Seyfarth’s EB-5 Team is led by Angelo Paparelli, one of the nation’s preeminent immigration attorneys and repeatedly ranked among the top 25 EB-5 attorneys by EB-5 Investors Magazine, and Gregory White, a partner with over 25 years of experience in securities and corporate finance. Our audit and investigative response team is headed by Chris Robertson, a former senior counsel with the SEC’s Division of Enforcement in Washington D.C. The team is supported by a network of experienced attorneys across our national platform and in China.
Our Capabilities
Obtaining U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) designated Regional Center for project pre-approvals and amendments (Form I-924) and Annual Reporting (Form I-924A)
Advising developers and other sponsors on the appropriate EB-5 vehicle and capital structure based on their business and fundraising objectives
Advising Regional Centers, broker-dealers and others on SEC and FINRA compliance to minimize regulatory roadblocks and provide investor protections
Representing investors in connection with the direct EB-5 job-creation program and with investments in qualifying Regional Center projects
Advising Regional Centers, project developers, private equity firms and other business entities in understanding, achieving and maintaining compliance with federal immigration laws and federal and state securities laws, including exemptions from registration and investor disclosures in private placement memoranda
Our EB-5 Difference
Angelo Paparelli, co-chair of our EB-5 Team is recognized as one of the most renowned immigration attorneys in the United States with top rankings by Chambers and Legal 500. Chambers has given him its highest accolade as first listing under Band 1, noting that Angelo is regarded as ”a real powerhouse and a thought leader.”
Gregory White, co-chair of our EB-5 Team, serves on IIUSA’s Banking Committee, working to address important issues within the EB-5 industry.
Ranked among the top immigration practices in the United States by Chambersand Legal 500.
Angelo Paparelli is recognized by EB5Investors Magazine in their 2014 and 2015 annual list of Top 25 EB-5 Immigration Attorneys.
Angelo Paparelli serves as the discussion leader for ILW.COM’s “EB-5 Roundtable” telephone seminar series, offered every month since January 2013.
Members of our EB-5 Team collaborated to edit and write articles in “The EB-5 Book 3rd Edition” (ILW.COM, March 2015; Angelo Paparelli, Editor).
Members of our EB-5 Team collaborated to write and publish “Forming and Operating an EB-5 Regional Center: A Guide for Developers and Business Innovators” (ILW.COM, May 2014; Angelo Paparelli, Lead Editor).
An active office in Shanghai, China to give on-the-ground advice and representation.
Leading complementary practices include real estate, finance, corporate and construction practices to serve the needs of EB-5 projects and their developers.
Awards:
2010 AILA Edith Lowenstein Award for Advancing the Practice of Immigration Law : http://tinyurl.com/2d6ruy3
2009 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year Award : http://tinyurl.com/kp5z4h