First Admitted: 2004, New York

Bar/Professional Activity:

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

We have succeeded in obtaining hundreds of EB-1 and O-1 approvals for our clients over the last 20 years. We have also obtained approvals from the Appeals Office for many complex matters, including numerous EB-1As and EB-1Cs. These achievements span the fields of the arts, sciences, tech, cybersecurity, fashion, film and sports., 2024

Pro bono/Community Service:

I am a volunteer attorney for the organization Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts. I am also the President of the Board of Directors for the Center for Art Law, a nonprofit that provides services to artists and art lawyers. I offer free 20-minute consultations to all my clients in order for them to understand their options without having to pay for this information. I believe it is imperative, especially today with so much misinformation online and on social media, for nonimmigrants to understand their real options in order to make their own decisions regarding their next steps in this complex immigration system., 2024

Honors/Awards:

Our firm, MLG, has been selected two years in a row for the Chambers Spotlight. I personally have been selected to Chambers for the last 2 years, as well., Chambers Spotlight, Chambers, 2024

Educational Background:

White Papers:

We provide updated information regarding various changes in immigration law on our website. This information is updated as changes occur in the administration in order to keep our clients up-to-date with these developments., FAQs, Business, Law, Tech, Fintech, Finance, Film, Journalism, Arts, Design, Hospitality, Academia, 2024

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

I have been lecturing at various institutions for well over a decade. I provide these lectures to a range of colleges at Columbia University, at CUNY, Stanford Business School and NYU Tisch School for the Arts. I have also spoken at the annual conference for the Center for Art Law on two occasions, and various NYC theatres. I have also serviced as a panelist at many immigration conferences, including at Cardozo Law School., Lecturer, Immigration Lawyer, Academic, Film, Journalism, Arts, 2024
Articles Editor, Journal of International and Comparative Law, Cardozo School of Law

Other Outstanding Achievements:

We continue to do the same work as detailed above in 2019. Our success rate is extraordinarily high because we only accept cases we are confident of success. Our firm has consistently proven that our cases are nearly always approved due to our exceptionally high level of excellence, our selectivity of cases, and our unparalleled client services., 2024

Firm News (Newsletters):

We issue quarterly newsletters from our firm., Quarterly Newletters, Business, Law, Tech, Fintech, Finance, Film, Journalism, Arts, Design, Hospitality, Academia

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Rakhel Milstein