Continue Reading SEC Disgorgement Lives to See Another Day After Supreme Court’s Liu v. SEC Ruling

Where Government Policies and Business Realities Converge
On June 22, 2020, in Liu v. SEC, the Supreme Court affirmed in an 8-1 ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission may continue to pursue disgorgement awards under
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Continue Reading SEC Disgorgement Lives to See Another Day After Supreme Court’s Liu v. SEC Ruling
Processing times for many EB-5 related petitions continue to vary. The updated processing times are as follow:
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Continue Reading Update – Processing Times for EB-5 Related Petitions
On Nov. 26, 2019, a complaint for Injunctive Relief and a Temporary Restraining Order was filed by Florida EB-5 Investments, LLC against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) challenging a…
Continue Reading EB-5 Final Rule Challenged in U.S. Federal District Court
Today, the U.S. Senate approved the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR; H.R. 4378 ) to fund the U.S. government through Nov. 21 by a bipartisan vote of 82-15. The last step…
Continue Reading Senate Approves CR to Fund Government, Including Vital Programs Like EB-5
Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to fund government from end of the current fiscal year, Sept. 30, until Nov. 21, 2019. By a…
Continue Reading House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Including Vital Programs Such as EB-5
According to multiple media sources and independently confirmed, last week U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter seeking co-sponsors to a process called the Congressional Review Act…
Continue Reading U.S. Senator Paul Seeks to Overturn Recent Obama-Era EB-5 Regulations
As previously blogged (see EB-5 Regulations Published for Public Inspection), the EB-5 regulations have been published as of July 24, 2019, as final, to take effect Nov. 21,…
Continue Reading EB-5 Regulations Summary
After years of delay the Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations were published on July 24, 2019. You can find a copy of the regulations at this link. You can also…
Continue Reading New EB-5 Regulations: Winners and Losers
After more than two and a half years, Obama-era EB-5 immigration regulations are set to be published on July 24, 2019, with an effective date 120 days after publication or…
Continue Reading EB-5 Regulations Published for Public Inspection
Today, OMB posted that they have concluded their review of the Obama-era EB-5 regulations. On Jan. 13, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security published a notice of proposed rulemaking to…
Continue Reading OMB Completes Review of Obama-Era EB-5 Regulations