EB5 Investors Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2 | Page 63

[ Immigration Attorneys ] When Mona Shah came to the United States as an immigrant from the United Kingdom, she was a single mother without any legal or business contacts in the country. She had no family firm to join in order to get her foot in the door and yet, despite the overwhelming adversity, Mona prevailed to become the successful and respected attorney that she is today. Mona Shah She now runs her own law practice, Mona Shah & Associates, Attorneys at Law, which boasts hundreds of clients spanning four different continents, and she has helped develop two successful EB-5 Regional Centers, including New York City’s first regional center. It is Mona’s determination and work ethic that has made her a leader in the EB-5 industry. Mona’s work with New York City Regional Center, and now New York Immigration Fund Regional Center, has given her the ability to view the EB-5 program from a legal standpoint, as well as from a business and marketing angle. Mona’s international history uniquely equipped her to market her regional centers overseas. Not only does she have countless business contacts overseas, she has also developed personal relationships and is able to comfortably and confidently interact with foreign investors from around the world. Mona is proud of her professional accomplishments, as one of the few females in what she refers to as the old Darren Silver began his own practice in the Korea Town neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1996, and became involved with the EB-5 program shortly after. Darren saw many Koreans buying up small