Business Immigration; Work Visas & EB-5

One important element of business and investment success is talent recruitment and retention. We help clients navigate complex, and ever-changing US immigration laws and regulations, efficiently and competently petition for employment-based visas, and investment-based visas, including H-1B specialty workers, Employment-based First Preference EB1 for persons having demonstrated, extraordinary abilities, outstanding professors and researchers, and qualifying multi-national managers and executives.

We build strategic, word-class business immigration policies and programs under US immigration laws. We guide business clients navigate legal complexities and developments, internal policies and competitive environments to maintain a sustainable advantage in recruiting and retaining talent.

Most recently enacted new law, EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (“RIA”) allows for concurrent filings for certain categories of “reserved visas,” eliminating “visa retrogression” facing immigrant investors from high-demand countries, especially China. Pursuant to RIA, we help design and structure EB-5 project offerings (both stand-alone, independent and Regional Center sponsored projects), petition for the designation and authorization of EB-5 Regional Centers (“RC”), counsel and advise RC developers/sponsors on RIA, Securities Act and Securities Adviser Act compliance, etc.

Due Process Appeals(DPA) & Tax Court Litigation

Investment Adviser Act; Investment Company Act of 1940

IRS Competent Authority Procedure

Mergers & Acquisitions Global Tax Planning

On tax due diligence, we identify historical, ongoing and potential risks and plan tax optimization strategies, assess the amounts and risk probabilities, and advise on the tax aspects of acquisition and purchase agreements, minimize transaction taxes and post-closing tax liabilities.

On tax structuring: we design and elaborate on tax efficient structures for acquisition and purchase transactions, advise and design tax efficient gain repatriation, carve-outs and exits. We review and summarize tax positions, anticipate transaction structuring, achieve ongoing and post-closing tax efficiency. We review and advise on U.S. tax reform, Tax Court and appeal court tax rulings. We provide advance comfort, and clarification on pre-closing carve-outs, tax treatment of sales proceeds and gains, transaction taxes and repatriation taxes.

Securities Law Compliance

Tax Efficient, Structured Transactions

Loan and capital investment structuring, international tax planning.

Global tax planning for multinational companies, funds and individuals, including US immigration related tax planning, assessments and compliances.

Tax Treaty Arbitration

Trusts & Family Trust Fund Formation

“Happy families are alike,” they plan family trust funds, wealth and estate transfer well. To counsel and advise on family trust and estate matters, we apply an in-depth, thorough reading of State trust law statutes, case and common law, US tax code, Treasury Regulations, Tax Court case law and applicable treaties.

In addition to following the developments and ongoing reform of US tax law, we endeavor to be well-versed on leading State trust law jurisprudence (including Alaska, Delaware, South Dakota and Wyoming).

We draft all forms of trust documents, design and implement tailored, individual wealth and estate planning trusts.

We identify and help to implement strategies for minimizing transfer taxes—including gift, estate and generation—skipping taxes; respond to and address clients’ specific planning needs—including transactional planning and structuring, complex inter-generational wealth transfer, trust asset protection and distribution planning strategies.

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