Today the U.S. Congress passed a government funding bill containing a short-term extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 11, 2015. We wrote previously about the EB-5 Regional
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September 2015
Greenberg Traurig Ranks No. 1 on Law360’s “The 10 Most Charitable Law Firms”
Law360 conducted a survey to identify the 10 law firms that made the largest charitable donations in 2014. Greenberg Traurig ranked No. 1 with over 7 million dollars in charitable…
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IRS Proposes Rules for Tax on Gifts From Expatriates
On Sept. 9, 2015, the IRS issued long-awaited guidance on the 2008 legislation relating to gifts to United States persons made by former U.S. citizens and long-term residents who expatriate …
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Greenberg Traurig Attends the Samsung Hope For Children Gala
Greenberg Traurig recently attended this year’s Samsung Hope For Children Gala at the Manhattan Center in New York City. With hundreds of guests in attendance, including musicians, athletes, and celebrities,…
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U.S. Senate’s Government Funding Bill Contains an Extension for the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 11, 2015
Today, leaders in the United States Senate unveiled legislation to fund the Federal Government through December 11, 2015 that contains an extension for the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The bill…
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Greenberg Traurig Attorney Kate Kalmykov Featured in Law360 EB-5 Investors Article
Kate Kalmykov, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, was quoted in Law360’s article, “Gov’t Projects Nab EB-5 Funds As Investors Seek Security.” The article discusses how recently lawyers are seeing EB-5 …
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Greenberg Traurig Recently Presents at the U.S. Real Estate Showcase & Forum in Shanghai
Greenberg Traurig attorney Kate Kalmykov recently presented at The Real Deal’s U.S. Real Estate Showcase & Forum in Shanghai. This was The Real Deal’s first event in Shanghai, and it…
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Pens Op-Ed in Support of the EB-5 Program
Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has penned an op-ed for The Hill on the benefits of the EB-5 program that discusses …
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Bipartisan Policy Center Event Highlights the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Ahead of Reauthorization Deadline
On September 17, 2015, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization that promotes consensus policy solutions on issues of national concern, hosted a panel discussion on the …
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In-Depth: The AAO Decision Which Re-interpreted the Definition of “Capital” in EB-5
For the six (6) months prior to the April 22 EB-5 Stakeholder Engagement, USCIS began to follow a reinterpretation of the regulatory definition of “capital” found at 8 CFR 204.6(e). …
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