Ksenia Maiorova is representing former LSU basketball player Last-Tear Poa in a lawsuit challenging USCIS’s denial of...
Can schools pay international athletes? An ex-LSU guard’s lawsuit is raising the question.
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Ksenia Maiorova
Ksenia Maiorova is a Partner in Green and Spiegel’s Orlando office. With more than 15 years of legal experience, Ksenia is recognized as one of
the nation’s leading specialists in sports immigration and has vast experience representing athletes, coaches, and other sports industry
professionals in connection with their applications for visas and permanent resident status.
Royalty Income Payments Won’t Solve The International Student Athlete Employment Issue
In a new article co-authored with Amy Maldonado, Ksenia Maiorova explains why classifying payments to international...
Existence of USCIS Policy Halting Adjudication of Applications Filed by UFU and CHNV Parolees Confirmed: What You Need to Know
On February 19, 2025, CBS News sent shockwaves through Ukrainian, Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan...
House v. NCAA Settlement Creates Potential Crisis for International Athletes
As reported by Amanda Christovich in Front Office Sports, the House v. NCAA settlement could pose risks for...
Texas State Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Limit International Athlete Scholarships
Green and Spiegel immigration attorney Ksenia Maiorova provided insight into recent Texas legislation that aims to cap...
Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities
Direct student-athlete payments under NIL agreements pose serious immigration challenges for universities with...
LSU’s Last-Tear Poa files lawsuit against U.S. Immigration Services
Represented by immigration attorneys Ksenia Maiorova and Amy Maldonado, Poa’s case highlights the challenges faced by...
What can international athletes do to earn an income while playing for their schools?
The 2024 WNBA draft will occur on Monday, April 15 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The league invited 15...
College Athletes’ Status as Employees Puts Student Visas at Risk
Growing momentum toward classification of college athletes as employees of their schools is raising major questions...
Urgency builds to address how employee model affects international athletes
United States immigration regulations prohibit international students in the U.S. on F-1 student visas from...
NLRB Rules Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team faces a union election following a landmark decision by a National Labor Relations...
International student athletes still restricted from NIL deals
In 2021, the NCAA made major headlines when they announced that student athletes would finally be allowed to monetize...