On the cover
The Top 25 immigration attorneys in the EB-5 industry have been selected and they are profiled in this issue. Go to page 52 to read about the top EB-5 legal professionals in the entire country. Don’ t miss the seven corporate & securities attorneys we just couldn’ t leave out.
Volume 1- Number 2
FALL 2013
6 Publisher’ s Note
8 The Economic Impact of Individual Immigrant Investors in the EB-5 Program
A case study by Cora M. Barnhart, PhD and Scott W. Barnhart, PhD
14 I-924 Approval of Projects Filed at the Same Time as an I-526 Petition
The good, the bad, and the not-so-ugly by Edward C. Beshara
18 Understanding Loans in an EB-5 Context What to take into account when considering a loan for EB-5 purposes by Angelique Brunner & Jor Law, Esq.
22 Transferability of a Regional Center and Its Designation Part one of a discussion of the issues surrounding selling an EB-5 Regional Center by Jeff Campion
23 Can I Purchase a Regional Center or a Regional Center License? Does the Final Policy Memorandum Shed any Light? Part two of a discussion of the issues surrounding selling an EB-5 Regional Center by Mona Shah, Esq. & Yi Song, Esq.
26 Investor’ s Checklist for an EB-5 Compliant Business Plan by Lauren Cohen
27 Turning EB-5 into Five-Star Hotels Considerations for hotel developers by Jennifer Hermansky
30 The Government Gaveth;
Did it Just Taketh Away? The SEC’ s final and proposed rules applicable to EB-5 securities offerings post-JOBS act
by Genna Garver & Michael Homeier
34 From the Desk of an EB-5 Lawyer A review of the first and second quarters of 2013 by David Hirson
38 The EB-5 Quota Backlog Will it happen and what will it mean? by H. Ronald Klasko
40 CPSA and Child Derivatives of EB-5 Petitioners A look at how an EB-5 backlog or retrogression would affect child derivatives of EB-5 investors by Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, Esq.
42 Trust but Verify A legislative perspective on the EB-5 Regional Center program based on current legislative proposals and Judiciary Committee action by Laura Foote Reiff
44 The Tax Guide to EB-5 Investment in the United States by Jacob Stein
48 Broker-Dealer Participation in EB-5 Financing
An emerging trend by John D. Tishler
52 Top 25 EB-5 Attorneys
Profiles of the best immigration and corporate & securities attorneys in the industry
70 Meet our EB5Investors. com community
76 Previous Events
www. EB5Investors. com 5