text: Mohammad Ali Syed - RIAA Barker Gillette
  Managing Partner: USA
  Having been through the U.S. immigration process himself, Mohammad understands the challenges faced by individuals and businesses in navigating the legal and business environment in the US. He has a passion for helping his clients succeed in entering and thriving in the USA.
  His expertise includes advice and representation regarding business immigration, family immigration, corporate and commercial, regulatory and dispute resolution matters. The majority of Mohammad's clients are involved in e-commerce, the energy sector, the healthcare sector, international business, telecommunications, outsourcing and software development.
  Mohammad founded his own law firm, The Syed Law Firm PLLC in 2011 having worked previously at King & Ballow and Ashcraft & Gerel LLP. Before that, he worked for the Civil Litigation Branch of the District of Columbia Office of Attorney General, as well as at Rizvi, Isa, Afridi and Angell, a leading corporate law firm in Karachi, Pakistan.
  Throughout these positions Mohammad gained considerable experience in multiple industries and legal specializations including the representation of businesses, entrepreneurs and investors in a wide range of civil and commercial matters.
  Harvard Law School: Program of Instruction for Lawyers – Mediation workshop, 2007
  George Washington University, National Law Center, Washington, DC, Juris Doctor, 2000
  University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Political Science), 1997
  Antitrust and regulation: representing corporations at national, state and local levels including before the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice regarding civil investigative demands and second requests under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, as well as before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.
  Corporate and commercial: assisting foreign businesses in entering the United States market with initial setup, incorporation, ongoing operational matters and immigration, to include employment, franchising, healthcare, insurance, intellectual property, international trade and customs, licensing and media and internet law.
  Cross-border: representing major US, Argentinian, Mexican, Pakistani, Indian, Chinese and Middle Eastern entities, as well as large multinationals, on a range of transactions.
  Dispute resolution: his experience includes both trial and appellate work in state and federal courts, including before the United States Supreme Court. Mediation and arbitration. Mohammad has represented clients in anti-bribery, breach of contract, business conspiracy, commercial leasehold, employment, fiduciary duty, foreign corrupt practices, fraud, Medicaid/Medicare fraud, non-compete and real estate cases (amongst others).
  Immigration: successfully obtaining immigrant and non-immigrant visas such as H1, EB1, E1, E2, EB5, L1, spouse and fiancé visas as well as PERM green cards for a variety of institutional and individual clients. To include company, entrepreneur, business and investor petitions and citizenship processing.
  Pakistan: licensed advocate.
  USA: Admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, New York, Virginia, Tennessee, and the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, Eastern District of New York, Middle District of Tennessee, the United States Court of International Trade, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.