Prior to founding the Regional Center, Brian was a partner in the international law firm Holland & Knight, LLP where he was a partner in the firm’s International and Cross Border Transactions Group and led the firm’s global business immigration and compliance practice. Brian is an experienced corporate transactional attorney and is widely recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of immigration law with substantial experience in the highly specialized area of EB-5 visas, which was instrumental in the founding of the Regional Center and its success since then. Brian worked on his first EB-5 project in 1991 and it remained a mainstay of his legal career.
Brian has received the highest ratings from client and peer review groups alike, including an AV rating, the highest rating from Martindale Hubbell and received the top ratings for immigration attorneys from Chambers USA, the world’s leading peer review organization. In 2010, Brian received the Meritorious Public Service award from The Florida Bar in recognition of his service as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of a Florida Bar Grievance Committee.
Brian received his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School and his Bachelors of Science degree from the American University. Brian acted as an immigration advisor to two Presidential and Vice Presidential transition teams and is a frequent lecturer and author on corporate and immigration issues and has been published in numerous periodicals. Brian is a member of The Florida Bar and the Washington, D.C. Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.