Firm Profile:

Our firm's family law practice focuses on complex divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, and spousal support issues. We offer expertise in interstate/international family law.

Rong Kohtz has handled family law matters since 1996. She has significant experience and an in-depth understanding of familial relationships and family law, especially matters involving children and complex interstate/international juris dictional issues. Ms. Kohtz believes that while divorce and any post-judgment proceedings are unfortunate and stressful, obtaining a fair outcome from the divorce process is the only way to serve her clients' best interest and to allow them to move on with their lives.

We provide legal advice in:

• Separation and pre-nuptial agreements
• Divorce;
• Child custody and visitation dispute;
• Child support;
• Equitable distribution of marital property;
• Spousal support;
• Related corporate finance issues; and
• Related immigration matters.
  

Attorney Profile:

Rong Tao Kohtz

Practice Areas:

Divorce; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Child Support; Corporate Law; Immigration Law.

Professional Experience:

Family Law: Significant experience in divorce, child custody, child support, visitation rights and related interstate jurisdictional issues. Conducted extensive trial court motion practice in New York State court system, including successful summary judgment motions, motions, and appeal submissions for divorce decree, enforcing visitation rights in sister states, change of child support, suspension of child support, change of child custody, and enforcing separation agreement.

Immigration: Significant experience in employment based visa and immigration applications. Extensive experience in family based immigration.

Corporate Law: Significant experience in corporate transactions including forming new business entities, business and tax planning, and negotiating and drafting prospectus, stock purchase agreement, underwr iting agreement, credit agreement, employment agreement, licensing agreement, and royalty agreement. Significant experience in securities, commodities, derivatives, and banking transactions and regulatory issues.

Education:

Columbia University School of Law (2001, JD/LLM)

Peking University School of Law (1998, Master of Economic Law)

Beijing Normal University, (1995, Bachelor of Economics)

Employment:

Law Offices of Rong T. Kohtz, 2004 -present

Clifford Chance US LLP, 2000 -2002

The Center for the Women's Law Studies and Legal Services of Peking University, 1996 -1998

Personal Information:

Married: D. Stave Kohtz

Child: Chani Kohtz

Born: Xian, China, June 23, 1973

Professional Association:

New York State Bar Association, New York State Women's Bar Association

Languages:

Fluent in English and Chinese. Basic Japanese.

Hobbies:

Cooking, Ping-Pong, Snorkeling, Catamaran Sailing.

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