Our firm works provides counsel to clients on matters involving discrimination and harassment, wage and hour issues, state and federal leave laws, disability accommodation, health and safety and whistle blower issues, union-management relations, workplace disputes, employment policies, employment agreements, severance agreements, executive compensation, privacy, and noncompetition. Read More »
We help our clients create, protect and defend their trademarks and brands. Our attorneys are skilled in trademark law, protecting trade secrets, copyright law, privacy rights and a spectrum of licensing matters (logos, software, brand messages, etc.) Read More »
Nearly half of adults in their 40s and 50s are simultaneously trying to provide for their young children and care for their aging parents. In this phase of life, your estate planning needs are likely to encompass helping your parents make important updates to their wills and health care proxies. These can be difficult conversations Read More »
Anna Putintseva is an attorney in the Business Law and Immigration Practice Groups at the Syracuse office of Bousquet Holstein PLLC. With expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, commercial transactions, and business immigration, Anna provides representation to businesses and individual clients on a broad range of legal issues, from advising on an appropriate Read More »
When people and businesses are facing an overwhelming legal issue, trying to navigate the often-murky waters of the law – any law – is a daunting proposition. To get peace of mind, and get clear, direct answers from an experienced legal professional, people seek Julia Martin’s counsel for sound guidance, knowledgeable counsel, and the reassurance Read More »
Bousquet Holstein has extensive experience working with companies to provide both short-term immigration services and long-term strategies for the hiring, movement, and retention of global talent. Our attorneys have expertise in matters at the intersection of business and immigration and can help businesses with an array of corporate services to ensure uniformity, consistency, and compliance. Read More »
Photo Courtesy of Syracuse Post-Standard/Syracuse.com Linking tax policy and economic development, the federal Opportunity Zones program offers federal income tax deferral and tax reduction to encourage equity investment of capital gains in designated low-income census tracts. The investments will facilitate increased business activity and economic revitalization. Bousquet Holstein has a long history advising investors, developers, Read More »
Estate planning is a continuous process that evolves as your life progresses. Changes in your life that may necessitate an update to your estate plan include a shift in your assets, a change in your family, modifications to tax laws, or simply a refocusing of your goals. Divorce is a major life change which may Read More »
For many of us, our pets are just as much family members as our children and grandchildren. Just because your pets cannot own property does not mean that you cannot provide for their care as part of your estate planning process. Instead of assuming that someone will step in and care for your pets once Read More »
As of September 11, 2018, the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented a new policy which states an officer reviewing a recently filed petition has the discretion to outwardly deny the petition without first issuing a Request for Evidence or a Notice of Intent to Deny. This policy is intended to encourage petitioners to submit as Read More »