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EB-5 Insights
Greenberg Traurig Immigration Group Expands National Presence
Greenberg Traurig expands their immigration and EB-5 practices with the addition of four new attorneys in the New York, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. offices. Joining Greenberg Traurig's growing immigration…
Immigration View
USCIS Publishes Draft EB-5 Policy Memorandum for Public Comment
USCIS Publishes Draft EB-5 Policy Memorandum for Public Comment USCIS issued a DRAFT policy memo relevant to EB-5 adjudication of Form I-526 and Form I-829 regarding the requirements for job…
EB-5 Insights
Revisiting Indebtedness: Greenberg Traurig EB-5 Team Receives Dozens of I-526 Approvals for Loan Cases
As we previously reported, USCIS has recently changed its policy of allowing loans to be a source of an investor’s lawful capital. Many stakeholders have reported that I-526 Petitions are being…
EB-5 Insights
Representative Zoe Lofgren and Representative Luis Gutiérrez Introduce EB-5 Regional Center Reauthorization Legislation
On July 29, Representative Zoe Lofgren, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, and Representative Luis Gutiérrez introduced H.R.3370, the Entrepreneurial Business Creating Jobs…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Upcoming Speaking Engagement
Fourth Annual California EB-5 Conference Featuring Keynote Speaker Congressman Bob Goodlatte. Sheppard Mullin is proud to announce that both John Tishler and Michael Gibson will be participating as panelists at the event, which is designed…
EB-5 Insights
The National Association of Counties (NACo) Adopts Resolution Supporting Permanent Authorization of the EB-5 Program
The National Association of Counties (NACo) hosted its 80th Annual Meeting where it discussed various proposed policy resolutions and platform changes. One such resolution was one supporting the EB-5 resolution…
EB-5 Insights
White House Releases ‘Modernizing & Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century’
The White House has just released a new report titled “Modernizing & Streamlining our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century,” which builds on the President’s executive actions of Nov.…
EB-5 Insights
EB-5 Regional Center Program Reauthorization Gives Congress a Golden Opportunity
On Sept. 28, 2012, just two days shy of its expiration, the EB-5 Regional Center Program was extended for three years when President Obama signed S.3245 into law. The bill…
The Securities Edge
SEC charges unlicensed broker/dealers in EB-5 Program
[caption id="attachment_2661" align="alignright" width="300"] Courtesy of JasonHerbertEsq[/caption] The SEC continued its program of enforcement actions in connection with the Federal EB-5 Program by bringing charges against two firms which raised…
EB-5 Insights
Section by Section review of The American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act, S. 1501 – EB-5 Reform Legislation
The American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act, S. 1501, was introduced in the Senate by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R- IA) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking…