New York-Based Industry Leader Bolsters Firm’s Reach and Depth in Critical Legal Area

Ice Miller is pleased to announce that highly regarded international immigration lawyer Anastasia Tonello has joined the firm’s Workplace Solutions practice as a partner in its New York office. Previously a partner at UB Greensfelder and past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Tonello provides industry-leading experience and insight to her diverse clients on both sides of the Atlantic.

Having managed sophisticated immigration practices in New York and London, Tonello is a key resource to help resolve the commercial and practical issues facing overseas businesses as they expand into the United States at a time of unprecedented fluidity in immigration policy. She also regularly counsels individuals, including entrepreneurs, high-net-worth persons, entertainers, and artists, and provides guidance on investor, extraordinary ability, family-based petitions, and other complex United States citizenship issues.

“Anastasia provides the depth and breadth of experience and leadership clients need to navigate the immigration space,” said Ice Miller Workplace Solutions Group Chair Kathleen Sheil Scheidt. “Her decades of solving complex immigration challenges position her well to serve many in this complicated global environment along with the other members of our team.”

In addition to her tenure as AILA president, Tonello has held several leadership roles with the organization, including as charter officer of its Rome District—European, Middle East, and Africa Chapter, and chair of its Department of State Committee.

“I’m excited by this new opportunity to further grow my practice through Ice Miller’s national platform,” said Tonello. “From the robust and passionate immigration team, to the broader Workplace Solutions practice, to the firm at-large, everyone is top-notch and fiercely dedicated to their clients. I’m ready to hit the ground running and there’s no time to waste.”

Tonello is frequently quoted in international media, including in The New York Times and The Independent, and has appeared 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, and 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®.

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