Managing Partner Michael Wildes is delighted to announce that Wildes & Weinberg P.C. has secured an approval of O-1B visa classification on behalf of Mr. Lawrence Wright, an extraordinary Laser Technician.
Lawrence Wright has worked in the live entertainment industry for over 15 years, and for the last several years has been working in the U.K. and U.S. with ER Laser Productions, one of the world’s leading laser companies that has won over 30 awards from the International Laser Display Association (ILDA). He has worked in a lead role on major tours and productions throughout the world, including for artists like Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Minogue, the Backstreet Boys and Pitbull, to name a few. Lawrence was also a key part of the team that set the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest laser show in 2017. We look forward to watching his career continue in the United States!
Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. was founded in 1960 by Michael’s father, Leon Wildes, whose best-known accomplishment was his successful representation of John Lennon in his widely publicized deportation proceedings (the circumstances of which have inspired several films and documentaries). The firm specializes exclusively in the practice of U.S. immigration and nationality law, has a distinguished domestic and international clientele, and can assist with any type of immigration matter including employment and investment-based immigration, work permits, permanent residence for qualified individuals, family-based immigration, asylum applications, all temporary and permanent type visas, and U.S. citizenship.
In addition to running a highly successful immigration law practice, Michael is also currently serving his third 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. Moreover, Michael is internationally renowned for his successful representation of distinguished individuals and corporate clients such as performing artists, directors, writers, models, actors/actresses, athletes, race car drivers, fine artists, art dealers, curators, musicians, photographers, stylists, and literary agents. 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 and Former First Lady Melania Trump and her family.
Today the firm of Wildes & Weinberg has offices in New York City, New York, Englewood, New Jersey, Miami, Florida, and a presence in Los Angeles, California, and continues to maintain its stellar reputation in the field of U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law.
For more information on our firm please visit www.wildeslaw.com or contact Michael Wildes at michael@wildeslaw.com.