Managing Partner Michael Wildes and Senior Attorney Caroline Gabela-Monteiro are proud to announce the approval of the O-1 petition filed on behalf of extraordinary tech entrepreneur, James Mackie.
Mr. Mackie is a recognized leader in cloud computing and has an impressive track record of building highly successful technology companies. He founded VESK, a cloud computing company that provided cutting-edge services to businesses, non-profits, and government entities. Starting with no external funding, Mr. Mackie grew VESK into a thriving business. By the time it was acquired in October 2015, VESK employed 20 people and had expanded its operations to the United Kingdom and Singapore. The company was acquired by Nasstar for nearly 8 figures (approximately $1 million USD). Mr. Mackie’s vision, combined with his deep expertise in technology innovation and cloud computing, played a pivotal role in the company’s success. Throughout VESK’s growth, he ensured that each client received a superior, tailored cloud computing system.
Beyond his entrepreneurial ventures, Mr. Mackie has held several influential positions within the tech industry. He served as chairman of the Citrix XenServer User Group twice, a collaborative group of cloud computing professionals. He has also been invited to speak at major industry events, including the Open Storage Summit in California, Datacentre World in London, and the Cloud Storage Summit in Amsterdam, where he shared his expertise with fellow leaders in the field.
Wildes & Weinberg was founded in 1960 by Senior Partner, Leon Wildes. He was best known for his successful representation of former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono as they fought the Nixon Administration during a five year bitterly contested Deportation Proceeding.
Nearly three quarters of a century later, the firm continues to concentrate its practice in all aspects of U.S. immigration and nationality law, servicing the immigration requirements of prominent American and International firms, banks, industrial, financial, and manufacturing concerns, as well as law firms in connection with the personnel needs of their foreign national employees.
In addition, the firm has a distinguished clientele and has done substantial immigration work for performing artists, directors, writers, models, actors/actresses, athletes, fine artists, art dealers, curators, and literary agents. Most notable was Leon Wildes’ successful representation of former Beatle John Lennon and his artist wife, Yoko Ono in their deportation proceedings, the basis of which has inspired legislation, and has been portrayed in films, plays, and literary works worldwide. Some of the firm’s other distinguished clients include scholar Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (z”l), as well as soccer icon Pele, Master Chef Jean-Georges, musicians Sinead O’ Connor and Boy George, as well as First Lady Melania Trump and her family.
Michael Wildes, the firm’s Managing Partner, is also currently serving his fifth term as Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, is the author of Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door (which draws on over a quarter of a century of his practice in the immigration field), is an Adjunct Professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, and serves as Counsel to Lincoln Center and several international/corporate law firms.
Despite difficulties currently being encountered in dealing with U.S. immigration authorities, the firm has maintained an extraordinary track record for success in its cases. The firm’s litigation group has expanded its efforts in filing Mandamus Actions and other Actions in Federal Courts throughout the nation.
In addition, Wildes & Weinberg’s multilingual staff is spread throughout its offices in New York City, Englewood, New Jersey, Miami, Florida, and by appointment only in Los Angeles, California and Tel Aviv, Israel, and are known for their experience and special expertise in processing each foreign national’s case with nothing less than the highest level of professionalism.
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