“The law is not just a set of rules: it is a bridge between the individual and justice.”
Holdshteyn Law Firm is here to build that bridge, together with you.
Holdshteyn Law Firm
Legal expertise, international vision, and a people-centered approach.
Holdshteyn Law Firm was founded with the goal of providing multidisciplinary legal protection, especially in areas where people are most vulnerable: immigration, family, labor, and detention.
Our approach is based on professionalism, empathy, and practical solutions. We believe in a form of justice that is accessible, human, and truly useful in everyday life for those who rely on us.
We assist individuals, families, foreign workers, women, minors, and people in difficult situations, offering in-depth legal advice, judicial and out-of-court assistance, intercultural mediation, drafting of legal documents, and representation before Italian and international authorities.
The firm collaborates on a regular basis with qualified professionals, including notaries, accountants, real estate agencies, interpreters, labor consultants, as well as organizations and associations involved in integration and social assistance.
The firm is led by Attorney Valeriya Holdshteyn, founder and driving force behind the practice.
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Attorney Valeria Holdshteyn
Founder — Lawyer specialized in Immigration, Penitentiary, Civil, and Family Law
My professional journey began in Ukraine, where I obtained a degree in International Law with a specialization in human rights in armed conflicts. I later continued my education in Italy at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, specializing in immigration law.
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Professional Experience
Over eight years of legal practice with direct experience in highly sensitive environments, including penitentiary institutions in Campania, where she worked as an intercultural mediator, monitoring the protection of detainees’ rights.
From 2019 to 2022, she worked at an immigration assistance center in Aversa, handling complex cases related to residence permits, quota systems, family reunification, and international protection.
She also deals with citizenship applications and road accident cases. She is an expert in marriage law for foreign nationals, assisting throughout the entire process — from legal consultation to submission of documentation to the Questura.
Areas of Practice – Holdshteyn Law Firm
⎯ Issuance, renewal, and conversion of residence permits (family, study, work, medical, asylum)
⎯ Applications for international protection
⎯ Applications for Italian citizenship
⎯ Assistance with Questura, Prefecture, and Commissions
⎯ Family reunification
⎯ Work applications (Decreto Flussi)
⎯ Regularizations and amnesties
⎯ Court appeals
⎯ Appeals against refusals
⎯ Marriage procedures for foreign citizens
⎯ Documentation for mixed marriages
⎯ Consensual and judicial separations
⎯ Assistance to victims of domestic violence
⎯ Divorce and financial arrangements
⎯ Child custody
⎯ Protection of parents’ and children’s rights
⎯ Maintenance claims
⎯ Mediation
⎯ Recognition of parenthood
⎯ Adoption procedures
⎯ Protection of workers
⎯ Employment contracts
⎯ Dismissals
⎯ Recovery of unpaid wages
⎯ Workplace discrimination
⎯ Workplace injuries
⎯ Pensions
⎯ Social benefits
⎯ Labor court proceedings
⎯ Trade union support
⎯ Full assistance in road accident cases
⎯ Negotiation with insurance companies
⎯ Compensation claims
⎯ Medical-legal assessments
⎯ Uninsured or hit-and-run accidents
⎯ Injuries
⎯ Medical expenses
⎯ Appeals
⎯ Full support until compensation is obtained
⎯ Civil liability damages
⎯ Requests for civil and criminal certificates
⎯ Translation, legalization, and Apostille
⎯ Drafting and certification of powers of attorney
⎯ Notarial acts
⎯ Authentication of documents
⎯ Documents for residence permits
⎯ Civil status record
⎯ Embassy and consular documentation
⎯ Preparation of documents
⎯ Sworn translations
⎯ Sworn (certified) and legalized translations
⎯ Translation of contracts, court decisions, certificates, powers of attorney, and civil and academic documents
⎯ Interpreting services for hearings, legal consultations, and administrative procedures
⎯ Translation and mediation in Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Romanian, and Polish
⎯ Intercultural mediation in judicial, penitentiary, and social contexts
⎯ Linguistic support for public institutions, law firms, schools, and hospitals
⎯ Support in communication between foreign citizens and Italian institutions
⎯ Drafting and revision of legal and technical translations
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