Anna Putintseva

Anna Putintseva is a business and immigration attorney at Bousquet Holstein PLLC in the firm's Syracuse office.

Experience

Anna Putintseva is a Member of Bousquet Holstein PLLC. She maintains a diverse corporate and immigration practice – advising her corporate clients on a variety of business matters, with particular expertise in international ventures and corporate immigration. In addition to her corporate practice, Anna assists individuals obtain U.S. employment and family-based visas.

Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Anna acquired significant international experience while practicing law for over a decade at the Kyiv office of an international law firm. She advised multinational and Ukrainian companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and various business transactions.

Anna is frequently invited to present on immigration updates and visa options to universities, organizations, and Syracuse's diverse immigrant community. She's fluent in Ukrainian and Russian.

Corporate & Business Law

Anna represents businesses and professional practices across a variety of industries. She advises clients through every stage of the company lifecycle including formation, acquisitions, compliance, and the sale or dissolution of a business.

In addition to her direct services, Anna leverages the firm’s multidisciplinary expertise to provide comprehensive representation and solutions to her business clients. This includes working with our Business Succession Planning, Employment/Labor, Litigation, Tax and Real Estate Practice Areas to deliver integrated, practical solutions.

Representative Corporate & Business Services

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Business Transactions
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Business/Professional Entity Formations and Compliance
  • E-Commerce
  • Operating, Shareholders and Founders Agreements
  • Corporate Restructurings
  • Business Dissolutions

Immigration Law

Anna’s nationwide immigration practice includes representing individuals, families, and corporate clients on a wide range of immigration matters, offering comprehensive guidance on both temporary and permanent immigration solutions.

Immigration Services for Individuals

EB‑1 extraordinary ability, EB‑2 National Interest Waiver (NIW), and other employment‑based immigrant visas (EB‑3), including researchers, professors, international medical graduates, and physicians.

H‑1B, L‑1, TN, O‑1, E‑2, E‑3.

EB‑5 investor filings.

Marriage‑based and family‑based green card petitions.

Guidance with immigrant and nonimmigrant visa processing at U.S. consulates.

R‑1 religious worker visas and EB‑4 Special Immigrant Religious Worker petitions.

Visa planning for F‑1 students, OPT and STEM OPT extensions, and transitions to H‑1B and other employment visas.

Preparation and filing of EAD applications.

Adjustment of status, naturalization, and interview preparation.

Immigration Services for Corporate Clients

Short‑ and long‑term immigration planning for U.S. employers and multinational companies.

PERM labor certification and I‑140 immigrant petitions for employment‑based green cards.

I‑9 compliance and internal audits, E‑Verify counseling, preparation of immigration sponsorship policies, and DHS/ICE worksite enforcement preparedness.

Employment‑based visa petitions, including H‑1B, E‑2, L‑1, TN, O‑1, E‑3, R‑1, and other work visas.

Guidance to start‑ups and foreign companies on establishing U.S. operations and securing visas for founders, executives, and key employees.

Publications

  • “Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers” National Monograph/Ukraine (co-author), 2014 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands
  • “Competition Law: Aspects of M&A Transactions in Ukraine,” Kyiv Post, April 12, 2013
  • “Ukrainian Competition Legislation At a Glance,” Corporate Practice NewsWire, September 2012
  • “Prevention is Better than Cure,” Yurydychna Praktyka, Annual Issue “Law Firms in Ukraine 2012. Annual Market Research.”, September 2012
  • “Ukrainian Competition Authorities Strengthen Sanctions for Antimonopoly Infringements,” Client Alert, June 27,2012
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  • “Restrictive Covenants in the Sale of Business Context,” The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law, November 2011
  • “Vertical Restraints in Distribution Contracts,” Ukrainian Journal of Business Law, October 2011
  • “The Ukrainian Parliament Changes the Procedure for Acquisition of Material Shareholding in Ukrainian Banks,” Client Alert, March 21, 2011
  • “Ukraine Enacts a New Law on Holding Companies,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, June 2006
  • “Ukraine’s Constitutional Amendments Take Effect on January 1, 2006,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, March 2006
  • “The First Private Center for the Certification of Electronic Digital Signatures Accredited,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, March 2006
  • “Law on State Notary Duties Amended,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, March 2006
  • “New Law Creates Independent Arbitration Tribunals” and “Procedure for Auctioning Mineral Exploration Licenses Adopted,” (co-author), CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, August 2004
  • “Interim Mortgage Registration Procedure Approved,” “Introduction of Electronic Signatures Postponed,” “Non-Financial Institutions Must Register to Provide Certain Financial Services,” (co-author) and “Draft Law of Ukraine Would Introduce VAT Accounts and Lower VAT Rate to 15%,” (co-author), CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, June 2004
  • “Introduction of Electronic Signatures Postponed,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, June 2004
  • “Non-Financial Institutions Must Register to Provide Certain Financial Services,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, (co-author), June 2004
  • “Laws on Electronic Documents and Signatures Take Effect” and “Land Appraisal Law Signed,” (co-author), CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, February 2004
  • “Laws on Electronic Documents and Signatures Take Effect,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, (co-author), February 2004
  • “Land Appraisal Law Signed,” CIS and Central Europe Legal NewsWire, (co-author), February 2004

Community Involvement & Affiliations

  • American Immigration Lawyer's Association, Member
  • Ukraine Immigration Task Force, Board of Directors
  • Volunteer Lawyers Project of Central New York, Immigration Clinic Volunteer
  • Symphoria, Board of Directors, 2019-2025
  • Syracuse Poster Project, Board of Directors, 2016-2022

Education

University of Washington School of Law – Seattle, WA
Master of Laws, June 2005
International Institute of Linguistics and Law – Kyiv, Ukraine
Juris Doctor Private International Law, referent – translator (English), cum laude, June 2001
International Institute of Linguistics and Law – Kyiv, Ukraine
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, cum laude, June 2000

Admissions

New York

Languages

  • Ukrainian
  • Russian