Our U.S. Investor Visa Team
Kyle Barella, Managing Attorney
Kyle Barella is the Managing Attorney of Barella Global’s London and Brussels offices and an experienced U.S. investor visa lawyer focused on the E-2 Treaty Investor and EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa categories.
Kyle is a citizen of Chile, the United States, and Belgium and has practiced U.S. immigration law outside of the United States for over a decade. His practice centers on advising entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, and foreign enterprises seeking U.S. market entry through investment-based immigration strategies. He represents individual E-2 investors, EB-5 immigrant investors, regional centers, and project developers throughout every stage of the investor visa process, including consular processing and USCIS adjudication.
In the EB-5 context, Kyle advises investors on immigration compliance, source-of-funds documentation, petition preparation, and removal of conditions. He also works closely with EB-5 regional centers and developers on project structuring, regional center designation, and ongoing USCIS compliance matters. His practice emphasizes careful legal due diligence and immigration-focused risk management, while remaining strictly separate from investment advisory services.
Prior to founding Barella Global, Kyle served as External General Counsel to an EB-5 investment advisory firm, where he supported EB-5 offerings from an immigration compliance perspective, including petition strategy, investor documentation frameworks, and coordination with securities and tax professionals.
Kyle has contributed to the U.S. immigration legal community as a faculty member for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), presenting on consular processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. He has also spoken at the AILA Rome District Chapter Conference and serves as faculty for TRTCLE, lecturing on U.S. investor and business immigration topics in Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs.
Kyle earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Ave Maria School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from George Mason University. He is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Kyle is a citizen of Chile, the United States, and Belgium and has practiced U.S. immigration law outside of the United States for over a decade. His practice centers on advising entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, and foreign enterprises seeking U.S. market entry through investment-based immigration strategies. He represents individual E-2 investors, EB-5 immigrant investors, regional centers, and project developers throughout every stage of the investor visa process, including consular processing and USCIS adjudication.
In the EB-5 context, Kyle advises investors on immigration compliance, source-of-funds documentation, petition preparation, and removal of conditions. He also works closely with EB-5 regional centers and developers on project structuring, regional center designation, and ongoing USCIS compliance matters. His practice emphasizes careful legal due diligence and immigration-focused risk management, while remaining strictly separate from investment advisory services.
Prior to founding Barella Global, Kyle served as External General Counsel to an EB-5 investment advisory firm, where he supported EB-5 offerings from an immigration compliance perspective, including petition strategy, investor documentation frameworks, and coordination with securities and tax professionals.
Kyle has contributed to the U.S. immigration legal community as a faculty member for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), presenting on consular processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. He has also spoken at the AILA Rome District Chapter Conference and serves as faculty for TRTCLE, lecturing on U.S. investor and business immigration topics in Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs.
Kyle earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Ave Maria School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from George Mason University. He is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Sal Gerbino, Attorney
Sal is a preferred referral Immigration Attorney with Barella Global. He received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University in New York City and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Florida.
Sal is a skilled US business immigration lawyer, expert legal researcher, and a member of the New York State Bar. He has worked on a number of cases with multinational corporations engaged in high profile litigation. Sal is often called upon to provide expert advice on a variety of legal issues. In addition to English, Sal is fluent in Italian.
Sal is a skilled US business immigration lawyer, expert legal researcher, and a member of the New York State Bar. He has worked on a number of cases with multinational corporations engaged in high profile litigation. Sal is often called upon to provide expert advice on a variety of legal issues. In addition to English, Sal is fluent in Italian.
Cheyenne Whitfield, Attorney
Cheyenne is a preferred referral Immigration Attorney with Barella Global. She is a native of Queens, New York and a member of the Florida Bar. In addition to US immigration law, Cheyenne is a skilled criminal defense and business lawyer. She received her undergraduate degree from State University of New York (SUNY) Albany in Political Science and History. She received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Florida.
Her passion is to help those in her community through the court system with their legal issues and to know they are in good hands. She continues to achieve this goal by being a great advocate on behalf of her clients.
Her passion is to help those in her community through the court system with their legal issues and to know they are in good hands. She continues to achieve this goal by being a great advocate on behalf of her clients.
Anna Sonkina, Senior Paralegal
Anna is Barella Global's Senior Paralegal and Client Services Manager. Anna has worked in the EB-5 industry for nearly a decade in a variety of capacities. In addition to assisting investors as our Client Services Manager, Anna previously worked as a registered investment advisor representative with Choice Investments, and a senior EB-5 investment coordinator for a Florida based EB-5 consulting firm.
Anna received her Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado. She has extensive experience in business, particularly in the securities industry related to the EB-5 Investor Visa. She has communicated with a network of contacts and potential investors around the world, with a focus on Russia and the CIS countries, as well as other Western European countries. In addition to English, Anna speaks fluent Russian.
Anna received her Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado. She has extensive experience in business, particularly in the securities industry related to the EB-5 Investor Visa. She has communicated with a network of contacts and potential investors around the world, with a focus on Russia and the CIS countries, as well as other Western European countries. In addition to English, Anna speaks fluent Russian.