Eb5 Investors Magazine Top25 edition 2023; Issue 10:1 | Page 62

TOP EB-5 INDUSTRY RISING STARS
CAROLINA KRIPINSKI
RAFAEL LAMBERTI
CARRASQUILLO LAW GROUP

Carolina Kripinski is a business immigration and compliance attorney at Carrasquillo Law Group . She represents clients on a wide range of employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa matters , including students , trainees , professionals , executives , artists , entertainers , treaty investors , persons of extraordinary ability , and immigrant investors . She also represents regional centers and individual investors in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program . Kripinski studied at Externado University of Colombia , University of Panthèon-Assas ( Paris ), University Complutense of Madrid , Instituto de Empresa and Barry University , School of Law . As an immigrant , she identifies with her clients and enjoys providing them with legal advice .

SG LAW LLP

Rafael Lamberti is a partner at SG LAW

LLP where he manages the firm ’ s corporate and investment-based immigration practice group . Lamberti represents both individual and corporate clients on a wide variety of immigration matters . He has substantial knowledge in employment and investment based nonimmigrant visas , as well as permanent residency applications . He has advised clients in structuring direct and pooled EB-5 investments , as well as investments in various regional centers . Lamberti was born and raised in Sao Paulo , Brazil , and he began his life in the United States as an immigrant . He earned his bachelor ’ s degree from Boston University , and his J . D . from Seton Hall University School of Law , where he received the Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Immigrants ’ Rights Clinic .
PHUONG LE
KLD LLP

Phuong Le is a founding member and partner with KLD LLP . He has over 15 years of experience and helps lead a global EB-5 practice group . He draws upon an extensive background advising parties on all sides of EB-5 transactions , including regional centers and direct EB-5 investments , project developers , agents , and investors . His clients span the globe and he has advised on over 5,000 investor petitions and over $ 2.5 billion in EB-5 financing for projects across the U . S ., including commercial real estate , multifamily , charter schools , hotels , and publicly-traded franchises . He frequently travels and shares his knowledge regarding complex EB-5 matters as a lecturer , author , and EB-5 expert witness for other firms and the EB-5 industry .

CLAUDIA
REA JIMENEZ
DAVID HIRSON & PARTNERS LLP

Claudia Rea Jimenez , an associate attorney at David Hirson & Partners , brings a unique blend of legal expertise , community engagement , and deep-rooted empathy to the forefront of the EB-5 industry . With dual licensure as an attorney in the United States and Mexico , in her practice , Rea represents individuals and corporate clients across different areas of immigration , including employment , family , and investment-based petitions , alien-related criminal matters , and waivers of ineligibility . Beyond her professional achievements , she is deeply involved in the Latino community , leveraging her legal expertise to advocate for immigrant rights and empower individuals seeking to navigate the legal system .

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