With diverse experience from successfully managing immigration practices in New York and London, Anastasia Tonello is well placed to counsel clients on the commercial and practical issues facing overseas businesses as they expand into the United States. She has extensive experience guiding individuals, including entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, entertainers, and artists, and has been consulted on investor, extraordinary ability, family-based petitions, and complex United States citizenship issues. Anastasia has held numerous leadership roles with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), including serving as president, charter officer of AILA’s Rome District—European, Middle East, and Africa Chapter, and chair of AILA’s Department of State Committee.
Anastasia is frequently quoted in the media, including in The New York Times and The Independent and has been broadcast on BBC World News, New York 1/Spectrum News, i-24 Tel Aviv and New York, Al-Jazeera America, and NPR’s All Things Considered. She is a regular speaker at professional conferences, training events, and leading business and law schools. An internationally recognized practitioner, she is listed in leading legal directories including Legal 500 UK Edition, Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers UK, Super Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal Corporate Immigration, and The Best Lawyers in America©.