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2017-02-21: Updated: 2017-02-24 10:09:36 Standards and Guidelines for Redeployment of EB-5 Investment Funds – A White Paper

By Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP; Arnstein & Lehr LLP; Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

2017-02-17: Updated: 2017-02-24 10:07:52 What to do if you suspect your EB-5 project is in trouble

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2016-09-23: Updated: 2016-09-23 14:38:38 Using the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for Minor Investors in EB-5 Investment Funds

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2016-08-30: Updated: 2016-08-30 15:38:22 The EB-5 Securities Law Roundtable has released its recommendations to clarify and conform EB-5 integrity legislation to existing securities laws.

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2016-06-23: Updated: 2016-08-29 17:47:14 Suggested Procedures and Possible Options for Accepting Minors as Investors in EB-5 Investment Funds

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-11-24: Updated: 2016-08-29 17:48:35 California’s New Law Legalizing Payment of Finder’s Fees to Unregistered Persons for Securities Offerings

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-07-06: Updated: 2015-07-06 13:40:48 AILA EB-5 Investors Summit: Representing EB-5 Investors & Regional Centers

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-06-25: Updated: 2015-07-01 11:14:44 EB-5 ALERT: SEC ORDER AGAINST IREECO FOR ACTING AS AN UNREGISTERED BROKER FOR EB-5 INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR EB-5 MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-06-18: Updated: 2015-07-01 11:13:57 EB-5 ALERT: SENATE REAUTHORIZATION WILL REDUCE FINANCING FOR U.S. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY CHANGING THE JOB COUNT REQUIREMENTS

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2015-05-19: Updated: 2015-05-19 12:54:42 Hotelier Roadmap to EB-5 Financing for New Hotel Construction, Expansion or Renovation: Ten Steps to a Successful EB-5 Offering

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-05-07: Updated: 2015-05-19 12:57:50 The Basic Rules of Website Advertising for EB-5 Securities Offerings

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2015-04-10: Updated: 2015-05-19 13:00:28 Catherine DeBono Holmes Will Participate as a Panelist at the 2015 IIUSA EB-5 Regional Economic Development Advocacy Conference

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-04-06: Updated: 2015-05-19 12:59:17 EB-5 Financing for Hotel Development

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-03-05: Updated: 2015-03-05 16:08:16 New Publication on EB-5 Financing and U.S. Securities Laws

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2015-02-05: Updated: 2015-02-05 15:03:57 通过使用尽职调查最佳实践保护EB-5投资市场

By Catherine DeBono Holmes, Victor Shum and Angelique Brunner

2014-12-15: Updated: 2014-12-15 16:45:16 How EB-5 Regional Centers and Sponsors Can Evaluate Broker-Dealer, Investment Company and Investment Adviser Registration Requirements under U.S. Securities Laws Part 4 –Investment Advisers Act requirements

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2014-10-02: Updated: 2015-03-05 16:09:07 How EB-5 Regional Centers and Sponsors Can Evaluate Broker-Dealer, Investment Company and Investment Adviser Registration Requirements under U.S. Securities Laws Part 3 –Investment Company Act requirements

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2014-08-25: Updated: 2014-08-25 17:49:14 Financing Real Estate Projects with EB-5 Funds

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2014-08-14: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:33:17 How EB-5 Regional Centers and Sponsors Can Evaluate Broker-Dealer, Investment Company and Investment Adviser Registration Requirements under U.S. Securities Laws – Part 2: Securities broker-dealer registration requirements and hiring U.S. and Non-U.S. brokers

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2014-08-06: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:34:54 How EB-5 Regional Centers and Sponsors Can Evaluate Broker-Dealer, Investment Company and Investment Adviser Registration Requirements under U.S. Securities Laws – Part 1: EB-5 offerings do not fit standard SEC registration requirements

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2014-07-18: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:37:21 What is Happening Now in the Market for EB-5 Financing for Hotel, Multi-Family and Mixed Use Real Estate Developments

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2014-02-13: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:38:11 A practical guide to compliance with U.S. securities broker-dealer laws for regional centers and project developers using EB-5 financing

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2014-01-13: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:39:07 Using Multiple Sources of Alternative Financing for Hotel Development

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2013-06-25: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:40:04 EB-5 Financing for Hotel Development: Use of Stabilized Hotel Revenues for Determining Job Creation from New Hotel Development

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2013-06-24: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:41:01 EB-5 Financing for Hotel Development: Use of Hotel Industry Standards for Determining Job Creation from New Guest Expenditures

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2013-03-27: Updated: 2015-02-05 15:14:20 Protecting the Integrity of the EB-5 Investment Market Through the Adoption and Use of Due Diligence Best Practices

By Catherine DeBono Holmes, Victor Shum and Angelique Brunner

2013-01-09: Updated: 2014-10-21 09:43:13 Due diligence tips for your next hotel acquisition

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2012-09-14: Updated: 2014-10-21 11:53:17 EB-5 Alert: U.S. House of Representatives Approves Three-Year Extension of EB-5 Regional Center Program and Sends to President for Signature

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2012-09-01: Updated: 2014-10-21 11:54:23 EB-5 Alert: California’s New Rule for Private Fund Advisers will Result in Significant New Requirements and Restrictions for Many California EB-5 Investment Funds

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2012-08-13: Updated: 2014-10-21 11:55:23 Brand Franchise Issues in Hotel Purchase and Sale Transactions

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2012-06-30: Updated: 2014-10-21 11:58:35 Buying and selling hotels: Hotel purchase agreement essentials, key labor and employment issues

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2012-05-24: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:00:00 Update on California’s New Targeted Employment Area Procedures for EB-5 Immigrant Investor Financing

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2012-05-21: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:01:06 Alternative Financing for Hotel Development: EB-5, New Markets Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits and Other Public Financing Incentives

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2012-05-04: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:01:50 EB-5 Alert: California’s New Targeted Employment Area Procedures Impose New Barriers on California’s Ability to Compete for EB-5 Immigrant Investor Financing

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2012-03-29: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:02:52 EB-5 and the Tenant Occupancy Issue as Applied to Hotel Employees

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2012-03-20: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:04:07 How to Find the Right Regional Center and Negotiate the Terms of an EB-5 Financing for your Hotel Project

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2011-10-21: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:05:23 10 keys to making your real estate development project attractive to immigrant investors in the EB-5 marketplace

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2011-10-14: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:06:30 EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visas: The Fundamentals of EB-5

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2011-09-21: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:07:10 Hotel Developers’ Guide to the EB-5 Financing Process

By Catherine DeBono Holmes and Victor Shum

2011-08-17: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:09:22 Advising Business Owners Seeking Financing Through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2011-07-31: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:10:11 EB-5 Investment Essentials for Hotel Developers: Regional Centers

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2011-04-16: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:11:05 Condo Hotel Wars – Developer, Banks and Broker Win Latest Battle

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2010-11-07: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:12:14 Protect your mixed-use asset by creating and maintaining standards

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2010-09-07: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:13:21 Keys to Successful Joint Ventures in the Hotel Industry

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2009-03-19: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:13:59 If you build it they will come – helping cities build convention center hotels with the new Build America Bonds

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2007-11-01: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:14:41 Green Hotel Development Gaining in Popularity

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2007-02-21: Updated: 2014-10-21 12:15:48 Condo Hotels: Sales And Marketing

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

2006-03-01: Updated: 2017-02-21 14:15:09 How Municipal Ordinances Can Make Condo Hotels “Securities”

By Catherine DeBono Holmes

Catherine DeBono Holmes

Catherine DeBono Holmes is the Chair of JMBM's Investment Capital Law Group. She helps clients worldwide to raise and manage investment capital from U.S. and non-U.S. investors.
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Victor T. Shum

Victor T. Shum is the Chief Executive Officer of the Advantage America EB-5 Group (aaeb5.com) which manages the USCIS approved Advantage America California Regional Center, Advantage America New York Regional Center, and an expanding portfolio of regional centers across the country. He was previously a corporate and securities partner at the law firm of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP. Victor has significant experience advising clients on cross-border transactions, including private equity funds, public and private companies in inbound and outbound transactions with China, and representing high-net worth individuals, real estate developers, banks and USCIS regional centers with the EB-5 immigrant investor program, a topic in which he is a frequent publisher and speaker. Victor holds a B.Sc. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Victor has also studied at Peking University and the University of Hong Kong. Contact him at vshum@aaeb5.com or +1-510-808-7466.