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 renowned poker player, Vlastimil Pustina.
According to the Global Poker Index, Vlastimil Pustina is ranked 9th in the Czech Republic. Moreover, Mr. Pustina has garnered both national and global recognition through his continuous winnings at the most prominent poker tournaments including World Series of Poker, Wynn Summer and Fall Classic, PokerGo Cup Event, European Poker Tour, World Poker Tour, and PokerStars Championship, among various others. His technique is uniquely shaped by his strategic preferences, psychological approach, and adaptability at the table. He has grown his brand the Vlastimil Pustina Group to one of the most internationally known names in the poker industry and as a result top Poker Organizations including the Association of Poker and Sports Betting Players in the Czech Republic, PokerStars, World Series of Poker, and World Poker Tour constantly seek his participation in their events, knowing he will elevate the recognition and competition of these events. He does not just participate in prestigious international poker tournaments, he consistently performs at an elite level, securing substantial cash prizes and regularly finishing within the top 15% of the tournament. His ability to compete and succeed against some of the best players in the world highlights both his technical mastery of the game and his reputation as a formidable force on the global poker circuit.
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.
For more information on our firm please visit www.wildeslaw.com or contact Michael Wildes at michael@wildeslaw.com.