EB5 Investors Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2 | Page 59

[ Immigration Attorneys ] Linda Lau, who has been working on EB-5 cases since 1992, is considered a pioneer in the EB-5 field. As the President of Global Law Group, headquartered in South Pasadena, Calif., Linda leads a team of dedicate professionals. Originally from Hong Kong, Linda understands the immigration process on a technical and personal level. Linda Lau Because Linda has a background in social work, she understands that the complexities of immigration often transcend legal issues. The entire staff at Global Law Group is trained to exercise empathy and compassion toward their clients, allowing the practice to handle cases holistically. In addition creating a compassionate environment, Linda also pushes herself and her staff toward 100 percent approval of cases. Linda’s practice handles investment immigration matters exclusively, allowing the firm to offer a range of services targeted toward EB-5 investors and Regional Centers. Included among Linda’s areas of expertise is the filing of Forms I-924 and I-526, but also compliance review of projects and EB-5 Regional Centers. Global Law Group also operates a representative office in Shanghai. After practicing law for many years, Linda found it important to give back to the community. The Global Law Group’s Global Dreambuilders Foundation is an integral part of the firm. The Foundation benefits organizations that provide necessary services to women and children in need Martin Lawler has devoted his 30 years of legal practice to immigration law, helping individuals build lives in the United States through visas, passports and more. Working in the firm that his father started, Lawler & Lawler Law Offices, Martin first began working with E-2 investment visas, which paved the way for his entrance into the EB-5 sphere in 1991. Since that first case, Martin has continued to represent individual investors and regional centers because he believes in the viability of the EB-5 program and its positive effects on the American economy. Martin practices in San Francisco. around the world. Global Dreambuilders Foundation is not just a side project for Linda, she gets her clients involved and hangs up paintings from the children she helps in her office. Linda’s compassion towards her clients and others around the world, combined with her technical expertise, easily makes her one of the leading EB-5 attorneys in the country. Martin Lawler Recently, Martin was given the opportunity to visit a completed EB-5 Regional Center project that he helped develop and receive USCIS approval. It was a fulfilling experience to see the result of all his hard work, “I saw a room full of young people in front of computer screens. Getting to walk around and seeing the real live job creation was deeply satisfying. I was a part of making those jobs for the kids sitting at those computers.” An educator in the immigration community, Martin wrote and regularly updates his publication Professionals: A Matter of Degree, a treatise on employment-based green cards. Ira Kurzban, fellow Top 25 EB-5 Attorney and author of the most widely used single-volume immigration source in the United States, says that Martin’s publication “incorporates every significant aspect of immigration law pertaining to business professionals.” It is Martin’s extensive knowledge and expertise in all of immigration law which makes him an authority in the field and one of the most effective EB-5 attorneys in the business. w w w. E B 5 I n v e s to r s . c o m 59