Cyrus D. Mehta

Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC
2 Wall Street, 6th floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 425-0555
Fax: (212) 425-3282
Email: Cyrus.Mehta@abil.com
Web: www.cyrusmehta.com

Profile:

Cyrus is the managing member of Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, P.L.L.C., an established law firm practicing in the area of US Immigration and Nationality law in New York City. The firm represents corporations and individuals from around the world in a variety of areas such as business and employment immigration, family immigration, consular matters, federal court litigation and asylum. Cyrus continues to be included in The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers 2005.

Cyrus established a prestigious annual event in New York City that honors outstanding immigrants in various fields of endeavor for the American Immigration Lawyers Foundation (AILF). He has also worked on a project that analyzed parallels in the government’s policy toward Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor and non-citizens of certain nationalities post-September 11.

Cyrus is active in the American Lawyers Immigration Association, which has over 9,000 members. He is a frequent speaker at AILA conferences and is also involved in planning many of them. In 1997, Cyrus was awarded the Joseph Minsky Young Lawyers Award for outstanding contributions in the immigration field.

Newspapers and television constantly seek Mr. Mehta out for his expert opinions on immigration law and policy. He is regularly quoted in Newsday’s Immigration Q&A as well as many other mainstream, ethnic and foreign newspapers. He also regularly appears on South Asian television, and also appears on CNBC India. Furthermore, Cyrus speaks, debates and conducts training workshops on various immigration topics under the aegis of non-profits and universities. He is also a featured speaker at immigration seminars of the Practicing Law Institute.

Practice Areas:

• U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law

Education:

• Columbia Law School, LL.M., 1988
• Cambridge University, BA and MA in Law, 1987
• St. Xavier’s College, Bombay University, B.A., 1985

Admissions:

• New York State Bar, 1989
• Indian Bar, 1987
• Also admitted to the Court of Appeals of the Second Circuit and the Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Professional Activities:

• Member, Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL)
• Chairman, American Immigration Law Foundation
• Secretary, New York City Bar
• Trustee, City Bar Justice Center
• Member, American Bar Association
• Past Chair, Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Past Chair, Young Lawyers Division
• Members of Labor Department and Amicus Committees

Articles/Papers:

• Interpreter Release; Bender’s Immigration Bulletin; Immigration Today ; AILA’s Immigration and Nationality Handbook and other AILA publications; as well as countless popular articles that appear on www.ilw.com.