As printed in The Central New York Business Journal - September 5, 2014 In June of 2013, Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States in United States v. Windsor. In particular, Section 3 of DOMA defined marriage for the purposes of federal Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is committed to providing a workplace that reflects, understands and appreciates the diverse communities in which we live and work. We believe that understanding and appreciating such diversity serves not only our interests, but those of our clients, by enhancing the quality of our legal services and by providing us with a Read More »
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This summer, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expanded options for applicants and attorneys to schedule appointments online with local USCIS field offices in two significant ways. Biometric Service Appointments Can Now Be Rescheduled Online In June 2023, USCIS began allowing applicants and attorneys to reschedule most biometrics appointments (appointments for fingerprints, photograph, or Read More »
UPDATE: On November 30, 2023, FinCEN amended the rule to extend the filing deadline for certain BOI reports during the first year of reporting. Reporting Companies formed after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2025, will now have 90 days to file their initial reports. Previously, Reporting Companies only had 30 days to report. Read More »
On January 11, 2020, Joseph J. Porcello, a partner at Bousquet Holstein, presented an interactive brand protection "Toolkit" workshop for the entrepreneur and innovation community at Syracuse University. The event was hosted by the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries. During this active hands-on session, Mr. Porcello discussed steps that a startup can take Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that Jana K. McDonald has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Real Estate Practice Group. Jana has represented commercial and industrial real estate developers before all levels of governmental permitting boards and agencies as legal counsel in New Jersey and South Florida and has advised local government zoning, Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that attorney Janet E. Moon has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in the Immigration Practice Group. Janet concentrates her practice in the areas of family-based green card and visa applications, removing conditions, citizenship and naturalization; transitioning from a student exchange visitor status to employment; and employment-based petitions and visas, as well as complex admissibility or Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that Joseph J. Porcello has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in the Litigation Practice Group. Joe is a versatile commercial lawyer who helps clients resolve commercial disputes and defend product liability lawsuits, advises sales managers and teams regarding marketing and advertising issues, assists policyholders to maximize their insurance coverage, Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that Jane Yue Zhang has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in the Real Estate, Business Transactions, and Immigration Practice Groups. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Jane practiced immigration law and served as in-house counsel of a commercial real estate development company in Syracuse. She is a proud graduate Read More »