Ian E. Scott
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A New York Law firm run by Harvard Law School Business Immigration Lawyer
I am Ian E. Scott, the founder and Managing Partner of Scott Legal, P.C. I hold a law degree from Harvard Law School and have also earned an undergraduate degree and an M.B.A from the University of Toronto in Canada.
In addition to my legal qualifications, I am a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) and have gained valuable experience working at Credit Suisse Investment Bank, the Bank of Montreal, and Ernst & Young.
My insights and contributions have been featured in various prestigious publications including Forbes, Bloomberg Law, Above the Law, New York Times, NBC News, Super Lawyers, EB-5 Investors, American Bar Association, Business Insider, Martindale-Hubbell, AVVO, Lawyerist, and the New York State Bar Association. I am also the author of "Law School Lowdown" published by Simon & Schuster Publishing.
I established Scott Legal, P.C. while on an E-2 visa and have navigated through various non-immigrant visas in the U.S., such as E-2, TN, H-1B, B-1, and F-1 visas.
I am admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey.
- Immigration Law
- Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
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Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Some flat fees and some hourly billing depending on the matter.
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
- ID Number: 032422010
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken
- Managing Partner
- Scott Legal, P.C.
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- Managing Partner of Scott Legal, P.C. www.legalservicesincorporated.com
- Associate
- Cleary Gottlieb
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- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (2010) | Law
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- Activities: Human Rights Journal
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- Univesity of Toronto
- MBA (2002) | Business
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- Honors: Ontario Graduate Scholar
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- Client Champion
- Martindale Hubbell
- Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.
- Client's Choice
- Avvo
- The Avvo Client's Choice Award Badge is granted to attorneys with a significant number of 4+ star reviews in a given year.
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
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- Activities: AILA member and sat on various committees.
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- Certified Public Accountants
- CPA
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- Activities: CPA
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- Fair Value - Friend or Foe?
- William and Mary Law Journal
- Union Internationale Des Avocats Annual Conference, UIA, Paris
- UIA
- Went over visa and other trends in the United States.
- Asia Pacific Annual Conference, AILA, Ho Chi Mnh City
- AILA
- Sat on a panel to go over investor visas.
- E Visas in a Post Covid World, AILA, Tel Aviv
- AILA
- Sat on an AILA panel to go over E-2 and other investor visa trends.
- AILA Conference Denver, Speak on E-2 Visas, Denver
- AILA
- Sit on a panel for E-2 visas.
- CPA
- Certified Public Accountant
- MBA
- University of Toronto
E-2 Visa Requirements - An E-2 Visa can be a Perfect Visa for Starting a Business in the U.S.
The E-2 Visa requirements described. The full E-2 visa requirements explained.
The TN Visa Requirements
The TN visa rules explained. Why a TN is not sponsorship.
How much do I have to invest for an E-2 Visa? Starting a Business in the U.S.,
How long is an E-2 visa issued for. The rules regarding how long a visa can be issued for and the requirements once you get to the U.S.
How much do I have to invest for an E-2 Visa? Starting a Business in the U.S.,
How much you have to invest for an E-2 visa.
- Q. Visa options for long-term stay with U.S. citizen partner without marriage.
- A: One option may be an investor visa like E-2 or EB-5. The E-2 is available to nationals from certain countries and allows people to stay in the US long term even with a small investment (eg. $100K). There are about 80 countries on the list. One green card option would be an EB-5 if you could invest either $800,000 or $1,050,000.
- Q. Is day trading legal for F1 visa holders in the US?
- A: If you are managing your own funds, it is unlikely that this could rise to the level of work. As such, it is likely not a status violation. This would be different if you were managing money for other people and or being paid for your activities.
