Managing Partner Michael Wildes and Senior Attorney Caroline Gabela-Monteiro are proud to announce the approval of the petition filed on behalf of acclaimed Director, Paul Dugdale. Mr. Dugdale has been awarded two Emmy Awards, one Directors Guild Award, and been nominated for two Grammy’s. He has accumulated an impressive roster of clientele that ranges across fields varying from music, film, business and fashion.
Mr. Dugdale has been the leading director for distinguished productions including Ariana Grande’s “Excuse Me, I Love You” Netflix Documentary, Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour TV Special, Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert, Richard Osman’s House of Games, The Biggest Weekend, Helene Fischer Live: Die Arena Tournee, The BRITs Are Coming, Coldplay Everyday Life – Live in Jordan, Above & Beyond: Giving Up the Day Job, 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, 2018 Billboard Music Awards, Chris: Live From Salle Pleyel Paris, MTV Europe Music Awards 2018, Apple Music Presents: Little Mix – Live from London, Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100, MTV World Stage: Muse, Die Toten Hosen: You Only Live Once, 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, Aphex Twin at Red Bull Music Festival, Ludovico Eunadi: Apple Music Live from the Steve Jobs Theater, MTV Europe Music Awards 2019, Global Goal: United for Our Future, Paul McCartney Live at… The Cavern Club, Royal Blood: Live From The House of Vans, U2 Live MTV European Music Awards 2017, Sam Smith: The Thrill of it All Live, Apple Music Festival 10, The Rolling Stones Ole Ole Ole!, Lenny Kravitz “Just Let Go,” Coldplay: Ghost Stories, and many others. Mr. Dugdale has received recognition from several critically acclaimed publications such as Billboard, NY Times, Variety, Rolling Stone, DJ Mag, Film Journal, NME, Forbes, Uncut, EDM Identity and EDM Sauce that have published articles about his impressive career and unique directing style. He has been nominated for and received some of the most prestigious awards in his field, including two Grammy nominations for Best Music Film, two UK Video Music Award nominations, Broadcast Awards and Broadcast Digital Awards nominations, an MTV Europe Music Awards nomination, an Oaxaca Film Fest award for Best Feature Documentary, and a Royal Television Society award and nomination for Best Multicamera Work. Mr. Dugdale has been individually recognized as both a pioneer in the ever-growing commercial and music scene, and a principally important figure in directing given his phenomenal contributions to the art world.
Wildes & Weinberg was founded in 1960 by Senior Partner, Leon Wildes. 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 fourth 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.