Michelle Viana

Michelle Viana has extensive experience advising on real estate transactions and U.S. real estate structures for international individuals and their families. In addition, and attending her clients needs, Ms. Viana is a creative and effective immigration attorney, specialized in O-1, H1B, L1 visas and green-card and naturalization applications. She has successfully represented hundreds of clients on family and business immigration matters; often advising Brazilian companies doing business in the U.S., as well as foreign investors, entrepreneurs, high skilled professionals, professionals with extraordinary abilities, international celebrities, executives, business owners, and their families. With an incomparable reputation in the Brazilian community in New York, Ms. Viana serves as a trusted advisor and counselor to The General Consulate of Brazil in New York; The Brazilian Mission to the United Nations; and Brazilian companies doing business in the US, such as Forno de Minas USA; Jack Vartanian USA; ITATEC; Sayegh International Diamond Corp; Natural Co, and others. As a versatile attorney, Ms. Viana has unique knowledge and expertise on international custody proceedings, having worked in several high profile cases as legal advisor including on the well-known litigated Sean Goldman case. Ms. Viana's unique approach to cases of international abduction of minors made her an authority on such cases, having drafted several Legal Opinions to be presented on court proceedings in both countries: Brazil and United States. Ms. Viana has represented hundreds of clients in family matters and divorce proceedings; execution of prenuptial agreements, and Administration, Probate and Ancillary proceedings filed with the New York Surrogate's Court.