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Ira Kurzban
Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger,
Tetzeli & Pratt P.A.
Ira Kurzban was retained by one of the
first EB-5 Regional Centers to represent
individual investors and has since spent
the last 20 years involved in the program.
That case became a landmark for EB-5;
Chang v. U.S. was a class action lawsuit
in which Kurzban went up against
USCIS after hundreds of investors’ I-829
petitions were unfairly denied.
Today, Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger,
Tetzeli, & Pratt P.A. is the go-to
immigration litigation firm. Kurzban
has been a partner in the firm’s Miami
office for over three decades and is the
chair of the immigration department.
He and his team currently handle 90
percent of all federal litigation cases for
the EB-5 program and have litigated
class actions on behalf of thousands of
investors over the past 20 years. They also
litigate deportation proceedings resulting
from I-829 denials, and undertake a
large volume of EB-5 mandamus work
resulting from governmental failure to
render case decisions.
Kurzban is an authority on
immigration law who frequently
advises regional centers and agents on
a wide range of EB-5 matters. Kurzban
predicts the program will continue to
develop because it is one of the few areas
in immigration that appears to have
bipartisan support and is creating jobs
for American workers. As the author of
Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook,
he works tirelessly to maintain up-to-date
information for his publication.
A past national president and
former general counsel of AILA, Kurzban
has been listed for over 30 years in the
Best Lawyers in America for his work
in immigration and employment law,
and has been named by the National
Law Journal as one of the Top Twenty
Immigration Lawyers in the United
States. He was also recently named as
one of the 500 best lawyers in the U.S.
by LawDragon and as a star individual in
Chambers. From his pro bono work, to
his service with the Institute for Justice
& Democracy in Haiti, passionate
commitment to his fellow man is what
makes Kurzban an exceptional attorney.
Originally from Hong Kong, Lau
understands the immigration process
on a technical and personal level. As
the president of Global Law Group in
Pasadena, California, and a representative office in Shanghai, China, Lau leads
a team of 40 dedicated professionals.
The entire staff at Global Law Group
exercises empathy and compassion
toward their clients, allowing the
practice to handle cases holistically. In
addition to creating a compassionate
environment, Lau also pushes herself
and her staff towards the goal of 100
percent approval of cases. Her practice
is founded on the mission to provide
wise guidance and advocacy, and to be
a trusted provider of legal services to
entrepreneurs and global citizens.
With over 25 years experience, Lau’s
practice handles investment immigration matters, allowing the firm to offer
a range of services targeted towards all
clients who need EB-5 assistance. Lau
has helped over 60 regional centers
successfully obtain designation with
USCIS. She has also been involved
in structuring over 150 EB-5 projects
with project size ranging from a half
million to a billion dollars.
Lau’s awareness that the complexities
of immigration often transcend legal
issues is fostered by her background in
social work with her Christian world
view, and the Global Law Group’s
Global Dreambuilders Foundation
is an integral part of the firm. The
foundation benefits organizations that
provide necessary services to the poor
and needy around the world. Lau’s
empathy for her clients and others,
combined with her technical expertise,
contributes to her standing as one
of the leading EB-5 attorneys in the
country.
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Linda Lau
Global Law Group
In the early years of EB-5, investors involved in failed projects came to Linda
Lau for assi stance. For many it was too
late, and Lau quickly realized it would
be more effective if EB-5 investors be
educated to do thorough research from
the earliest stage to avoid failed projects.
Lau has been working hard ever since
her first EB-5 case in 1994.
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