NEW YORK – May 19, 2016 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP attorneys Kate Kalmykov, Laura Foote Reiff, Bruce C. Rosetto, Dillon R. Colucci, and Jennifer Hermansky, were profiled on EB5Investors Magazine and EB5Investors.com’s “Top 25 Immigration Attorneys in the EB-5 Industry” list for 2016. Kalmykov and Hermanksy are both recognized as Top EB-5 Immigration Attorneys; Reiff is highlighted for her specific experience in legislative work; Rosetto is recognized as a Top 15 Corporate/Securities Attorney; and Colucci is recognized as a Top 5 Rising Star.
EB5Investors Magazine and EB5Investors.com select the attorneys through a combination of community member votes, input from the editorial board, and analysis from the EB5 Magazine in-house team. This is the fourth consecutive year Kalmykov, Reiff, and Hermansky have been selected, while Rosetto and Colucci are making their debut on the 2016 list.
“We are thrilled that Laura, Kate, and Jennifer are being recognized for their accomplishments as thought leaders in the field by EB5 Investors Magazine again this year,” said Martha J. Schoonover, co-chair of the firm’s National Business Immigration & Compliance Practice, “and want to congratulate Bruce and Dillon for being recognized for their contributions.”
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, administered by U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, is an employment-based visa that provides foreign investors with a method of obtaining green cards through an investment of $500,000 to $1 million in the U.S. economy that creates at least 10 jobs. Greenberg Traurig’s EB-5 team is comprised of attorneys from the firm’s Corporate & Securities, Real Estate, Labor & Employment, and Tax practices to deliver customized solutions for EB-5 clients.
Kalmykov, a shareholder in the Business Immigration & Compliance Practice, has experience working on EB-5 immigrant investor matters. She regularly works with developers across a variety of industries, as well as private equity funds, on developing new projects that qualify for EB-5 investments.
Hermansky, an associate in the Business Immigration & Compliance Practice, concentrates her practice on EB-5 immigrant investor visas. She has prepared and filed I-526 petitions and I-829 petitions for immigrant investors, both through individual investments and regional center investments.
Reiff, co-chair of the National Business Immigration & Compliance Practice, focuses her practice on business immigration laws and regulations affecting U.S. and foreign companies, as well as related employment compliance and legislative issues.
Rosetto, a shareholder in the Corporate & Securities Practice, focuses his practice on entrepreneurs and small to middle market public companies throughout the United States in a variety of industries, including life sciences, bio-tech, banking, real estate, environmental, manufacturers, technology, entertainment, and many others. He also advises clients in connection with raising capital for and establishing regional centers to administer projects qualifying for investment under the EB-5 Entrepreneur Investment Visa Program.
Colucci, an associate in the Business Immigration & Compliance Practice, focuses his practice on U.S. immigration concerns and helps individuals, families, professionals, skilled workers, investors, and businesses live, work, invest, and do business in the United States. He works extensively on EB-5 immigrant investor matters.