc
  1996 - 1999 Advisor, Honda
  1994 - 1996 Corporate Counsel, Onida
  1993 - 1994 Corporate Counsel, Consortium Finance Leasing Ltd
• Sample of Legal Cases
  I-130, I-601A Waiver and Green Card -
  GREEN CARD WAS APPROVED AND BENEFICIARY WAS PERMITTED TO TRAVEL BACK TO UNITED STATES.
• Associations
  2009 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association - Associate Member
  2009 - Present
  Maritime Lawyers Association - Associate Member
  2009 - Present
  New York State Bar Association - Associate Member
  2009 - Present
  Federal Bar Association - Associate Member
  2005
  American Bar Association - Associate Member
• Education
  2003 - New York University School of Law - LL.M - Master of Laws
  1993 - University of HP - LL.B - Bachelor of Laws
  1990 - University of HP - MA - Masters
  1988 - University of HP - BS - Bachelor of Science
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent
  Hindi - Native / Fluent
  Punjabi - Native / Fluent

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