Collaboration Partners

Akerman is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its strength in middle-market mergers and acquisitions within the financial services and real estate industries. With more than 700 lawyers and a network of 24 offices across the United States, Akerman has significant experience in the representation of immigration clients involved in multinational, foreign and domestic companies, as well as individual business persons and employees of such businesses, in all aspects of immigration and nationality law including treaty trader and treaty investor visas, specialty worker visas, extraordinary ability, intracompany transfer visas, labor-certified green cards and U.S. permanent residency.

Klasko Immigration Law Partners’ EB-5 team is one of the largest and most respected EB-5 practices in the world. The firm’s EB-5 practice, which includes Chinese-fluent lawyers and paralegals, files hundreds of I-526 petitions for investors each year. Klasko Immigration Law Partners has a breadth of experience representing and working with every stakeholder in the EB-5 visa program, including investors, regional centers and project developers. The firm also has substantial experience with I-829 filings for investor clients.

Marcum LLP is a national accounting and advisory services firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurial, middle-market companies and high net worth individuals achieve their goals. Marcum professionals have worked on EB-5 projects around the world and assist the EB-5 investors in gathering all of the data necessary to prepare the Source of Funds Report. This process includes completing an interview questionnaire that will be provided to a local Marcum office or Leading Edge Affiliate in the investor’s home country. The interview questionnaire will request from the investor all the necessary data required by the U.S. government. Marcum reviews the data prior to submission in order to ascertain its completeness and accuracy. In addition, the firm coordinates with and assists an investor’s immigration attorney in making sure that the immigration process proceeds as seamlessly as possible.

Saul Ewing is a full-service, national law firm with approximately 375 attorneys and a team of top-notch business professionals, all working together to deliver practical, proactive advice and excellent client service. Saul Ewing offers clients a sophisticated, full-service practice that addresses their diverse and complex needs with vision, expertise and a commitment to quality and service. Saul Ewing represents real estate developers, venture capitalists and investors in serving as corporate, securities counsel for multifaceted industries in applications for regional center designations with USCIS and in EB-5 offerings.

Vermilion Consulting founder, Kim Atteberry, was previously the chief economist of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She attained that position through her proven track record, organizational skills and change management abilities. As the chief of the investment and economic analysis division at USCIS, Kim refined the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, educated practitioners and forged best practices. She has been a recognized expert in economic development since 1995, particularly in the field of labor economics. To support her vision for a premier economic consulting firm, she has hand-picked a team of professionals with a shared commitment to accuracy, reliability, integrity and respect.

JTC Americas, is the North American division of JTC Group, a publicly listed, global professional services business with deep expertise in fund, corporate and private client services. JTC Americas as the leading provider of third-party, administrative solutions to U.S. impact investment sectors, including the Opportunity Zones initiative and the EB-5 Program, as well as to private equity fund managers and 1031 exchange participants. The company’s technology-driven solutions streamline best practices in these markets by simplifying specialized financial transactions, reducing back-office overhead, curtailing fraud and abuse, and offering security, transparency and regulatory compliance through each step of an investment’s life cycle.