Mohammad Ali Syed

About Mohammad Ali Syed

I am a Principal at Offit Kurman. Offit Kurman is one of the fastest-growing full-service law firms in the United States. With offices in seven states and the District of Columbia, Offit Kurman is well-positioned to meet the legal needs of dynamic businesses and the individuals who own and operate them. For over 30 years, we’ve represented privately held companies and families of wealth throughout their business life cycles.In the past two years, we’ve grown by 50% through expansions in New York City and, most recently, Charlotte, North Carolina. This growth has provided immense value to our clients and attorneys.Wherever your industry, Offit Kurman is the better way to protect your business, preserve your family’s wealth and resolve your most challenging legal conflicts. At Offit Kurman, we distinguish ourselves by our quality and breadth of legal services—as well as our unique operational structure, which encourages a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurialism. The same approach that makes our firm attractive to legal practitioners also gives clients access to experienced counsel in every area of the law.I provide top of the line immigration legal services in a cost effective manner. I specialize in representing individuals, entrepreneurs, investors and businesses in immigration and visa cases.Through partnerships with top legal and business professionals in most major cities of the world, I bring my clients customized solutions to projects of any size and complexity. A member of the New York, District of Columbia, Tennessee and Virginia bars, I have over twenty years of legal experience involving complex business combinations, domestic and international. I have broad experience in litigation and cross-border transactional matters in a variety of industries. My core competency is visas and immigration for business entities and individuals.An officer in the International Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA), I have written and lectured extensively on many legal topics. I am a native of South Asia and am fluent in four languages. I have hands-on knowledge of the international business culture, and I appreciate the need for creative and strategic thinking to ensure success in the global economy. I have an extensive network of legal and business contacts in Asia, the Middle East, Central and South America, Africa and Europe, as well as the United States.Specialties: EB1, E-2, L-1, EB-5 visas, business and individual visas, litigation and business law.

Experience

1. Principal

   Offit Kurman

   Feb 2020 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Over the past twenty years Mohammad (Mo) Ali Syed has developed a thriving immigration, litigation and international business practice. In Immigration Law, for individuals, his experience includes family-based immigration, sponsorship, fiancé visas, asylum, naturalization, and U.S. citizenship. He has obtained EB1 expedited green cards for aliens of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, and athletics. For businesses, Mr. Syed has vast experience with nonimmigrant and immigrant visas including H-1B, PERM (employment-based green cards), E1/E2 treaty traders and investor visas, L1 intracompany transfer visas, O, P, foreign professionals, and multinational managers and EB5 investor green cards. Mr. Syed frequently lectures on conference panels on immigration law. He has written extensively and has also been interviewed by TV channels on immigration law matters.

Education

• Harvard Law School

  Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Law

  2007 — 2007

• University of Rochester

  BA (double major), Economics and Political Science

  1993 — 1997

• The George Washington University Law School

  JD, Law

  1997 — 2000

• Karachi Grammar School

  A-Levels

  1987 — 1993

Skills

• Intellectual Property
• Breach of Contract
• Shareholder
• Securities Regulation
• Legal Research
• Legal Advice
• Appeals
• Joint Ventures
• Dispute
• International Law
• Civil Litigation
• Competition Law
• Project Management
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Bankruptcy
• Trade Secrets
• Government
• Business Litigation
• Trademark Infringement
• Torts
• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Dispute Resolution
• Product Liability
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Legal Issues
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entertainment Law
• Corporate Governance
• Copyright Law
• Litigation Support
• Employment Law
• Licensing