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Catherine DeBono Holmes Recognized in EB5 Investors Magazine’s List of “Top 15 Corporate Attorneys”
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Catherine DeBono Holmes has been named to EB-5 Investors Magazine’s “Top 15 Corporate Attorneys” list for 2017.
Holmes is the Chair of JMBM’s Investment Capital Law Group and the author of the Investment Law Blog. She helps clients worldwide to raise, invest and manage capital from U.S. and non-U.S. investors.
Holmes has represented more than 100 real estate developers in obtaining financing through the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program for the development of hotels, multi-family, and mixed-use developments through the U.S., and has represented numerous Chinese investors in the purchase of hotels and businesses in the U.S.
“The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program has successfully provided funds to developers and businesses that create employment for Americans, as well as a pathway to legal immigration to the U.S. for foreign investors. As the program continues to undergo scrutiny and change, EB5 Investors plays an important role by collecting and disseminating critical information to professionals in the EB5 community,” said Holmes. “I am honored to be recognized by EB5 Investors as a top attorney.”
Holmes also has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, where she specializes in resort and urban mixed-use financing and development, hotel management and franchise agreements, resort and hotel purchase and sale transactions, and public-private hotel development.
“Cathy is a first-rate lawyer who provides stellar service to our clients,” said William F. Capps, Chair of JMBM’s Corporate Department. “Her work in the EB-5 arena is widely recognized and this recognition is well deserved.”
Holmes’ finance and investment experience includes handling business formations for entrepreneurs, private securities offerings, structuring and offering of private investment funds, and business and regulatory matters for investment bankers, investment advisers, securities broker-dealers and real estate/mortgage brokers.
About JMBM’s Investment Capital Law Group
JMBM’s Investment Capital Law Group provides legal and business advice to assist our clients with raising capital for investment in U.S. real estate development and business; structuring offerings of investment securities, primarily for private investment; conducting offerings of investment securities in compliance with U.S. federal and state securities laws; and forming and obtaining approval of EB-5 Regional Centers for investment in U.S. business through the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program. We represents real estate developers, EB-5 Regional Centers, private fund managers and registered securities broker-dealers and advisors with respect to capital raising.
About EB5 Investors Magazine
EB5 Investors Magazine serves as a companion to EB5Investors.com and strives to deliver compelling and comprehensive articles and information for everything EB-5 related. EB5 Investors Magazine provides a platform for skilled EB-5 professionals to discuss pressing matters and keep readers up to date on the constantly changing laws and legislation pertaining to EB-5. Each of the publication’s articles is peer-reviewed and provides high-quality objective analysis to an audience of attorneys, EB-5 regional centers, migration agents, wealth managers, and EB-5 service providers.