Adhikari Law has an accomplished team of legal professionals who have excelled in serving clients with the highest level of professionalism and diligence. Our professionals have extensive professional experience as well as stellar academic backgrounds. The legal team is led by the firm’s Managing Attorney, Mr. Niranjan “Nir” Adhikari.
Niranjan “Nir” Adhikari
Managing Attorney *
Tel: 202 600 7742 (office), 888-820-4430 (toll free), 510 394 2939 (text/v-mail), Fax: (+1) 202-792-6243
Email: info@adhikarilaw.com
(*Admitted only in New York, and practice is limited to matters and proceedings before federal courts and agencies)
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Nir represents business entities as well as individuals on all aspects of U.S. immigration and nationality laws. He handles business immigration as well as family-based immigration, special immigration programs, citizenship, and visa programs. He has served multinational corporations, foreign corporations seeking business expansion to the U.S., domestic corporations, individual investors, entrepreneurs, and U.S. citizens and permanent residents in sponsoring their family members. He has advised companies on immigration compliance, government audits, site visits, and investigations for immigration compliance, and has handled a large number of the complex as well as general immigration law and compliance-related matters for corporate clients. He advises foreign and multinational companies on immigration law matters in global mobility, in M&A, and in bankruptcy.
Nir has advised Fortune 1000, NASDAQ, TSE, NSE and BSE listed public companies, consulting companies, technology companies, medical organizations, major research universities, domestic corporations, start-ups, non-profits, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, artists, and individuals on a variety of employment-based immigration and work visa matters. He has also provided legal guidance on business formation and corporate governance for start-ups; foreign businesses and investors; matters of Trademarks and Copyright; Int’l Biz Transactions; Int’l Trade (including export-control) for small business; matters of JOBS Act; SEC filing, Trademarks, and Copyright, and Intellectual Property Transactions. He advised large foreign and multinational companies on immigration law matters in global mobility, in M&A, and in bankruptcy.
Nir has served clients with the highest level of professionalism, diligence, and zealous representation on their legal matters.
Mr. Adhikari has more than nine years of US legal experience which primarily involved U.S. immigration law, anti-trust (competition) law, M&A, international law, government contracts, and business transactions. For the last seven years, he has advised companies and individuals on U.S. immigration law and immigration compliance and handled a large number of the complex as well as general immigration law and compliance-related matters for corporate as well as individual clients.
Nir is admitted to New York State Bar. He graduated with the Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, CA, USA where he extensively studied business and corporate law, international trade, and M&A in technology companies. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, and Federal Bar Association.
At the beginning of his legal career, he interned at International Criminal Court, the Hague, Netherlands, was a Research Fellow with the American Antitrust Institute with a competitive fellowship award from the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association, and was a consultant to a government contractor.
During law school he interned at the Nepalese Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Kathmandu, Nepal; and was a Research Intern at the Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi, India.
Selected Representative Matters and Highlights
- Have handled complex cases for large (incl. publicly traded) companies, IT consulting and staffing companies, medium and small enterprises; and prior to that was involved in anti-trust law and government contracts.
- Has been appointed by government agencies as well as major research universities to be their outside counsel for their immigration law matters.
- Advised a large variety of clients on complex immigration and its compliance.
- Single-handedly managed handled large immigration law portfolio with strict deadlines and high volumes.
- Successfully defended corporations on Department of Labor, Department of State, and Department of Homeland Security’s audits and site-inspections including leading a compliance advisory team for a major corporation.
- Secured a number of corporate clients to former law firms, and former employers.
- Saved substantially large sum of monies to clients using a unique immigration strategy and little knowledge of legal provisions.
- Delivered major pro bono services to local organizations and individuals.
Education
- Master in Laws (LL.M.) University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, CA
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Academic Training
- Directed Studies and the Summer Course on Private International Law, Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, the Netherlands.
- Summer Program on International Law, Xiamen (Asia) Academy of International Law, China.
- Communicating Freedom Workshop, Centre for Civil Society, India.
- Human Rights Summer School, Empowerment through Law of the Common People, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Membership in Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Section of International Law
- Member of Steering Committee (past), Immigration and Naturalization Law Committee
- India Committee
- New York State Bar Association
- Corporate Law Section
- International Law Section
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Immigration Law Section
- member, District of Columbia Chapter
- Intellectual Property and Communications Law Section
- International Law Section
- Securities Law Section
- South Asian Bar Association (SABA)-DC
- Chair (past), Immigration Law Committee, SABA-DC
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association-District of Columbia (DC)
- Patan Appellate Bar Association, Lalitpur
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, Cross Border Immigration Analysis: Trump vs. Trudeau, a Zero-Sum Game?, 16th Annual Conference of South Asian Bar Association- North America, Atlanta, GA, June 21, 2019.
- Moderator, CHARLIE CHAT: Deciphering the Visa Bulletin and at the annual Immigration Law Conference of Federal Bar Association (FBA, www.fedbar.org, http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Events/2018-Immigration-Law-Conference/ImmLaw18-Onsite-Program.aspx), May 18-19, 2018, Memphis, TN.
- Moderator, IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESSING AND WAIVERS: Unlawful Presence, Applicability of Bars to Admissibility, I-601A Waivers, Effect of Minority and Voluntary Departure, etc. at the annual Immigration Law Conference of Federal Bar Association (FBA, www.fedbar.org, http://www.fedbar.org/Image-Library/Events/2018-Immigration-Law-Conference/ImmLaw18-Onsite-Program.aspx), May 18-19, 2018, Memphis, TN.
- Speaker alongside government officials from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Know Your Rights/Immigration Clinic, Gurudwara, Virginia, May 6, 2018.
- Speaker, Visa and Immigration Planning for Student, Scholars, Faculty and Staff members including Visa Programs for Private Sector Employment, Start-ups, and Self-Petition, May 10th, 2017, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Public Interest and Pro Bono Activities
- Commissioner, Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development, District of Columbia, Washington, DC.
- Board Member, MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington, D.C. & Baltimore.
- Secretary, Executive Board, Durga Temple, Virginia.
- Pro bono legal services to university students and scientists on various visa and immigration options, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2019.
- Pro bono legal services in Virginia and Maryland for naturalization as part of AILA Constitution Day (2019 and 2018).
- Provided pro bono legal consultations and legal services to applicants for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal (2015-2017) and legal consultations to Haitian nationals (March 1, 2018).
- General member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
- Volunteer for DC Bar and Legal Services of Northern Virginia for its pro bono programs (ongoing).
- Volunteer Judge for the International Rounds of Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Washington, DC from 2010 to the present.
Languages
Nepali (native), native-level fluency in Hindi, conversant in Bhojpuri and Urdu, and beginner in French and Sanskrit.
(*Admitted only in New York, and practice is limited to matters and proceedings before federal courts and agencies)
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Akshay Chitre
Attorney at Law
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Attorney Akshay Chitre handls matters of U.S. immigration and visa programs, investor visa program, work visa, intra-company transfer, employment-based immigration (EB-1(A)(B)/(C), PERM based EB-2 and EB-3, EB-2 NIW), adjustment of status applications, corporate governance, and business formation for startups.
Before joining Adhikari Law, Akshay worked a law firm in Virginia and also in India.
Akshay holds Master of Laws (LL.M.) from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Laws from ILS Law College, Pune University, India. During law law school, he participated in various moot court and debates competitions.
Akshay is fluent in Hindi and Marathi.
Bar and Court Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Education:
- Master of Laws (LLM), George Mason University, USA.
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) ILS Law College, Pune University, India.
Languages:
- Hindi
- Marathi
Contact:
Tel: (+1) 202 600 7742 (office)/ 888-820-4430 (toll free)
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Sanjay Soopramanien
Legal Analyst / Legal Consultant
Sanjay assists the attorneys in the matters of U.S. immigration and visa programs, investor visa programs, and international business transactions.
Before joining Adhikari Law, Sanjay worked at law firms in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Sanjay holds the degree of Master in Laws (LL.M.) from American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, and also a degree of Master of Science (M.S.) in Tourism, Development, and Policy from the University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
He obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws (J.D. Equivalent), Honors, from the University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Tel: (+1) 202 600 7742 (office) / 888-820-4430 (toll free)
e-mail: info@adhikarilaw.com
Priyanka Pokhrel
Paralegal
Priyank assists the attorneys in the matters of U.S. immigration and visa programs, investor visa programs, and international business transactions.
Before joining Adhikari Law, Priyanka worked at a major non-profit as a Legal Officer.
Priyanka holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal, and has received extensive national and international training in South Korea, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.
During law school, she represented her law school at international moot court competitions namely Henry Dunant Memorial Regional Moot Court Competition in New Delhi, India, and Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot in Hong Kong, SAR- China. She is certified by Nepal Bar Council to practice law in Nepal.
Priyanka has authored a number of research publications. She has interested in photography, blogging, poetry, and literary writing.
Tel: (+1) 202 600 7742 / 888-820-4430 (office)
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Of Counsels, Consultants, Law Clerks, and Paralegals
Adhikari Law has
a number of experienced Counsels in different areas of law to handle more specialized legal works, and we also draw up in-house Consultants, Law Clerks, and Paralegals who provide secretarial and support services for timely delivery of services to our corporate and individual clients. This allows our attorneys to focus our time on core legal services and have Of Counsels handle other areas of law, and Consultants, Law Clerks, and Paralegals do the preparatory, secretarial, and paralegal work to assist our attorneys. All of our Of Counsels, Consultants, Law Clerks, and Paralegals have at least a Bachelor’s, Master’s, Juris Doctor (J.D.) or other Doctorate degrees, and have prior experience working at law firms.
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