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Syed H Imam, Esq.
Harvard, M.P.A.; New York University, LL.M; Harvard, ITP (International Tax Program). Syed has extensive experience in Harmonized Customs Tariff based classification of goods, its interpretative rules, and rules of origin. He has held the position equivalent to a Director Customs in Pakistan. As a current member of the Pakistani Bar, Syed is fully qualified to assist clients with legal matters arising in Pakistan (e.g., real estate transactions, business, customs, taxation and family law issues), or to refer clients to experienced practitioners in the region through his law firm connections in Asia.
He is also a member of American Immigration Lawyers Association and is admitted to the New York Bar, United States Court of International Trade, Federal Court of Southern District of New York and Pakistani Bar.
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All categories of
Non-Immigrant Visas
- Visitors (B1/B2)
- Students (F-1)
- Intra-Company transferees (L-1)
- Temporary work visas (e.g., H1B)
Adjustment of status to permanent
residence
- Fiancée
Visas and Spousal petitions
- Consular
Processing Abroad
- Employment-based
Immigration
- Labor
certification
- National
Interest Waivers
- Nurse
Petitions
- Employer
compliance wit immigration laws
- Deportation
(“removal”)
- Remedies-
e.g., waivers, cancellation of removal
- Citizenship
- Political
Asylum
- Representing
clients in Immigration Court
- Motions
to reopen and reconsider
IMMIGRATION TO CANADA:
- Skilled
persons
- Business
Investor
- Family
members
- Employment-based
work permit
INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRACTICE:
Our lawyers offer services in area of international trade
law and regulation, including export control laws, trade remedy laws and trade
agreements, and customs laws. The firm
represents multinational and regional businesses, including manufacturers,
exporters and importers; associations and other organizations and individuals.
The firm’s global international trade practice will help
clients in matters involving the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
(USCBP) and including representation before the U.S. Court of International
Trade. Our services include counseling business clients by devising strategies
to reduce or eliminate duty liability through effective planning. We advise on
many aspects of customs law, including product valuation; tariff
classification; marking; and qualifying for preferential trade preference
programs, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Caribbean
Basin Initiative (CBI), and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The
Agreements provides for the elimination of duties and commercial barriers to
bilateral trade in goods and services originating in the United States
and Jordan.
We help clients with compliance programs to avoid problems with government
agencies that regulate international trade, including the Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Agriculture, Federal Trade Commission, and others.
We routinely help clients respond to detention notices and seizures by USCBP
involving such issues as trademark, copyright, marking and currency violations.
We represent clients in enforcement matters and before the U.S. Court of
International Trade to challenge Customs decisions or actions.
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Ann C. Barcher, Esq.
Harvard, AB; New York University, J.D., LL.M in International Legal Studies. An active member of AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association), Ann has concentrated on the practice of immigration law for the past twenty years and is admitted to the New York, Federal Court of Southern District of New York and United States Court of International Trade Court. |
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