Your Attorney for U.S. Legal Matters

I am a U.S.-licensed attorney (California) and a member of the Berlin Bar Association. For over 14 years, I have provided advice and counsel to individuals and businesses (in German and in English) regarding a wide range of U.S. legal matters, with a focus on three areas of law:

• US-Aufenthalts-, Einwanderungs-, und Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht,
• US-Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, und
• US-Steuerrecht

I am originally from Berkeley, California but I have studied in California, Göttingen, Groningen and Philadelphia. Since being admitted to practice law in California in 2006, I have worked as an attorney in in San Francisco, Frankfurt, and Berlin, assisting clients with various U.S. legal matters, including:

• Employment-based visa applications (e.g., L-1 and E-2 visas),
• Green card applications (family and employment based),
• Green card applications for individuals with extraordinary ability.
• Green Card applications for investors (“EB-5”),
• Applications for naturalization,
• Contract drafting and negotiation,
• U.S. incorporations,
• U.S. visas for musicians, athletes, and artists (O visas and P visas), and
• US tax planning and optimization.