Elena Chennoufi

Elena Chennoufi focuses her practice on employment-based (immigrant and nonimmigrant) and family-based immigration matters, with particular expertise in petitions for individuals of extraordinary ability (O-1 and EB-1-1). She earned a Bachelor of Law in French and English Law from the University of Rennes I in France, an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Exeter in the UK, and a Master’s in International and European Law from the University of Paris-Dauphine in France. Elena also holds an LLM in U.S. & Global Legal Studies from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

She joined Barst & Mukamal LLP in 2022 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2023. Elena is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is fluent in both French and English.

Professional Associations and Membership

AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association)

Areas of focus

Employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions and family-based immigrant petitions, with a particular focus on petitions for individuals of extraordinary abilities (O-1 and EB-1-A)

State admission

New York, since January of 2023

Education

Bachelor of Law degree in French and English Law from the University of Rennes I (Rennes, France)
LL.M. In International Commercial Law from the University of Exeter School of Law (Exeter, UK)
Master’s degree in International and European Law from the University of Paris Dauphine (Paris, France)
LL.M. In US & Global Legal Studies from the University of Case Western Reserve School of Law (Cleveland, OH)