U.S. Corporate Immigration & Florida Business Law
Building America's Next Global Businesses
A boutique firm for entrepreneurs, investors, companies and families entering and expanding in the United States. We combine U.S. immigration counsel with Florida business and private-client work (including Family Law) so that one strategy governs your visa, your company, your contracts and your family’s future.
Coral Gables, Florida · Amman, Jordan · Serving clients throughout Florida, Latin America, the Middle East and Worldwide.
Three practices. One continuous strategy.
U.S. Immigration
Immigration law decides who may build, invest, work and live in the United States. The firm handles the business, family and defensive sides of that question as one connected practice.
- E-2 Treaty Investor
- L-1A Executive Transfer
- EB-1A Extraordinary Ability
- Marriage-Based Immigration
- Removal Defense
Florida Business Law
A business is the sum of its documents. The firm forms entities, drafts and negotiates the agreements that govern operations and closes the transactions that move a company forward.
- Florida LLC Formation
- Operating Agreements
- Lease Drafting & Negotiation
- Business Acquisitions
- Private Investment Transactions
Family Law
Marital agreements are planning documents. Prepared calmly and in advance, they replace assumptions with clarity, particularly where a business, premarital assets or two countries are involved.
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Postnuptial Agreements
- Cohabitation Agreements
- Marital Settlement Agreements
- Powers of Attorney
Explore each practice for the complete range of services.
Start with where you are going
Most matters begin with one of these situations. Choose the one closest to yours and the page will explain the requirements, the sequence and the evidence involved.
- Entrepreneur or investor establishing a U.S. businessCapital, a concept or an operating business abroad, brought into a lawful U.S. structure.E-2 treaty investor
- Foreign company expanding into the United StatesA new or affiliated U.S. entity, documented so the corporate relationship holds up.Company expansion
- Executive or employee transferring to a U.S. operationIntracompany transfer for managers, executives and specialized-knowledge staff.Employee transfer
- Extraordinary-ability or national-interest pathwayQualifying on a documented record of achievement rather than an employer sponsor.Achievement pathways
- Family seeking reunification or statusSpouses, fiancés, children and parents, from petition through residence and naturalization.Family immigration
- Florida business owner forming, buying, leasing or contractingFormation, governance, commercial agreements, leases and acquisitions under Florida law.Florida business law
- Couple or family planning a marital agreementPrenuptial and postnuptial planning, particularly where a business or two countries are involved.Marital agreements
- Immigration-status or criminal-immigration concernStatus problems and the immigration consequences of a criminal matter, analyzed before decisions are made.Status and defense
Our method
The American Business Journey™
Every matter follows the same five movements. It is how we keep immigration strategy, corporate structure and personal planning aligned instead of contradicting one another.
How we work- 01
Intent
We start with the objective behind the question: the business you intend to build, the family you intend to reunite or the transaction you intend to close.
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Psychology
We name the real concerns: timing, cost, risk of refusal and what happens to your position if the first path does not work.
- 03
Solution
We map the lawful pathways that fit your facts, including the structures and filings each one requires.
- 04
Next Step
We define the sequence: what must be prepared, in what order and what depends on what.
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Action
We execute (drafting, filing, negotiating and closing) with the record built to withstand scrutiny.
Why the integrated model matters
Decisions in one practice become facts in another.
Four situations where separating the work creates avoidable risk.
Ownership structure that supports the visa
How shares are allocated and who controls the entity can decide whether an investor or transfer pathway is available at all.
Ownership and governanceEntity first, then leases and contracts
Signing a lease or a supplier agreement personally, before formation, creates liability and evidentiary problems that are expensive to unwind.
Florida entity formationInvestment documents that match the filing
Subscription papers, capital transfers and the business plan have to tell one consistent story to a reviewing officer.
Investment transactionsMarital agreements drafted around the business
A prenuptial agreement should be consistent with operating, buy-sell and investor documents, and with any marriage-based immigration record.
Marital agreements
Arriving is the easy part. Building a lawful, durable position in the United States is the work.
What a client can expect
The same working sequence applies whether the matter is a visa petition, a formation or an agreement.
- 01
Initial consultation
You describe the objective and the facts. We identify the questions that decide the strategy.
- 02
Conflict review and engagement
We run a conflicts check and, if the firm can act, propose a written engagement agreement.
- 03
Information and documents
A structured request list, so nothing is gathered twice and nothing arrives late.
- 04
Assessment and strategy
The realistic pathways, the risks attached to each and the sequence we recommend.
- 05
Execution
Drafting, filing, negotiation or transaction work, with the record built to withstand review.
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Communication and planning
Status updates, responses to government requests and planning for the steps that follow.
No outcome is promised, and an attorney-client relationship exists only once the firm and the client have signed a written engagement agreement.
Knowledge Center
Work through your position before you call
Each tool asks a short set of questions and returns a written assessment. The guides explain the same requirements in full. Both are educational and neither creates an attorney-client relationship.
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Immigration Pathway Selector
An interactive orientation tool comparing business and investor immigration pathways based on general circumstances.
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E-2 Investor Readiness Assessment
Evaluate the major E-2 planning considerations before a consultation and identify the information and documentation you still need to prepare.
- Tool
Business Structure Selector
An interactive orientation tool comparing Florida entity structures based on general business circumstances.
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Florida Business Setup Planner
Identify the formation, governance, contract, leasing, acquisition and immigration considerations that follow from how you intend to establish your Florida business.
Guides and comparisons
- Complete E-2 Investor Visa GuideA start-to-finish reference on qualifying for, filing and maintaining E-2 treaty investor status.
- E-2 vs. L-1A side-by-side look at two of the most common routes for founders and executives moving a business or its leadership to the United States.
- Florida LLC vs. CorporationA structural comparison of Florida's two most common business entities, useful for founders choosing an entity before formation.
Where to begin? Common questions to get you started...
Short answers with the page that explains the requirements in full.
Can I move to the United States to run a business I invest in?
Treaty-country nationals often start with the E-2 investor pathway, which turns on a real, active business and a substantial, at-risk investment.
E-2 treaty investorMy company wants to open a U.S. office. Which route fits?
Intracompany transfer usually does, provided the qualifying relationship, the role and the U.S. entity are documented from the start.
E-2 vs. L-1Should my Florida business be an LLC or a corporation?
It depends on ownership, investors, tax treatment and whether an immigration filing will rely on the structure.
LLC vs. corporationHow do I bring my spouse or fiancé to the United States?
The petition route differs depending on where you marry and where your spouse lives, and the timelines are not the same.
Marriage visa vs. K-1Can I qualify on my own record rather than through an employer?
Extraordinary-ability and national-interest pathways exist for that, and both are decided on documented evidence.
EB-1A vs. EB-2 NIWDo we need a prenuptial agreement if one of us owns a business?
Often yes, and the agreement should match the company documents rather than contradict them.
Prenuptial agreementsA criminal case may affect my status. What now?
The immigration consequences of a plea should be analyzed before it is entered, not after.
Pre-plea analysis
Next step
Discuss your matter with the firm
Every engagement begins with a structured consultation: we review your objective, identify the lawful pathways available to you and outline the sequence of work required.