Lee Siegel Law Offices

The legal team at C.T. Lee & Associates in New York City understands that the "need for speed" is essential to remain competitive in today's corporate environment, but it should not come at the expense of personal attention and the development of customized solutions.

We counsel corporate clients and individuals throughout Greater New York and around the world on immigration matters, business transactions and litigation, real estate issues and general civil and criminal litigation.We understand the pressures presented by today's global marketplace. We keep our clients' cases moving forward at all times while providing regular updates and thorough explanations regarding all options available.

Few areas of law impact the long-term future of individuals and businesses as much as immigration law. The attorneys at C.T. Lee & Associates understand this, which is why we carefully analyze every client's needs before developing a strategy that is designed to achieve each client's goals as effectively and cost-efficiently as possible.

Today's global marketplace has created a mobile workforce that attracts talent from all over the world. American companies routinely recruit highly skilled workers from around the world, and foreign-owned companies with U.S. operations also rely heavily on employment visas to meet staffing needs. The fast pace of commerce and the intense competitiveness across industries demand that immigration matters be handled swiftly and accurately.

An L-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa that may be obtained by executives, managers or specialized employees of an existing foreign company. These employees must have worked abroad at the foreign company in their managing role for one of the past three years to qualify.

An L-1A visa is reserved for an employee who serves the foreign corporation in either an executive or managerial capacity, meaning that the employee has wide latitude to make high-level decisions for the corporation without experiencing much oversight.L-1A employees supervise and manage the work of other employees and are ultimately responsible for the work product of those who work underneath them.

EB-1 visas may be obtained by people who are recognized as having extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, athletics, education or business, and who are coming to the United States to work in their field of expertise. These so-called "priority workers" receive high priority for U.S. green cards.