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Cozen O'Connor

Possible Massive Changes to the EB-5 Investor Program

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OVERVIEW - •Speaking to the press on February 25, 2025, President Trump announced an idea for a new “gold card” visa and pathway to citizenship for foreign investors paying $5 million. •Additional information has not been...more

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Integrity and Accountability: Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Saudi Arabia

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As Saudi Arabia emerges as a global investment destination, it is essential for foreign investors, financial institutions, and legal and compliance professionals to understand the Kingdom’s anti-corruption initiatives,...more

Sands Anderson PC

Lawsuit Claiming Fraud Commenced Five Years Too Late: Investors Beware.

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In Zeng v. Wang, the Court of Appeals of Virginia reminded practitioners of a couple important lessons. Here are two of them. First, investors should read and understand the fine print of any prospectus before signing on the...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Enforcement News: SEC Brings Enforcement Action in Connection EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

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In July of this year, we wrote about a fraud action involving the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (“EB-5 Program” or “Program”) (here). Under the EB-5 Program, investors are eligible for permanent residency status in the U.S....more

White & Case LLP

Imminent FATF Grey Listing of South Africa

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On 24 February 2023, the FATF will announce its decision regarding the likely grey listing of South Africa – if this transpires, the consequences for the already embattled South African economy could be severe. South...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

What are some of the monetary penalties and other consequences of failing to properly report my foreign real estate and other...

Depending upon how foreign real estate is owned and/or controlled, a number of different tax reporting regimes may be implicated.  Each of these has its own corresponding penalties and generally applies to United States...more

A&O Shearman

Second Circuit Underscores That Contractual Obligations Reached In The United States Can Establish That A Transaction Is...

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On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that allegations that parties had reached an agreement within the United States for the sale of foreign securities established a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Europe Insights

Despite a year of continued global political uncertainty and increasing enforcement, shareholder activism and foreign investment control activity, the 2018 outlook for Europe is positive overall. Skadden partners in the U.K.,...more

Akerman LLP

Slippery Slope Fraud Scheme Crumbles Under Mountain of Evidence

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U.S. immigration policy continues to be a subject of national debate, but almost everyone agrees that the EB-5 visa program has been a win-win for immigrants and the U.S. economy. Under the EB-5 program, foreign nationals can...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Frontier Markets – Smallest Markets Represent Promising but Overlooked Investment Opportunities

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The general public may not be familiar with the term “frontier market,” but frontier markets represent the vast majority of the fastest-growing economies in the world. The term “frontier market” generally refers to the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Investing in China Key Challenges and Mitigation Strategy

In early 2005, a subsidiary of listed Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (0003.HK) bought a controlling stake in a Chinese joint venture company. Initial payments were made, but then the audited financial statements...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. District Court Limits the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Bankruptcy Law but Important Considerations for Foreign...

On July 6, 2014, Judge Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, declined to extend the reaches of section 550(a) of the Bankruptcy Code abroad to permit the recovery of funds that...more

Brooks Pierce

SEC Brings Case Involving EB-5 Investment Program

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It’s not often that the securities enforcement and immigration law worlds collide, but I suppose it occasionally happens....more

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