Managing Partner Michael Wildes is pleased to announce that Wildes & Weinberg P.C. has secured O-1 visa classification on behalf of client Mike Dawes, based on his extraordinary ability as an Acoustic Guitarist.
Mike has received widespread recognition as a musical artist with expertise in fingerstyle acoustic guitar. He is ranked as the “Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World” by several major music publications, including Total Guitar Magazine and MusicRadar. His arrangement of Goyte’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” was listed among the “Top 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitar Songs of All Time” by Guitar World Magazine in 2023, and #48 on “The 50 Greatest Acoustic Guitar Songs of All Time” by Total Guitar Magazine UK, a testament to his exceptional skill and musicality. Dawes has collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists, including renowned Moody Blues frontman, Justin Hayward, renowned jazz guitarist Mike Stern, Seth Lakeman, and legendary acoustic guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, with whom he co-released the collaborative album, Accomplice Series, Vol. 3. His ability to transform well-known songs into mesmerizing solo guitar pieces has earned him a global audience and over 100 million views online across all platforms. Mike has taught multiple online master courses such as TrueFire, JamPlay, and The Guitar Journal, as well as in person masterclasses at The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) London, and the Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany, as well as serving as a Mentor on Sky TV’s Guitar Star. He has been featured and profiled in numerous major publications such as Guitar World, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Yahoo, Newsweek, and his music was featured in season 3 of AMC’s hit television series, Better Call Saul. Due to his renown as the premier acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, he has captivated audiences globally and has delivered memorable performances at major venues across the world. We look forward to watching Mike’s robust career continue to grow in the United States!
Wildes & Weinberg was founded in 1960 by Senior Partner, Leon Wildes. Nearly three quarters of a century later, the firm continues to concentrate its practice in all aspects of U.S. immigration and nationality law, servicing the immigration requirements of prominent American and International firms, banks, industrial, financial, and manufacturing concerns, as well as law firms in connection with the personnel needs of their foreign national employees.
In addition, the firm has a distinguished clientele and has done substantial immigration work for performing artists, directors, writers, models, actors/actresses, athletes, fine artists, art dealers, curators, and literary agents. Most notable was Leon Wildes’ successful representation of former Beatle John Lennon and his artist wife, Yoko Ono in their deportation proceedings, the basis of which has inspired legislation, and has been portrayed in films, plays, and literary works worldwide. Some of the firm’s other distinguished clients include scholar Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (z”l), as well as soccer icon Pele, Master Chef Jean-Georges, musicians Sinead O’ Connor and Boy George, as well as Former First Lady Melania Trump and her family.
Michael Wildes, the firm’s Managing Partner, is also currently serving his fourth term as Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, is the author of Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door (which draws on over a quarter of a century of his practice in the immigration field), is an Adjunct Professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, and serves as Counsel to Lincoln Center and several international/corporate law firms.
Despite difficulties currently being encountered in dealing with U.S. immigration authorities, the firm has maintained an extraordinary track record for success in its cases. The firm’s litigation group has expanded its efforts in filing Mandamus Actions and other Actions in Federal Courts throughout the nation.
In addition, Wildes & Weinberg’s multilingual staff is spread throughout its offices in New York City, Englewood, New Jersey, Miami, Florida, Denver, Colorado and by appointment only in Los Angeles, California and Tel Aviv, Israel, and are known for their experience and special expertise in processing each foreign national’s case with nothing less than the highest level of professionalism.
For more information on our firm please visit www.wildeslaw.com or contact Michael Wildes at michael@wildeslaw.com.