The EB-5 Securities Law Roundtable, a group of securities lawyers from several different law firms around the United States, has been working jointly to provide comments to legislation that we expect will be proposed by Congress to improve the integrity of the EB-5 program. The focus of the Roundtable has…
By: Catherine DeBono Holmes, Esq. and Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, Esq. The delay in processing EB-5 immigrant visas caused by the increasing waiting line commonly referred to as “retrogression” is causing an increase in demand by parents in China to have their minor children named as the primary applicant on I-526…
Catherine DeBono Holmes, Chair of JMBM’s Investment Capital Law Group, will be speaking at the 2015 AILA EB-5 Investors Summit, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, which takes place August 27-28, 2015. The conference is focused on “Representing EB-5 Investors & Regional Centers”. Cathy will participate on…
By Catherine DeBono Holmes, Esq. On June 23, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it had entered into an Offer of Settlement with Ireeco, LLC and Ireeco Limited, finding that their activities constituted a violation of Section 15(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange…
By Catherine DeBono Holmes, Esq. and Victor T. Shum, Esq. The proposed Senate Bill reauthorizing the EB-5 Regional Center Program would restrict the types of projects that can be funded with EB-5 financing and amount of funds that can be raised with EB-5 financing. The Senate Bill, entitled “American Job…
Hotelier Roadmap to EB-5 Financing for New Hotel Construction, Expansion or Renovation: Ten Steps to a Successful EB-5 Offering This article was first published in EB5 Investors Magazine. The EB-5 investor visa program allows non-U.S. persons to invest $500,000 (or $1,000,000) in a business that is expected to create at…
The Basic Rules of Website Advertising for EB-5 Securities Offerings By Catherine DeBono Holmes, Esq. and Victor T. Shum, Esq. EB-5 securities issuers, sponsors and others who market EB-5 securities often want to use websites to provide information to potential investors regarding their past and current EB-5 projects. When using…
OS ANGELES – Catherine De Bono Holmes, Chair of the Investment Capital Law Group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP and publisher of the Investment Law Blog, will participate on a panel at the IIUSA 8th annual EB-5 Regional Economic Development Advocacy Conference in Washington D.C. on April 14th. …
By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Bruce Baltin This article was first published in the Winter 2015 edition of EB5 Investors magazine. For EB-5 financing of hotel projects, proving that new jobs will be created requires evidence that there is a market demand for an additional hotel in the local market. The…
JMBM and AAEB5 Announce New Publication on EB-5 Financing and U.S. Securities Laws Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) and Advantage America EB5 Group are pleased to announce the publication of Regional Centers & Sponsors and U.S. Securities Laws: How to evaluate broker-dealer, investment company and investment adviser registration…