Sheela Murthy has been named a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration 2019 by Who’s Who Legal. Khorzad Mehta, also a Murthy Law Firm attorney, was honored with this distinction, as well. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has been examining legal practitioners, and they now cover 34 practice areas in more than 100 countries. Standards are…

It was announced on January 31, 2019, by the Daily Record that Sheela Murthy has been named an Influential Marylander for 2019. This is the third time Murthy has been selected for the honor in the law category, which makes her also a member of the Circle of Influence, with just two other inductees for…

Congratulations to Murthy Law Firm Founder and President Sheela Murthy, again recognized as an outstanding attorney by Best Lawyers®, a peer reviewed survey that ranks lawyers in a variety of fields throughout the country. Sheela joins other elite legal professionals on the 2019 Best Lawyers® list, which was released earlier this month. The recognition by…

On a recent trip to India, Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm, participated in two important conferences that specifically focused on India’s explosive IT sector and the need in the United States to attract such talent to businesses there. The American Bazaar IT Conclave held its second annual event on January…

SuperLawyers.com has released the Maryland Super Lawyers magazine containing all of the attorneys who made the cut for 2015. Sheela Murthy is on the list again, and is the only Maryland attorney on the list who practices U.S. immigration law exclusively. By focusing on this area of the law, which is constantly changing, Murthy and…

The Murthy Law Firm’s founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was on hand for the American Immigration Council’s (AIC) 19th Annual Immigrant Achievement Awards, held at the Capitol Liaison Hotel in Washington D.C. on April 10th. The event celebrated the accomplishments of several distinguished immigrants and immigrant advocates from around the country. As in past years,…

Years of legislative inertia have held back even the simplest of immigration reforms in Congress, so we were greatly cheered in June 2013 when the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill – not least because it would substantially increase the H1B cap to 115,000 per year, and allow further increases, to as many as…

Once again, Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, has been listed among the top immigration lawyers in the country – and in the world! Who’s Who Legal has included Murthy in its 2013 edition of Corporate Immigration, a prestigious and well-respected directory of leading lawyers in her field. Murthy Law Firm member and…

Top-level executives and government leaders from India and the United States gathered on July 11th for the U.S.-India Business Council’s (USIBC) annual Leadership Summit, held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. The Murthy Law Firm was a proud sponsor of this event. The USIBC Leadership Summit was attended by a Who’s Who…

When one of India’s leading newspapers needed informed commentary on the Senate immigration reform bill, it turned to a leader in immigration with a world-class reputation: none other than Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm. In a recent interview with Dr. Narayan Lakshman, U.S. correspondent for The Hindu, Murthy commented extensively…

Sheela Murthy has been recognized numerous times among the country’s Super Lawyers, so her inclusion for 2013 came as no surprise – no surprise, but still an honor. A rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, Super Lawyers have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process…

The Women’s Law Center of Maryland recently marked its 40th anniversary at a festive dinner held at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore. As a longtime supporter of the Women’s Law Center, and an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, Sheela Murthy was delighted to celebrate this milestone, and to honor the many distinguished women who formed…

Sheela Murthy has done it again! With her inclusion in the 2012 edition of Corporate Immigration, the Murthy Law Firm founder and president has been recognized as one of the world’s top International Corporate Immigration Lawyers. Murthy Law Firm Managing Attorney, Aron Finkelstein, was likewise honored with a listing in this year’s edition. [See Who’s…

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was interviewed for a recent article in The Hindu, a leading Indian newspaper, about problems facing the spouses of H1B visa holders, who typically enter the United States on H-4 visas that forbid them to work here. [See On the H-4, a Trail of Misery and Lonely…

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was invited to join Governor Martin O’Malley and local immigrant advocates for a luncheon meeting held at downtown Baltimore’s Center Club on July 17th. The purpose of this gathering was to discuss Maryland’s DREAM Act and the ongoing campaign to preserve it. Early last year, Governor O’Malley…

Attorney Sheela Murthy attended a meeting at the Embassy of India, Washington D.C., on March 2, 2011. Following is her report on the meeting and discussion. “On March 2, 2011, I was joined by Aron Finkelstein, the Managing Attorney of the Murthy Law Firm, as we traveled to Washington D.C. to represent the interests of…