EB5 Investors Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2 | Page 68

Michael Homeier, Founding Shareholder of Homeier & Law P.C. in Los Angeles, began his work on EB-5 issues in 2009. He was introduced to EB-5 by another Top 25 attorney who needed securities counsel on an EB-5 case—he has been hooked ever since. Michael Homeier Michael’s firm focuses on doing the same quality of work as more expensive firms, but at middle-class prices. He handles his cases in such a way as to make sure that all the pieces will work together from a business perspective. This involves doing disclosure work to make sure that potential investors can see the risk involved with businesses along with the upsides. EB-5 work, for Michael, is happy work—he sees his practice as a key piece in the puzzle of successful businesses. Michael is passionate about EB-5 because it is a way for businesses to attain capital and a way for investors to attain U.S. visas. Michael works to have EB-5 seen as just one piece in the bigger picture of the business itself. He understands that his firm is not the centerpiece of the cases he is dealing with. In many cases, the business has existed before them, and will hopefully exist after them—he humbly hopes to play a small part in that business’ success. Michael carries this positive attitude over into his personal life, where he spends a lot of time speaking to fellow cancer survivors. He is in the process of writing a book on his experience surviving cancer and how he has lived in the Jor Law may have originally stepped into EB-5 space by accident, but it is no accident that he is now one of the most sought after corporate & securities attorneys in the industry. As a founding shareholder and attorney for Homeier & Law, P.C., Jor was introduced to EB-5 just as he would have been to any other industry project that crossed his desk. aftermath. All his effort is worth the energy, he says, as long as he has a positive impact. Jor Law Back in 2009, when he worked his first immigrant investor case, there were very few regional centers and even fewer individuals who realized the complexity of broker/ dealer issues within the EB-5 program. Jor was one of the first corporate & securities attorneys to begin legally addressing these complexities between EB-5 parties, and the deals and projects just kept coming as the program gained popularity. What makes Jor uniquely qualified for EB-5 cases is his passion for business. He has always been business oriented, giving him strength and skill as a lawyer, and is keenly interested in start-up technology companies. Most lawyers advise businessmen and dictate their decisions from the removed standpoint of the law. Jor, however, approaches his cases from a business perspective. His legal advice is a cut above the rest because his respect for the law is coupled with the understanding that law exists in the corporate sector to service business, not to hinder or disable. Jor practices in the Los Angeles office of Homeier & Law, P.C. Jor has been recognized as being among “Southern 68 California’s Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers magazine for each of the past three years. E B 5 I n v e s to r s M ag a z i n e