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Theda is a partner in the immigration team.
She focuses on private client and corporate immigration law and is experienced in representing US and foreign business as well as individuals. She advises on a wide range of immigration issues including expatriation matters, global mobility and compliance with immigration laws and matters before the Department of Labor regulations, the US Citizenship & Immigration Service, and the Department of State. Her special focus includes representing family offices, investors and technology start-ups, as well as representing clients in the following industries: information technology, healthcare, architecture, media, cosmetics, advertising and marketing, engineering, and financial services. She also provides advice to athletes and high-net worth individuals.Experience
Talks
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'Trends Related to Foreign Students Applying to US Schools, Gold Card Program, EB-5, and More,' Morgan Stanley Next Gen Conference for Greater China and Southeast Asia - July 9, 2025, speaker
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'Unlocking Global Mobility,' Withers x Dasein Webinar - December 12, 2023, presenter
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'Q&A with Immigration Employment Lawyer,' Stanford Graduate Business School virtual presentation - February 21, 2021, presenter
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'What's next: 2021 foresight for individuals with US-Asia Pacific ties,' Withers webinar - January 13, 2021, co-presenter
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'What's next: 2021 foresight for individuals with US-transatlantic ties,' Withers webinar - December 16, 2020, co-presenter
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'Withers talks: art | Art: Are you globally mobile?,' Withers podcast - September 19, 2019, speaker
Insight
External publications
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'EB-5 Investors Face a Critical Grandfathering Deadline on September 30, 2026,' Withers Insight - April 27, 2026, authored
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'Trump's Gold Card May Need to Lift Immigrant Visa Quotas to Succeed,' Barron's - September 25, 2025, quoted
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'The $5 Million Trump Card Faces Legal Challenges, Limited Market,' CNBC - June 26, 2025, quoted
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'What To Know About Trump’s “Gold Card”,' Axios - June 12, 2025, quoted
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'Tourism Industry Rebound Hampered by Long Visa Processing Delays,' Bloomberg Law - May 9, 2022, quoted
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'Moving mountains. What it means to create a life in a new country, by choice or by force,' Withers Insight - May 7, 2021, co-author
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'F-1 and M-1 Student alert,' Withers Insight - July 7, 2020, co-author
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'Temporary flexibility for I-9 review as US workforce in flux,' Withers Insight - March 25, 2020, co-author
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'The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the fate of 700,000 "Dreamers",' Business Insider - November 12, 2019, quoted
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'The biggest immigration policy changes of 2018,' Law360 - December 14, 2018, quoted
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'The feds want you to use E-Verify -- But should you?,' HR Dive - July 2, 2018, quoted
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'US immigration authorities target outsourcing firms in the new H-1B visa memo GeekWire,' - February 23, 2018, quoted
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''Dreamers' are at the heart of the government shutdown - here's everything you need to know about the program protecting them,' Business Insider - January 20, 2018, quoted
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'Expanding in-person interviews,' Recruiting Trends - September 26, 2017, quoted
Admissions
State of New York, 2009
Education
Hofstra University School of Law, J.D.
The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., M.A.
Languages
- English
Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York & Bangkok Chapters)
US District Court Southern District of New York
US District Court Eastern District of New York
New York Bar Association
Key dates
- Year joined: 2012