Managing Partner Michael Wildes is proud to announce the approval of the O-1 petition filed on behalf of Isaac Ferry.
Mr. Ferry has garnered an international reputation of renown and has received extensive recognition for his work in the music industry, both as a DJ / Performer and as a Creative Director and Music Consultant / Advisor to critically acclaimed musical artists, festivals and venues. He is very well-known for his role as Creative Director for tours, albums and special projects for legendary musical artist Bryan Ferry (of Roxy Music fame), and previously as a lead consultant for the acclaimed talent agency Art Partner, a role in which he worked closely alongside iconic photographer Mario Testino. Mr. Ferry has also been recognized for his work with Okeechobee Festival in Florida and international record label and creative agency Discolypso Music.
In addition, Mr. Ferry has been sought out to perform as a DJ at many high-end events for esteemed brands including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Vanity Fair, Burberry, Gagosian and Google to name just a few. Through these roles, Mr. Ferry has consistently demonstrated his distinction in music consulting, tour management, music curation, and video production. His demonstrated excellence in these fields has led him to receive multiple offers of employment by U.S. companies seeking to harness his well-rounded expertise.
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 icons Pele and Karim Benzema, Master Chef Jean-Georges, musicians Joe Cocker, 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), and is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School and 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.