In this episode of the Immigration Insights podcast series, Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration & Compliance Practice, is joined by Don Aviv, CEO of Interfor International, to tackle the evolving intersection of global mobility and security.
Together, they examine how geopolitical instability, technological advances, and regulatory changes are reshaping the landscape for businesses
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (Division) announced its 2025 examination priorities (Exam Priorities) Oct. 21, 2024. These priorities address areas of concern based on recent examinations, and often forecast referrals to the Division if material rule violations or deficiencies are uncovered.
Please join Greenberg Traurig EB-5 securities, corporate, and immigration attorneys Jennifer Hermansky, Kate Kalmykov, Richard Cutshall, and William Mack to discuss agent registration under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. The presentation will cover the new form I-956K requirements as well as compliance guidance for EB-5 Regional Centers and new commercial enterprises.
The new Form I-956 and I-956 H contain a series of certifications and detailed personal information requirements with respect to the integrity and backgrounds of the owners, operators, and officers of the Regional Centers administering investments. These certifications will be reviewed by USCIS and require Regional Center applicants to appear for biometrics. The biometrics will
FINRA recently issued Notice to Members 17-42, which proposes sweeping changes to the process by which a securities broker may seek to expunge reference to a customer complaint from his or her public record. The comment period for the proposed rule amendments ended on Feb. 5, 2018. The proposed changes will now to go
On Thursday, July 27, regulators and industry professionals gathered in Washington, D.C. to discuss the current regulatory environment, cybersecurity, and other hot topics at the SEC and FINRA’s 2017 National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers. The panelists, including SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar, FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook, and Susan Axelrod, the Executive Vice President
Nearly all U.S. broker-dealers are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA regulates, and provides oversight and guidance for its member firms. When a broker-dealer becomes a FINRA member, they enter into a membership agreement which, among other things, specifies which financial products and services the broker-dealer is permitted to offer to its
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a series of enforcement actions against lawyers across the country, charging them with offering EB-5 investments and receiving compensation while not registered to act as brokers. According to the SEC, the attorneys and firms involved in these matters assisted in the facilitation of investment sales
The EB-5 program provides foreign investors who demonstrate that their investments create a minimum level of required job creation in the United States with a potential avenue to lawful permanent residency, also known as a “green card.” Specifically, a foreign national who places a certain amount of money at risk and creates or preserves a