May 2015

Greenberg Traurig presented to potential investors in Vietnam in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the EB-5 program last week.  Kate Kalmykov was in attendance as a guest speaker to discuss the Hot Topics in EB-5 for Vietnamese investors, providing the audience with the most current information on the proposed EB-5 legislation, potential increases in the TEA investment amount and how retrogression for Chinese based applicants impacts third country nationals.  Hundreds of investors attended the events, illustrative of the growing interest in the Vietnamese market.

Kate Kalmykov presents Hot Issues in EB-5 Processing for Vietnamese Investors.
Kate Kalmykov presents Hot Issues in EB-5 Processing for Vietnamese Investors.

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Greenberg Traurig’s Business Immigration & Compliance Practice and three of the group’s attorneys were included in the 2015 Chambers USA Guide. The 2015 guide includes more than 190 Greenberg Traurig attorneys and more than 30 practice areas across various markets in the United States.

According to its website, Chambers and Partners selects attorneys and practices for inclusion based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world. The Business Immigration & Compliance Practice received recognition in the Nationwide, District of Columbia and New York markets, earning “Band 1” in District of Columbia for the ninth consecutive year. Immigration attorneys Laura Foote Reiff, Martha Schoonover and Kate Kalmykov were ranked in the Immigration category for their markets and/or nationwide.
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Greenberg Traurig attorneys, Kate Kalmykov and Sylvia Sobczyk, attended a recent immigration-related exhibition in Qatar.  As part of Greenberg Traurig’s tour of the Middle East, Kalmykov and Sobczyk were available to discuss immigration related questions with the thousands of participants at the exhibition.  Among the various topics discussed, Kalmykov and Sobczyk provided insights on the EB-5 program and how investors can obtain a green card through investment in the United States.

Kate Kalmykov and Sylvia Sobczyk meet with the attendees at the recent exhibition in Qatar to discuss various immigration matters.
Kate Kalmykov and Sylvia Sobczyk meet with the attendees at the recent exhibition in Qatar to discuss various immigration matters.

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