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Mikhail (Mike) is a Senior Associate in the New York office. He practices in the area of U.S. immigration law and advises clients on nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters, including corporate and family matters, complex cases and the immigration consequences of criminal pleas. Mike represents various individual and corporate clients, including small and medium-sized companies, individuals in the creative arts and clients pursuing immigration on the basis of a familial relationship.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Mike worked for a well-known boutique immigration firm in New York, where he made frequent appearances on behalf of clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the New York City Immigration Court.

During law school, Mike served as the Executive Editor of the Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Mike has assisted clients in family-based adjustment of status cases, affirmative asylum applications, and numerous other matters. 

Mike speaks English and Russian and has a working knowledge of Spanish. 

 

Education

  • Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2011
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, B.A., 2008

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Admissions

Bar Admissions: New York, New Jersey

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Awards

Named to Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2021 to 2024

Named a β€œRising Star” in Super Lawyers, 2022

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Secretary and Member, β€œAILA USCIS Liaison Committee, 2020 to present

Chair, AILA NY I-9 Workplace Compliance Committee, 2017 to 2019

Secretary and Member, AILA NY Customs and Border Protection Liaison Committee, 2017 to 2019

Publications and lectures

Mike routinely speaks at AILA and other industry events, and has spoken at numerous town halls across a variety of topics with a variety of clients. He also has spoken at regional center EB-5 events.

Speaker, β€œFragomen/National Writers Union Immigration Update.” Fragomen, 18 February 2021.

Speaker, β€œCOVID-19 and the Latest U.S. Immigration Law.” National Writers Union, 13 April 2020.

Panelist, β€œHow to Help Your Clients Navigate the Complex World of Worksite Enforcement and Compliance.” 21st Annual AILA New York Chapter Immigration Law Symposium, New York, NY, 12 December 2019.

Speaker, β€œI-9 and Worksite Compliance.” AILA CLE, 7 May 2018.

Contributor, β€œThe O-1 Visa: Not Just For Artists Anymore.” Corporate Counsel Business Journal, 23 September 2014.

Author, β€œPadilla v. Kentucky after Chaidez v. US: Questions Left Unanswered.” Electronically In Touch, March 2013: n.pag. Web.

Author, β€œDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the Responsibility of Criminal Lawyers.” Electronically In Touch, September 2012: n.pag. Web.

Author, β€œA New Normative approach for the Grant of Asylum in Cases of Non-State Actor Persecution.” Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 19 (2011): 171. Print.

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Fragomen and Partner Rahul Soni Honored at Invest In the USA (IIUSA) I-829 & I-526 Awards CeremonyRead more

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Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in Americaβ„’Read more

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