EDUCATION

Temple University Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, USA Masters of Law (LL.M) Degree, International Legal Studies May 2007

Concentrations: Business Immigration, Legal Writing and Research, International Intellectual Property Rights, International Commercial Transactions, International Trade and Investment Policy, and Corporations Law.

University of Waikato, School of Law Hamilton, New Zealand

Graduate Diploma in New Zealand Legal Studies February 2006

Concentrations: Legal Ethics, Immigration Law, Information Technology and Law, Family and Domestic Violence Law, Company Law, and Resource Management & Environmental Law.

University of Mumbai Mumbai, India Bachelors of Law March 2003 Concentrations: Intellectual Property Rights, Company Law, Labor Law, and Arbitration and Conciliation.

Volunteered free legal aid services in property and family-related matters

Bachelors of Commerce December 1998 Concentrations: Human Resource Management, International Marketing, Financial Accounting and Auditing, Economics, and Taxation

Certification in Advance Computer Application.

LICENSE/ PERMITS

Registered Advocate at Bombay High Court August 2003

(Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India)

I-140/ H-1B Status

Appearing NY BAR Exam

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Sharma Yaskhi & Associates New York, NY

Sr. Immigration Specialist May 2016- Present

Filed various H-1B, E-3, O-1, TN petitions, while successfully responded over 1000 H-1B RFEs including few L-1A and Consulate Processing of 221(g)

Filed L-1/ L-1B Petitions for start-ups & established corporate (Success 100%),

Filed & Responded Labor Certification/ Audits, and I-140/ RFEs;

Filed I-485 Adjustment of Status (Incl. RFEs response), and Naturalization Form N-400, N-600 including for dependents;

Successfully concluded the NVC pre-processing of Immigrant visa, guided clients for AOS and Citizenship interviews including of Dependents.

Sharma Yaskhi & Associates Atlanta, Georgia

Immigration Specialist August 2015- April 2016

Filed EB-5 Petitions both Stand-alone and Regional Center,

Filed L-1A Petitions exclusively for start-ups,

Filed I-485 Adjustment of Status, and Naturalization Form N-600,

Successfully concluded the NVC pre-processing of Immigrant visa,

Other Employment & Family based Immigration related applications.

Satisfactorily handled immigrant and non-immigrant related issues for students (F-1 status maintenance), dependents, and relatives.

SilzerLaw Chartered Orlando, Florida

Immigration Specialist Nov 2014- May 2015

Filed H-1B, E-2, H-2B Visa and RFE’s.

Worked on H-1B, L-1A, E-2 and H-2B from the day one (requesting documents per checklist) to the end process (Courier the package to the USCIS)

Filed L-1A’s and E-2 visa for start-ups and prepared projected Business Plan & Cash Flow Statements Template for client’s business purpose.

Good Knowledge of PERM, obtained PWD ETA FORM 9141, advertisement requirements, publishing Ads, recruitment reports, E-filing ETA FORM 9089.

Prepare Consular Package.

Knowledge of O, P, and H-2A non-immigrant petition filings

Jethmalani & Nallaseth PLLC Mumbai, India

Immigration Specialist Nov 2011- July 2014

Successfully handled & filed LCA’s, H-1B (Over 700), L-1 (over 100), B-1/2, I-140, & I-485 filings

Expert in filing AC21 Portability, H/L Transfer and Extension, Amendment, Change of Status and Letter to Consulate.

Prepared H-1B and L-1A/L-1B RFEs for India’s top IT companies (90% success).

Created Public access file, Case Management System, and Status reports

Ability to work in a fast pace environment, processing a volume of cases, expert on online filing (INSZoom, etc)

Value C Consulting Services Limited Mumbai, India

HR Manager- Global Immigration Mobility Dec 2012- May 2013

Scrutinize and update operational processes.

Explore new opportunities and develop coherent operating system.

Supervise subordinates to implement immigration and HR policy issues.

Filed complex H-1B, L-1’s and RFE’s.

Knowledge in the US, UK, NAFTA, Australia, New Zealand, and India visa process

Thomson Reuters Pangea3 Legal Database

Systems Pvt. Ltd. (LPO) Mumbai, India

Litigation Associate Attorney March 2010 –May 2011

Conducted in-depth analysis and identification of data and documents relating to specific due diligence or litigation for materiality, privilege and responsiveness to discovery requests.

Reviewed of large-scale electronic file.

Achieved project related deadline with team efforts.

Temp Solutions Inc. Philadelphia, PA

Legal Administrative Assistant (Immigration) Aug 2007-2009

Keep the Chief Executive Officer updated with current procedures related to immigrant and nonimmigrant work authorized petitions and visas.

Processing of nonimmigrant work-authorized petitions H1B, TN1, E3, and L1B visa.

Processing of PERM, I-140, I-485, and I-131, ensuring that the proper documentation is being collected from the employee and filed for processing to the appropriate authority along with the posting requirements.

Assist in ensuring maintenance and updating of internal records for compliance purposes, including Labor Condition Application Public Access Files, PERM Audit files, and I-9 requirements.

Jayesh Bhatt, High Court Advocate Mumbai, India

Associate Advocate August 2003 to Dec 2004

Appeared and argued in Bombay (Mumbai) High Court (original and appellate jurisdictions)

Researched and drafted legal memorandum on civil matters

Participated in dispute settlement and conciliation

OTHER EXPERIENCE & INTERESTS

Beasley School of Law, Temple University Philadelphia, USA

Library Reference Assistant Sept 2006 to May 2007

Helped conduct legal research and participated in internal legal training

Lexis Nexis, and West Law Conversant

Digi Poll Ltd, Market Research Company Hamilton, New Zealand

Telephone Interviewer (Call Center) March 2005 to April 2006

Conducted Corporate and Household research survey in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, & England

Successfully achieved target-based goals

WORKING KNOWLEDGE & INTEREST IN IMMIGRATION FILING FOR CANADA, UK, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND ASIAN COUNTRIES.

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