Cora-Ann Pestaina is a Partner at Lepore Taylor Fox LLP, a boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to the practice of U.S. immigration and nationality law. Ms. Pestaina is a highly experienced business and family immigration attorney who represents large global corporate clients, emerging growth companies and individuals in a wide range of industries. She has extensive experience in PERM labor certifications, temporary employment-based nonimmigrant visas, and permanent residence sponsorship for foreign national employees. She has also represented artists, investors including EB-5 investors, and individuals in family-based applications and naturalization. Ms. Pestaina earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Marymount Manhattan College and she received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law/Yeshiva University. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) where she currently serves on the National U.S. Department of Labor Liaison Committee and is co-chair of the New York Chapter’s Employment Committee. Ms. Pestaina is the author of many articles that have appeared in professional publications such as Bender’s Immigration Bulletin. She is a featured speaker on various business immigration panels including at AILA meetings and conferences. Since 2015, she has been included in Chambers USA, which identifies the world’s leading lawyers and law firms. She has been listed in the annual publications of The Best Lawyers in America since 2014. She has also been ranked as a Top-Rated Lawyer by Super Lawyers every year since 2017 and has been listed as a Global Leader in yearly publications of Who’s Who Legal Corporate Immigration every year since 2016. Prior to becoming a Partner at Lepore Taylor Fox LLP, Ms. Pestaina was previously Partner and Head of the US Immigration Practice Group at a large, international law firm. Prior to that, she was Partner at a leading US immigration law firm.
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