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EB5 INVESTORS MAGAZINE
Top 25 EB-5 Attorneys
EB5Investors Magazine is proud to present the Top 25 Immigration Attorneys in the EB-5 industry. Our list is not ranked as each and every one of these attorneys has enormous prestige in this exciting area of immigration law. These individuals were first identified by a poll conducted at our conference, and further evaluated based on their experience in the immigrant investor program, reputation and regard within the community. The rigorous selection process was completed with scrutiny from the magazine's editorial board and internal staff. The profiles of the Top 25 Immigration Attorneys read as a who's who in the EB-5 industry. This list is a great resource, not only for potential investors, but also as a reference for others in the legal profession.
This list of top EB-5 legal counsel would not be complete without the leading corporate & securities attorneys who make the whole program possible. These individuals were chosen according to the same criteria as the immigration attorneys, and provide the highest quality legal representation available in the EB-5 industry.
After personally interviewing each of the attorneys on our list, we at the magazine can say with certainty that these individuals are truly leading the pack. The veterans, pioneers, and innovators on this list not only have the technical expertise demanded by the EB-5 community, but they are also genuinely passionate about their field and continuously work toward the betterment of the EB-5 program.
For more information, or to contact any of these attorneys, we invite you to view their listings by clicking their names below.
Edward C. Beshara
Edward Beshara, Managing Partner of Beshara P.A. in Orlando, Fla., has over 20 years of experience in immigration law. At the beginning of his career, Ed worked on many of E-2 and L-1 cases and achieved a lot of success. After the EB-5 program was established, Ed began working with clients from Russia, the United Kingdom and China to accomplish their immigration goals through EB-5.
Because Ed has been practicing law long enough to see the field evolve, he has experience with both direct investment and investment through regional centers. Complementing his work with clients, Ed has been involved in a best practices committee that brought together attorneys, developers, regional center creators, brokers and potential investors, to incorporate all the moving parts of this area of immigration law.
Ed would say that he was born to do EB-5 (having the initials E.B. and being born on the 5th certainly help support this). The EB-5 sector allows Ed to draw upon his interest in business immigration to deal with corporate clients, help create jobs and see companies succeed. He has remained passionately involved after so many years because he sees the program as serving a real need—it promotes growth in the United States and issues green cards to hopeful immigrants.
Ed's veteran status does not keep him from remaining up-to-date with developments in the program. He prides himself on his personal involvement with all his clients and promises to respond to all phone calls within 12 hours. Ed credits part of his success to the very qualified team in his Florida office, for without them he would not be able to be the best at what he does.
Jeff Campion
For nearly 13 years, Jeff Campion has owned, operated, and managed his own private legal practice, the Law Office of Jeffrey E. Campion, P.A., based in Weston, Fla. His office counsels high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals who are seeking residency and naturalization in the United States for their families
In addition to providing legal counsel, Jeff began his own regional center, Texas Urban Triangle Regional Center, in 2011. His foray into the regional center world was spurred by his desire to offer foreign investors projects that were worth their investment. He is the CEO of the regional center and manages the center's various projects.
Jeff's ability to connect with people sets him apart from the rest. His philosophy is that you cannot adequately represent anyone in immigration without understanding them individually, and the magnitude of their decision to immigrate. He understands how vital and life-changing the process of immigration is to a family that leaves behind everything they know to settle in a new country, with only the hope of a better life. Many of Jeff's high net worth clients come from Latin American where they are oppressed, persecuted and even kidnapped.
Jeff was drawn to immigration law, and EB-5 in particular, because it allows people to come to the United States where they can be free from persecution and enjoy the freedoms deserved by all. In Jeff's opinion, the EB-5 program not only offers such an opportunity, but also has the mutual benefit of stimulating the U.S. economy through investments in local businesses. As Jeff says, why not support a program that changes lives and builds American business in the process?
Robert Divine
When Robert Divine first got involved with the EB-5 program back in 2003, he actually refused several cases. At the time, there were serious organizational problems within the program and several projects that Robert could not put his faith in. But in 2004 Robert joined the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and served as Chief Counsel, where he worked toward a better future for EB-5. He played a part in the revamping of the program, with a commitment to getting rid of smoke and mirrors and a focus on re-grounding EB-5 in reality.
Before his current role as an EB-5 immigration attorney at Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Robert worked hard to better the industry. His time at USICS as Chief Counsel, and subsequently as Acting Director and Acting Deputy Director, allowed Robert to do what he felt was the right thing: bring honesty and transparency back into EB-5.
Now when he represents immigrant investors, he knows that the integrity of their investments and the structure of the program are stable. In addition, he is uniquely able to put himself in the shoes of the adjudicator and, as such, provide an application that is both clear and easy for those assessing it to understand and approve.
Robert is a shareholder and leader of his firm's immigration practice group at their Washington, D.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn. offices. He appreciates EB-5 work for the way it brings together aspects of the entire legal spectrum. For Robert, the program is a chance to broaden his skills and stretch and develop his abilities.
For nearly 30 years Robert Gaffney has been helping individual and corporate clients make the United States their home through family, investment and employment-based immigration. His personal practice, located in San Francisco, Calif. has been specifically involved with EB-5 since the program was first instated in 1990.
His location in Northern California, among a sizeable Asian-American population, drove his interest in Chinese culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and frequently travels to China to work with potential investors; an estimated 80% of all EB-5 immigrants involved in the program originate from China.
Robert is a California State Bar Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, distinguishing him as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable attorneys in California. His wide breath of understanding as a certified specialist, shared among just three percent of all law practitioners in California, makes him an invaluable asset in EB-5 cases. It is his expertise in all of immigration law that makes him such an effective bridge for clients looking to establish a new life in the United States.
Robert is a long-time member of the Association of Asian Studies, a member of the San Francisco-Shanghai Sister City Committee, and he regularly speaks on the U.S. legal system and business practices to business groups and visiting foreign delegations. He has also earned an "AV" rating, the highest rating for integrity and skill possible for attorneys according to Martindale-Hubbell, a trusted legal authority widely recognized for identifying skilled law associates in the United States. Robert enjoys travelling abroad and living in the Bay Area, where there is a wealth of outdoor activities.
Jennifer Hermansky
Jennifer Hermansky began working on EB-5 cases in 2009, and has since been involved in over 50 regional center projects and hundreds of individual investor petitions. She has devoted her entire practice to EB-5 because she is truly passionate about it, allowing her to gain a complete and thorough understanding of the process.
With her immigration background in employment-based visas, she is intimately familiar with the naturalization process and applies this knowledge to all of her EB-5 cases. Jennifer is an expert in the EB-5 program from start to finish, helping investors from the moment they decide to file until they become U.S. citizens. She brings her wealth of experience in multiple aspects of immigration law to the table for every EB-5 case.
In particular, Jennifer has a unique perspective in the area of regional center development. Because she has worked with so many individual EB-5 petitioners, she knows exactly what potential investors are looking for in a project. With a degree in finance, she enjoys researching individual investors' source of funds and helping structure regional center projects. She helps establish business plans, economic reports and securities offerings, ensuring that each is EB-5 compliant and attractive in order to appeal to foreign investors. Her involvement in regional centers is continual, and she counsels regional centers in issues of management, staffing and job creation on an ongoing basis.
Jennifer works at the Greenberg Traurig, LLP Philadelphia office and is part of the firm's EB- 5 immigrant investor team. When she is not working on EB-5 cases, you might find Jennifer golfing or fishing.
David Hirson
David Hirson has been involved with EB-5 cases since the program's inception in 1990, making him among the most experienced active EB-5 immigration attorneys in the nation. He was present in the U.S. Senate when the EB-5 legislation was originally proposed, and debated and subsequently filed one of the first ever cases for a family from Taiwan. In fact, David filed many of the EB-5 cases that received approval during the first 10 years of the EB-5 program.
David has over 30 years of experience practicing immigration law. He is a Partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP, where he co-manages the firm's Irvine, Calif. office, which facilitates visa application processing at U.S. Embassies and Consulates across the world. He has been certified by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law for over 20 years. As such, David is an expert on EB-5 and an educator within the field.
He regularly travels to China and other countries abroad and has developed relationships with the top providers who source investors for EB-5 projects in each country. Additionally, he attends trade shows, gives lectures to businessmen, human resources Associations and chambers of commerce, and establishes new ties within the EB-community as a whole. He has been published many times and is a leader in the EB-5 community and immigration law as a whole.
David enjoys all kinds of culture and entertainment from Broadway to ballet. He also relishes traveling for work and for pleasure, exploring new places, experiencing new cultures and cuisine; but most of all he loves coming home to his wife their two miniature Maltese dogs.
Mark Ivener
A veteran EB-5 attorney, Mark Ivener has been working immigrant investor cases since the mid-1990s. His first case came from clients who were looking to come to the United States but were not eligible for other available initiatives. Most of his EB-5 cases, however, have come to him in the past eight years, following the expansion of the Regional Center Pilot Program. He works with high net worth individuals looking to immigrate to the United States
Mark was attracted to the EB-5 program as an option for his clients because of its flexibility. If individuals have the time to wait for the applications to be processed, he considers the end benefits to be limitless. With an EB-5 visa, investors can come to the United States, gain permanent residency, and pursue anything from education to retirement.
Mark is a Founding Partner of Ivener & Fullmer, a global immigration law firm based out of Los Angeles, with offices in Tokyo, Vancouver, and New York. He is the founder of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers and the National Consortium of Immigration Law Firms. He has been selected for inclusion in Chambers Global, Chambers U.S.A., the International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, and the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for Immigration and Naturalization by Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register.
Mark's signature is his dependability and personal touch. Not only do his clients praise his caring attitude and his dedicated availability, but so do his grandsons. They can always count on his love and support at their basketball, baseball and football games.
Kate Kalmykov
Kate Kalmykov is an EB-5 immigration attorney and Of Counsel at the New York City area offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a top ranking international law firm. Kate is an active member in the immigration law community and has been working on EB-5 cases for close to 10 years. Kate recognized the opportunity that the EB-5 program offered to immigrants who did not have the option of getting a visa through family or employment connections.
After that first EB-5 client, Kate has continued her EB-5 work for close to a decade because she finds it to be a fascinating field and is rewarded by helping investors fulfill their dreams. She also finds a certain satisfaction in seeing projects develop from the ground up and in being involved in the process of creating U.S. jobs.
Kate's clients appreciate the personal attention she pays them, whether they are regional center clients or individual investors. Longtime client Dan Fulop says that working with Kate means more than just hiring someone to get the job done; she becomes a real partner in whatever project she is working on.
When Kate is not working directly with clients she is writing and speaking around the world. In this year alone she has traveled to China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Dubai to attend EB-5 events and network in the community. Kate writes for EB5Investors.com, EB-5insights.com and has been quoted in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, among other prominent publications. For the past two years she has been a panelist speaker at Southern California's EB-5 Conference, this past year as co-chair.
Apart from EB-5, Kate is passionate about raising her two year-old, yoga and boxing.
H. Ronald Klasko
Recognized as one of the nation's most influential immigration attorneys, Ron Klasko has focused his practice on immigration law for over 30 years. Ron was recognized by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers as being the most well respected immigration corporate attorney in the world. He is one of the founders of Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, based in Philadelphia, which consequently is the single largest hub of EB-5 projects in the country. As one of the leading immigration attorneys in the city, Ron says it was only logical for him to jump into EB-5 and start making a difference.
Ron's true passion is getting involved on the ground floor of projects and making an impact, improving practices and crafting the most creative and effective ways to interpret law. He enjoys finding unique strategies of enacting law to yield the greatest possible benefit for individuals, and as such, he devotes much of his time to speaking, writing, and improving the state of affairs for immigration law and EB-5 specifically.
Ron is currently in his fourth term as Chair of the EB-5 Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, leading advocacy efforts with USCIS to improve the EB-5 program. For the past year he also served as Chair of the Best Practices Committee of IIUSA, the association of EB-5 Regional Centers, working tirelessly with regional centers, developers, securities attorneys and EB-5 professionals to compile the first ever comprehensive list of best practices in the EB-5 industry for regional centers. With his dedication to law making and the program, Ron has led, and will continue to lead the EB-5 program to greatness.
Anthony Korda
You may already be familiar with Anthony Korda and his personal EB-5 immigration journey from the first issue of our magazine. After navigating the EB-5 process himself, he now helps others do the same. Anthony first became involved with the EB-5 program in 2006 when he and his family emigrated from the United Kingdom after investing in Jay Peak Ski Resort, a project for The Vermont Regional Center. He chose the EB-5 program not only because it allowed his family to realize their dream of living in the United States, but also because he believes in the program's ability to bring funding, entrepreneurs and great business opportunities to the American economy that would not have otherwise been possible.
His one-of-a-kind insider perspective on the EB-5 program is what makes Anthony such a valuable and coveted attorney. With clients his main focus is on understanding the person behind the application. This means that he focuses on helping find the right project, and managing their expectations. He spent months and months waiting for his status to change on the USCIS website and he intimately understands the frustrations that can come with the EB-5 program. Through managing expectations, Anthony is able to present his clients with an accurate picture of the EB-5 program and exactly what is expected of them in order to be successful.
Anthony became a U.S. citizen this year and currently lives in Florida, where he spends his time kite surfing and boating when he is not working. He is fluent in German and English and his firm Korda, Zitt and Associates has offices in London, Naples, Fla., and Beverly Hills, Calif.
Charles H. Kuck
Charles H. Kuck is the Managing Partner of Kuck Immigration Partners LLC, and one of the most highly respected immigration attorneys in the country, as evidenced by his countless industry designations and appointments.
He is a Past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, served on the organization's National Executive Committee, Board of Governors, was Chair of the Atlanta Chapter, and held the position of National Chair of the Young Lawyers Division. He currently serves as the National Secretary for the Academy of Business Immigration Lawyers and was a Founding Fellow of the Academy. Furthermore, Charles has been recognized by the immigration community, receiving the designation of "Super Lawyer" in Atlanta Magazine, and the title of one of the world's leading business lawyers in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and Best Lawyers in America.
Despite his prestigious status, Charles says that at the end of the day his practice all comes back to protecting the client. By bringing his immigration law experience into each EB-5 case, he is able to deliver the highest possible benefits to immigrant investors. With deep roots in the program dating back to the early 1990s, Charles understands the essential nature of the program and, as a result, makes sure job creation is his number one priority in any project.
Charles has frequently appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNBC, FoxNews, and CBS and has been quoted in several prestigious publications, including the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. When he is not working, he enjoys golf and gardening, which he considers to be his therapy. Charles practices law in the Atlanta, Ga. office of Kuck Immigration Partners, LLC.
Ira Kurzban
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 Immigrant Investor Program. That first case became a landmark case for EB-5; Chang v. U.S. was a class action law suit in which Ira went up against USCIS when several immigrant investors' I-829 petitions were unfairly denied. Today, Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger, Tetzeli, & Pratt P.A. is the go-to EB-5 litigation firm, handling more than 95% of all federal litigation cases for the investor visa program. Ira has been a partner the law firm's Miami, Fla. office for over three decades and is the chair of the firm's immigration department.
Ira is one of the most respected and knowledgeable authorities on immigration law, continually educating others on new developments in the field. Most notably, he is the author of Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, the most widely used one-volume immigration source in the United States. He works tirelessly to maintain up-to-date information for his publication, continuously keeping abreast of new cases and reform issues, and republishing every two years.
Not only does Ira devote his professional life to attaining justice, he also fights for it in his personal life through his involvement with the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti. Through the organization, Ira represents Haitians affected by the worst cholera epidemic in recent history, which was brought into the country by United Nations personnel. Passionate commitment to his fellow man is what makes Ira an impeccable attorney and an exceptional human being.
Linda Lau
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.
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 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
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.
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.
Dawn Lurie
Dawn Lurie is a partner at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP and the leader of the firm's Business Immigration and Compliance practice, based in their Washington, D.C. office. In Dawn's capable hands, the full services of Sheppard Mullin work with individual investor clients and project developers on issues of EB-5 compliance, guiding them through the program and helping them navigate their specific immigration path.
Dawn is an asset to her team because she has developed the ability to forecast trends within the EB-5 program and anticipate industry shifts. Her ability to understand what government adjudicators are looking for and stay a step ahead of immigration concerns in the Capital is what helps Dawn accurately advise her clients. For example, she anticipated USCIS' changes in policies and interpretations and was able to put in the extra time and effort with her clients to ensure approval, rather than cutting corners, leading to a denial down the line.
A real straight shooter, Dawn says she give clients the advice she would want: the truth. The EB-5 program is an extremely complex machine with countless moving parts and Dawn makes sure her clients are aware of the difficult realities they face when beginning a project. By tackling issues straight on and dedicating herself to each case, Dawn is able to continually help clients gain success in the EB-5 program. Dawn knows that success in the program requires more than just luck.
An educator in the field as well, Dawn regularly speaks and writes about immigration compliance matters. Though her professional life keeps her busy, Dawn is devoted to her family, especially her children.
Brandon Meyer
Brandon Meyer is a principal at Meyer Law Group, where he devotes his practice to providing quality legal representation to clients ranging from EB-5 Regional Center operators and individual investors to multinational corporations. He values the freedom he enjoys in operating his own firm, allowing him to hand pick his clients and focus on cases which he feels comfortable and confident devoting his time and efforts to.
Brandon has seen the EB-5 program go through a period of immense growth, and commented on the unfortunate side effects of quick expansion—namely greed, pride and less-than-ideal practices within the industry. With this in mind, Brandon says he sticks to the basics, doing his due diligence on each case he encounters and focusing on getting the job done right. He dedicates his time to helping each of his EB-5 clients present a rock solid case and, in the process, works toward getting the program back on a stable path, breaking the cycle of booms and busts which have been a reality in the past.
The EB-5 program allows Brandon to exercise his interdisciplinary knowledge in business, finance, and tax, among other areas. He appreciates working with EB-5 clients because every case is different. Brandon is an authority in business immigration, authoring several noteworthy articles on the subject including, most recently, "You Can't Always Get What You Want: The AAO and Material Change."
Brandon resides in California and when he's not in the office, he enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the outdoors. Meyer Law Group operates offices in Solana Beach, Calif. and Stamford, Conn.
David M. Morris
David M. Morris manages Visa Law Group's Washington, D.C. office that practices immigration and visa law, exclusively. David is a respected national lawyer in the business immigration field, in his own right, and an authority in the EB-5 sector.
David is regularly invited to speak on EB-5 investor visa law topics. He is involved in the industry, not only as an immigration lawyer representing individual investors, but also as a regional center owner. David credits his entrepreneurial spirit with drawing him into the regional center arena. It is his extensive experience as both a regional center owner and a legal technician that opens David up to a greater number of skill sets and opportunities.
David takes pride in his appointment as one of only 10 lawyers to serve on AILA's National EB-5 Investor Visa Committee for the 2010-2011 term. He has been a member of AILA for the past five years, but as part of the National EB-5 Investor Visa Committee he was able to work with other leading attorneys in the field to help the EB-5 industry as a whole, through communication with government services. He considers it an honor to represent the EB-5 community and work toward a brighter future.
David caught a glimpse of that bright future at the site of one EB-5 American's projects in Washington, D.C. where he witnessed his regional center's project, City Market, deliver a new senior living tower. It was David's work raising $100 million that allowed dozens of individuals to stay in the neighborhoods they grew up in and, in the process, make the immigration dreams of foreign investors come true.
Angelo Paparelli
Angelo Paparelli has been involved with EB-5 issues since 1990, when the Immigrant Investor Program was first established. His involvement with EB-5 has evolved as the law itself has evolved. In the early days, Angelo focused on troubleshooting problems that arose as a result of open questions that floated around the EB-5 community with no easy answers. By the end of that first decade, Angelo had established a regional center. Angelo joined Sayfarth Shaw, LLP in 2009 and is a partner at the firm. There, he focuses mostly on working with regional centers and project development, and, to a lesser extent, on working with individual investors.
Angelo is uniquely qualified in the EB-5 field because of his background as an international business and tax lawyer. His sophisticated understanding of business allows him to anticipate obstacles and know when to call in expert support. Angelo prides himself on visualizing creative solutions to complex problems. As a creative strategic thinker, he is able to anticipate positive outcomes to problems that may seem insurmountable.
To support his work in the EB-5 community, Angelo runs a free monthly telephone roundtable on regional centers, allowing him and his peers to discuss specific issues in detail. Additionally, Angelo is an avid writer and is anticipating the publication of a book he co-edited on regional centers and dealmakers.
You can find Angelo's musing on all things immigration law on his blog Nation of Immigrators. When he is not practicing law, Angelo enjoys yoga, fitness, theater and spending time with his two daughters, who are both involved in the legal field.
Reza Rahbaran
As the managing attorney of Rahbaran & Associates PLLC, Reza Rahbaran focuses exclusively on immigration through the EB-5 program. With offices in both Miami, Fla. and Washington, D.C., Reza routinely assists clients through the EB-5 immigration process, devoting about 90% of his practice to EB-5 Regional Center and individual immigrant cases.
He first became involved with EB-5 cases eight years ago, but it is his history as an immigrant that initially sparked his interest in immigration and federal law. Born in Iran, Reza moved to England with his family as a young boy and eventually came to the United States. He studied law in London, then moved to New York and became licensed to practice law in 2002.
Reza's experience in a real estate fund, before becoming involved in EB-5, gave him a solid legal foundation in structuring businesses and understanding real estate transactions. Uniquely equipped to help immigrant investors because of his interest and deep understanding of global cultural and business differences, Reza decided to throw his professional efforts into the EB-5 program.
He works diligently to bridge the gap between American regional centers and foreign investors, creating a mutual understanding and reconciliation of cultural differences. His understanding of worldwide business practices guide Reza in presenting succinct and understandable cases to USCIS, despite complex foreign investor concerns. Reza has particular expertise with cases involving U.S. Treasury sanctions (OFAC) and dealing with investors from countries with capital export restrictions, such as Iran, Syria, China, and Egypt.
Reza is involved in several prestigious organizations including AILA, British American Business Association, American Bar Association, and the Iranian American Bar Association. In addition to English, he is fluent in Farsi.
Dale Schwartz
You might say that Dale Schwartz has been involved with EB-5 since before the program even started. After noticing investor funds streaming into Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Dale approached then Senator Ted Kennedy suggesting that an immigrant investor program be established in the United States. Dale would have to work and wait a few more years to see the U.S. Immigrant Investor Program become a reality.
Ever since day one, Dale has been passionately involved in EB-5 work. One former client even called him Robin Hood for his dedication to a program that creates jobs and has allowed untold numbers of immigrants to fulfill their dreams. Dale particularly enjoys the fact that EB-5 work allows him to meet a variety of interesting people, and he prides himself on the personal relationships that he has formed with many of his clients.
Dale practices law in Atlanta, Ga. as a partner at Schwartz Posel Immigration Law Group. He is a past National President of American Immigration Lawyers Association and has authored numerous articles on immigration law. Dale shares his expertise as an Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law. Additionally, Dale serves as Chair of the Board of HIAS, an international refugee association that he has been involved with since 1981.
An important component of Dale's practice is know what his clients like and striving to make sure they know that he truly cares about their success. He places extreme importance on staying in touch with clients in order to generate a sense of trust. When he is not practicing law, Dale builds electric trains and runs his own radio station.
Mona Shah
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.
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 boys club of EB-5. Mona is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association.
Darren Silver
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 business in a trend that originally emphasized E-2 visas, but he did work an occasional EB-5 case. His EB-5 caseload picked up around five to six years ago with momentum from regional centers and he began to receive inquiries from larger EB-5 projects.
His 15 years of EB-5 experience is preceded by work with INS and USCIS in their Los Angeles service center. In this capacity, Darren was involved in the adjudication of EB-5 cases, giving him a unique perspective now as an immigration attorney.
Darren enjoys working on EB-5 cases because he is interested in business and investment immigration law in particular—the EB-5 program is at the intersection of his interests. While the EB-5 program can be challenging, it also offers rewards, and Darren enjoys being part of an area that is growing.
Darren's success is formed by a combination of his legal knowledge and his experience with USCIS, allowing him to understand all sides of an EB-5 case. He knows what goes into adjudicating an EB-5 case and can structure his cases in such a way as to ensure the highest likelihood of success. Darren, of course, does not do it alone and counts on his team of talented attorneys to help get the best outcome for his clients. Darren is a devoted father to his two children and an avid surfer.
Lincoln Stone
Lincoln Stone, of Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez, LLP, is an immigration attorney working in Los Angeles. Lincoln is part of a team of 20 immigration attorneys and he has played an important role in overseeing the growth of the firm. Not only is Lincoln one of only five attorneys at the firm who are certified specialists in immigration and nationality law, he is also an expert in investor immigration, in particular.
Lincoln has used his expertise to handle the cases of 2,000 clients. He is proud of the fact that he has worked with many domestic clients to raise over $2 billion of funds through the EB-5 program. However, his practice spans beyond EB-5 and Lincoln has worked with hundreds of investors and entrepreneurs, helping them achieve their immigration dreams through an array of visa options.
When he is not working directly with clients, Lincoln speaks and presents on investor and entrepreneur immigration. Some of his recent presentations have been in front of audiences at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the University of Notre Dame Law School, and the University of San Diego International Tax Conference.
Lincoln is a prolific writer and has published works on a wide array of EB-5 issues. Additionally, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the first three editions of AILA's Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs. Lincoln is proud of his pro bono work and his involvement with Catholic Charities Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, and Friends of St. Lawrence—Watts Youth Center.
Bernard Wolfsdorf
Bernard Wolfsdorf took on his first EB-5 case in 1993, saving all the jobs at a troubled business by getting approval in 48 hours. Bernie, like many others on our list, has seen the program evolve and develop since the early 1990s when little was clear. Bernie is Managing Partner at Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group, that has offices in Los Angeles and New York, and a recent past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Bernie ensures success by taking a comprehensive approach to working with his EB-5 clients. Looking at the EB-5 field as a deck of cards, Bernie says you need the whole deck to win—for him, leaving out investor options is simply not smart. Among many other accolades, Bernie has repeatedly been named "most highly rated immigration lawyer in the world," and "Lawyer of the Year" by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and Who's Who Legal, respectively.
Apart from his work on individual cases, Bernie has made it his mission to save children from aging out of green card eligibility because of delays in their parents' cases (see his article on this topic elsewhere in this issue). He sees the EB-5 program as an unparalleled opportunity for immigrant children to gain a world-class education.
Bernie brings much more to the table than just technical expertise. As an immigrant who is married to a Chinese immigrant, Bernie has a unique ability to connect with clients, especially investors from China. Additionally, his involvement in the leadership of AILA, and the everyday challenges that come along with it, have equipped him very well for EB-5 work.
Stephen Yale-Loehr
Stephen Yale-Loehr, Attorney of Counsel at Miller Mayer in Ithaca, N.Y., brings 30 years of immigration law experience to his EB-5 cases. He first became involved in the field in 1996 when a client called with an EB-5 issue. Stephen was immediately drawn to EB-5 because it demands that he be on the cutting edge of business, securities, and immigration law.
Stephen is perhaps best known for co-authoring Immigration Law and Procedure, the leading treatise on U.S. immigration law. Because of his work on this treatise, Stephen is an expert on all aspects of immigration law, allowing him to advise his clients in a comprehensive way. Aside from this treatise, as if that was not enough, Stephen has authored many books on contemporary immigration issues.
Further contributing to his success is the sheer length of his involvement in immigration law. He has handled over two thousand EB-5 cases, and can spot emerging trends. If a client presents a case to Stephen, chances are that he and his team have seen a similar case and can build upon already developed strategies.
When he is not counseling clients, Stephen teaches on immigration at Cornell Law School. EB-5 is not his only interest within immigration law; Stephen runs an asylum clinic at Cornell every spring, sharing his passion for asylum law with a new generation.
Stephen founded, and is the President Emeritus of, the Association to invest in USA (IIUSA), whose primary mission is to make the EB-5 program permanent. He is listed each year in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and An International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers as among the best lawyers in the world.
Corporate & Securities Attorneys
...the seven we just couldn't leave out
Steven Anapoell
Steven Anapoell is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig's Irvine, Calif. office and has been working on EB-5 issues for the past three years, building upon 23 years of experience practicing corporate and securities law. Steve's practice is centered on the formation of private equity funds, mergers and acquisitions, private and public securities offerings (including EB-5 program financings), and structuring and negotiating complex limited liability company, limited partnership and corporate transactions.
Steve first became involved with EB-5 at the suggestion of a few of our Top 25 attorneys to work with EB-5 Regional Centers and projects to address complicated securities and corporate law issues. Because of his extensive knowledge of securities law as it is applied to the EB-5 program, AILA invited Steve to be their featured securities attorney at their 2012 conference in the Bahamas.
Steve has worked nationally on EB-5 issues, advising clients on high profile projects and small projects alike that all combine to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Steve prides himself on being one of the few corporate lawyers that also holds a degree in tax law—these combined qualifications make him a robust problem solver. Because he regularly counsels clients on capital formation and financing strategies, Steve is able to understand how EB-5 funds can fit into a successful business plan.
As a recognized expert in private placements, Steve authored chapters in Financing and Protecting California Businesses, published by Continuing Education of the Bar, California. He is the former Chair and Vice Chair of the State Bar of California, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Committee. He has also been named one of Southern California's "Super Lawyers" by Los Angeles Magazine for the years 2009-2012.
Ronald R. Fieldstone
Ronald Fieldstone has been a corporate and securities lawyer his whole career and began working on EB-5 cases in 2009 after a friend recommended he get involved. Ronald practices in the Miami, Fla. office of Arnstein & Lehr LLP, a full-service law firm that represents a diverse array of clients, from large corporations to nonprofits and emerging businesses.
His securities background prepared Ronald well for the EB-5 field, and he now represents multiple regional centers and has been involved with more than 70 individual projects. In addition to his work with clients, he is an active speaker and author on a range of EB-5 issues.
For Ronald, the EB-5 program presents an opportunity to learn with each new case. He embraces the exposure to interesting industries, businesses and projects that allow him to discover new locations and get involved with regional centers and developers all over the country. Because of the important Chinese presence in the EB-5 field, Ronald is actively involved with Chinese nationals, be they marketing agents, professionals, or investors that attend his seminars. This allows Ronald to learn a lot about Chinese culture, customs, and business practices—particularly relevant because his recent daughter-in-law is Chinese.
Ronald prides himself on assisting his clients achieve outcomes that are viable from both immigration and business standpoints. He is able to interact with his clients in a business-like environment, but cutting to the chase and focusing on the most essential components of a project's structure. Given his combined legal, real estate and business experience, Ronald is able to help his clients properly structure a deal so that it will actually be successful.
Genna Garver
Genna Garver is new to the EB-5 field, but in just about a year she has risen up the ranks to earn a spot as one of our Top 25. Genna is part of Greenberg Traurig's team in their New York City office, where she is Co-Chair of the Investment Regulation Group.
Genna's expertise as a securities attorney complements Greenberg Traurig's large EB-5 practice group. She counsels on mainly on securities regulation and fund formation. Genna enjoys EB-5 work because she loves the interplay between the immigration and securities regimes. And unlike for her domestic private fund clients, there is the hope of a visa at the end of the process for Genna's EB-5 clients.
Her experience spans work on hedge funds, Wall Street reform, and Securities Exchange Act compliance, among other areas. Because of Genna's strong securities record, she is able to competently advise her EB-5 clients from a business perspective.
Whether she is working with EB-5 funds or hedge funds, Genna brings the same level of dedication to all of her cases. She understands that, at the end of the day, the EB-5 investor's visa relies on the success of his/her business. Genna focuses on investment objectives and innovative strategy to ensure that the EB-5 investor has a viable business that will fulfill the requirements of the program.
When Genna is not counseling her clients she is surfing the waves or hitting the ski slopes. She brings this laid-back attitude to the office by wearing flip-flops to work.
Michael Homeier
Michael Homeier, Founding Shareholder of Homeier & Law P.C. in Los Angeles, began his work on EB-5 issues in 2009. He was introduced to EB-5 by another Top 25 attorney who needed securities counsel on an EB-5 case—he has been hooked ever since.
Michael's firm focuses on doing the same quality of work as more expensive firms, but at middle-class prices. He handles his cases in such a way as to make sure that all the pieces will work together from a business perspective. This involves doing disclosure work to make sure that potential investors can see the risk involved with businesses along with the upsides.
EB-5 work, for Michael, is happy work—he sees his practice as a key piece in the puzzle of successful businesses. Michael is passionate about EB-5 because it is a way for businesses to attain capital and a way for investors to attain U.S. visas.
Michael works to have EB-5 seen as just one piece in the bigger picture of the business itself. He understands that his firm is not the centerpiece of the cases he is dealing with. In many cases, the business has existed before them, and will hopefully exist after them—he humbly hopes to play a small part in that business' success.
Michael carries this positive attitude over into his personal life, where he spends a lot of time speaking to fellow cancer survivors. He is in the process of writing a book on his experience surviving cancer and how he has lived in the aftermath. All his effort is worth the energy, he says, as long as he has a positive impact.
Jor Law
Jor Law may have originally stepped into EB-5 space by accident, but it is no accident that he is now one of the most sought after corporate & securities attorneys in the industry. As a founding shareholder and attorney for Homeier & Law, P.C., Jor was introduced to EB-5 just as he would have been to any other industry project that crossed his desk.
Back in 2009, when he worked his first immigrant investor case, there were very few regional centers and even fewer individuals who realized the complexity of broker/dealer issues within the EB-5 program. Jor was one of the first corporate & securities attorneys to begin legally addressing these complexities between EB-5 parties, and the deals and projects just kept coming as the program gained popularity.
What makes Jor uniquely qualified for EB-5 cases is his passion for business. He has always been business oriented, giving him strength and skill as a lawyer, and is keenly interested in start-up technology companies. Most lawyers advise businessmen and dictate their decisions from the removed standpoint of the law. Jor, however, approaches his cases from a business perspective. His legal advice is a cut above the rest because his respect for the law is coupled with the understanding that law exists in the corporate sector to service business, not to hinder or disable.
Jor practices in the Los Angeles office of Homeier & Law, P.C. Jor has been recognized as being among "Southern California's Super Lawyers – Rising Stars" by Super Lawyers magazine for each of the past three years.
John Tishler
Attorney John Tishler, partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, has been practicing corporate and securities law for more than 20 years. In his time as a corporate attorney, John has studied, practiced and mastered several types of uncommon distinctions and strategies, equipping himself with a variety of different perspectives that he brings to every case that comes across his desk.
He has experience representing clients in various areas, including international and domestic capital markets, corporate governance, finance and restructuring, technology, mergers and acquisitions, as well as international exchange issuers on debt offerings, capital structures and equity. He works with each and every one of his clients, no matter what their background, to design and negotiate the best possible economic business strategies in order to achieve all of their goals with uncommon effectiveness.
John's colleagues turn to him and his wide range of expertise when they need assistance tackling a problem. John is a quick learner—it was only a little over a year ago that he was first presented with an EB-5 case. Within just the last 15 months he has established himself as a leader and expert in the field and has been making a material difference in the structuring and handling of EB-5 cases.
John writes about the EB-5 investment program, uncommon interpretations and approaches to transactional lawyering, capital market transactions and emerging growth company issues on a regular basis. John practices at his firm's Del Mar Heights office in San Diego, Calif. He currently also lectures on corporate law, executive compensation and strategic partnering and acts as an adjunct professor at the University Of San Diego School Of Law.
Osvaldo F. Torres
Osvaldo Torres may be newer to the field of EB-5 work, but that does not mean his profile is any less impressive. Ozzie became involved with EB-5 about three to four years ago, building upon over two decades of corporate, securities and media law experience. Ozzie's practice, Torres Law P.A. is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Years of corporate and securities law experience gives Ozzie the expertise to consult on a wide variety of EB-5 issues, though he centers his practice on regional centers. He works mainly on the project side, vetting projects for clients, many of which are real estate based. Ozzie has recently been involved in a $90 million hotel project in Dallas that was funded by nearly 100 Chinese investors.
Seeing projects built from the ground up is rewarding for Ozzie, and he has been involved in a wide variety of projects, including multi-family residences, senior independent living complexes, and restaurants, among others. In the past, Ozzie served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for HBO Latin America and Telemundo Group, Inc. He is currently Secretary of the Weston Bar Association and a member of the American Bar Association Corporate Governance Committee.
Ozzie considers himself, above all, a deal lawyer and his principal goal is to see deals successfully go through. In doing this, he does not ignore potential issues, but rather recognizes problems and solves them. When he is not working, Ozzie takes ad
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AA Rescue
Forbidden Fruit 2018
Published 3rd June 2018Read Time 6 min
Forbidden Fruit returns to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham this June Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 2nd to Monday 4th. This year Mike D, Justice and Idris Alba are amongst the line-up and if the weather stays warm, it's sure to be a great year for the festival. Leave your tent and wet wipes at home as there's no camping at FF which means you can enjoy all the festival atmosphere and the comfort of your own bed when it's done. As Miley Cyrus's alter ego Hannah Montana once sang 'You get the best of both worlds.' Neither Miley nor Hannah will be at Forbidden Fruit this year unfortunately. Gates open at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday, and 3pm on Monday. Read on for everything you need to know about getting there. BY FOOT You can walk to Forbidden Fruit from the city centre. As a guide, the Royal Hospital Kilmainham is about a 40 minute walk from O'Connell Bridge. Pedestrian access will be via East Gate, Military Road and West Gate, James St. BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUS From O'Connell Street or College Green, take the 40, 123 or 13 (every 10-15 min on Friday and Saturday, 20-30 min on Sunday) and exit at St James's Hospital. From the stop, cross James's St and walk down the steps, following the signs for the Irish Museum Of Modern Art. From Aston Quay, take the 79/79A (approx. every 15-20 min Friday, Saturday and Sunday) towards Spiddal Park and exit at St James's Hospital. As above, cross James's St and turn right down the steps. From Wellington Quay, take the 25A (every 10 min on Friday, 20 min on Saturday, 30 min on Sunday) towards Lucan SC and exit at Heuston Station. From the main entrance, it's around a 10-minute walk to the East Gate entrance via St John's Rd West and Military Rd. From Palmerstown, take the 25A or 66A towards Kilmainham. Get off at St John's Rd, cross the road and walk back the way you came, turning left up Military Rd to the festival entrance. NB: Dublin Bus will operate to a Sunday timetable on Sunday and Monday. Timetables and real-time info are available from dublinbus.ie and the Dublin Bus mobile app. TRAIN It's a five-minute walk from Heuston Station to the East Gate entrance via St John's Rd West and Military Rd. If your train arrives at Connolly Station, take the Luas Red Line from there towards Saggart and get off at Heuston. Timetables are available here. LUAS Heuston Station is on the Luas Red Line. As above, it's around a 10-minute walk from the station to the East Gate entrance via St John's Rd West and Military Rd. Timetables are available here. SHUTTLE BUSES Shuttle buses will depart from the main gate on Military Rd and take festival-goers into the city centre from 9pm each night, stopping near the designated after-party venues. BY CAR There will be no parking at the venue and traffic restrictions will be in place on both Military Rd and Kilmainham Lane, so it's best to use public transport if you can. Military Rd will be closed to vehicle traffic from the St John's Road West and Kilmainham Lane/Bow Lane West junctions from 3pm. Some disabled access vehicles and work vehicles seeking access to the East Gate will be allowed to use this junction. Military Rd will only be open to outbound traffic heading towards St. John's Road West. Kilmainham Lane will be confined to one-way traffic outbound only from 3pm each day. After the event, from approx. 10:15pm each night: St John's Rd West will be closed to all traffic. South Circular Rd will be closed outbound at the Emmet Rd jct and inbound at the Con Colbert Rd jct. Bow Lane West will be closed outbound. Diversions will be in place. The other issue for drivers is that the nearest public car parks to the festival are the QPark at 15 Usher's Quay and the Park Rite at Queen Street in Smithfield. It's a 25-minute walk between either one and the Military Rd gate, which may feel a lot longer at the end of a day's partying! Gardaí also suggest the following locations for car parking: Phoenix Park, Hilton Hotel, Heuston Station, Inchicore Village, James St area, Rialto, Oblates Church, Goldenbridge Industrial Estate. If you do decide to drive, make sure to leave plenty of extra time for your journey as the route to the venue is likely to be very busy. Driving from the west, take the N4 Sligo Rd and the Chapelizod Bypass, Con Colbert Rd and St John's Rd West. From the north and north-west, use the M1, the N2 Monaghan Rd or the N3 Cavan Rd and then the M50, exiting at J7 Lucan to join the Chapelizod Bypass. From the south and south-west, use the M11 Wexford Rd, N81 Blessington Rd or N7 Limerick/Naas Rd then the M50, following the route above. For precise directions, distances, AA Roadwatch traffic information and fuel costs, use AA Routeplanner or the AA app. TAXIS A drop-and-go system will be in operation for taxis outside Heuston Station on St. John's Road West and on Kilmainham Lane at the junction with Irwin St. Taxis will not be allowed onto Military Rd. ACCESSIBLE CAR PARKING Vehicles with a mobility impaired badge should arrive via James's Street and Bow Lane where they will be directed via Military Rd to the East Gate where they will be directed via Military Road to the East Gate and from there to the Mobility Impaired Car Park. Mobility impaired parking badges must be clearly displayed on vehicles. After the show, vehicles will be held until after the vehicle curfew (approximately 30 minutes). WHAT IF I BREAK DOWN? AA Membership is available for as little as €8.25 per month and offers 24/7 emergency cover so we'll never see you stuck. See here for more.
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Saturday's game was Drake's second annual "Greenest Game on Grass." The campaign benefited non-profit organization Trees Forever. The normally blue and white Bulldogs donned green jerseys to support the cause.
Trees Forever's mission is to plant and care for trees and the environment by empowering people, building community and promoting stewardship.
The green jerseys were auctioned off after the game, with proceeds supporting the Center on Sustainable Communities.
The Bulldogs busted out and made a statement last Saturday night as they went to double overtime and tied No. 12 University of California-Irvine as a part of the Ralph Gross Alumni Classic at Cownie Soccer Complex.
The Bulldogs held the nation's seventh-best scoring offense to just one goal as they improved their record to 4-5-1 on the season, while dropping the Anteaters to 8-1-1 on the season.
The Anteaters came into the match allowing just two goals all season, registering eight shutouts along the way. The visitors outshot the Bulldogs 20-10.
Gray Bailey gave the Anteaters a lead in the 56th minute when he headed in a corner from Christian Hernandez. The goal gave Bailey his third of the season.
Just two minutes later, however, the Bulldogs responded with a corner from Michael Thaden that went to Evan Harrison, who found Thomas Ostrander for his team-leading fourth goal of the season. Ostrander sent the shot to the lower right corner of the net to tie up the match at 1-1.
"If every kid on our team played with the same passion, commitment and emotion as Thomas, we would be a better team," Holmes said in the same release.
For the rest of the half, the Bulldogs held the high-octane UC Irvine offense off the scoreboard.
Starting goalkeeper Jordan Kadlec ended up bloodied in the 106th minute and sat on the ground for several minutes before refusing to come out of the game. He finished the match with a game-high nine saves. UC Irvine's Andrew Forstein hauled in four stops of his own.
"(Kadlec) getting cut in the second overtime and still battling through is a testament to him," Holmes said.
Holmes also praised the play of redshirt sophomore Jordan Stanley, who made his first collegiate start.
"Jordan Stanley, for his first collegiate start to step up and play so well is a credit to him," he said.
Ostrander led the Bulldogs with three shots and Amani Walker, who registered six shots, led the Anteaters.
On Tuesday night, the Bulldogs brought home a win versus their 2009 first-round NCAA tournament opponents, the Western Illinois Leathernecks, with a 3-2 victory.
Ostrander's 90th-minute goal proved to be the difference as the Bulldogs totally dominated the first half of the game, outshooting them in the first period, 12-3.
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Bill Critchfield (critch) added a comment to T51442: Compiling OpenCL program base: CL_DEVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE.
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Bill Critchfield (critch) created T47269: Motion Capture Import not reading five finger armature correctly.


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Q: rails 5 route locale in mainapp and mounted engine I'm build a rails 5 application and I configured the locale like so
# config/routes.rb
scope '/:locale' do
  resources :organizations, except: [:delete] do
    get 'settings'
    mount MyEngine::Engine => '/', as: :myengine
    end
    IchE2bR3::Engine.routes.draw do
    end
end

Unfortunately, MyEngine routes also have the scope for locale.
MyEngine::Engine.routes.draw do
  scope '/:locale' do
  end
end

Right now my URLs look like these
www.example.org
www.example.org/en/organizations/1/settings
www.example.org/en/organizations/1/en/myenginepath

As you can see in the third URL, en appears twice. Is there a way to mount engines and join/share the scope with the mainapp? Am I mounting the engine awkwardly/not in the right way?
Thanks for the help

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Both Manchester Lancers JV and Midlothian had their offenses going on Thursday, but Manchester Lancers JV eventually prevailed 16-6.
Hailey Darrington helped lead Manchester Lancers JV to victory with three walks.
In the first inning, Midlothian got their offense started when #9 grounded out, scoring one run.
Megan Depew pitched Manchester Lancers JV to victory. She allowed eight hits and six runs over six innings, striking out two and walking one.
#14 was on the rubber for Midlothian. She allowed 18 hits and 16 runs over five and a third innings, striking out four.
Manchester Lancers JV hit one home run on the day. Lena Happel had a long ball in the fourth inning.
Manchester Lancers JV had 18 hits in the game. Happel, Laura Beth Harvey, Sadie Dempster, Darrington, Brooke Powell, Gracie Fisher, and Katherine Connell each had multiple hits for Manchester Lancers JV. Harvey and Happel all had three hits to lead Manchester Lancers JV.Manchester Lancers JV stole 13 bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Darrington led the way with five. Manchester Lancers JV was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Darrington had the most chances in the field with three.
Midlothian racked up eight hits. #2 and #11 each managed multiple hits for Midlothian. Midlothian didn't commit a single error in the field. #2 had the most chances in the field with five.


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Take Me In by Sabine Durrant
March 19, 2018 August 30, 2019 Literature Love
Title: Take Me In
Author: Sabine Durrant
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Date of Publication: 28th June 2018
Date of Review: 19th March 2018
A hot beach. A young family on holiday. A fatal moment of inattention…And now Dave Jepsom is in their lives. Dave Jepsom, with his muscles, his pale eyes, his expressionless face. He saved their child. How can they ever repay him? Especially as what he seems to want in return is everything. He's in the streets they walk down. He's at the office where they work. He's at their front door, leaning on the bell…If only they could go back. Back to when the lies were still hidden. Before the holiday, before the beach, before the moment that changed everything. Before Dave. But it's never how it starts that matters. It's always how it ends.
I've had another novel by this author on my TBR for a while (Lie With Me) so when I received the Advance Reader Copy for Take Me In, which is due for publication 28th June 2018, I couldn't wait to read and review this.
The first thing to stand out for me was its dual first-person narrative which is told through the perspectives of Tessa (the mother) and Marcus (the father). This immediately made me think of Gone Girl.
The story starts with the couple arriving on holiday with their young son. Time for them to spend quality time together and mend their failing marriage. Marcus is the first character the reader gets to know. Although written from his own perspective, he is portrayed as selfish, lazy, and a bit of a wet blanket. After settling on the beach on the first day of their holiday, Tessa has gone to the toilets to change into her swimming costume, leaving Marcus to keep an eye on their young son, Josh. Instead of doing that, Marcus dozes off as he relaxes on the beach; when Josh toddles off down to the sea, it is left to a stranger (Dave) to save him from drowning. But is Tessa completely blameless in all of this?
Marcus and Tessa are both eternally grateful for Dave's actions but as time progresses we see that Dave isn't who he's portrayed himself to be. The story centres around the inner conflict of both Marcus and Tessa and the inadequacies they feel about themselves. The novel is full of unlikeable and unreliable characters and the plot ping-pongs between which of the first-person narrators the reader empathises with. By the end of the book I was left feeling Marcus wasn't such a drip and Tessa wasn't the innocent devoted wife and mother, as I originally thought.
True to it's genre, the novel is full of red herrings. The final twist took me by surprise, which is quite something, a first for me actually!
I enjoyed this book and, as a bookaholic, I would buy the hard-copy book when it comes out in June even though I have read the pre-publication Kindle version.
Right, I'm off to read lie With Me this author's other novel patiently waiting on my TBR.
I give this novel 4 out of 5 stars.
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Justified – A TV Series Review – Part 5 – Season 5 & 6 (Conclusion)
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Justified – A TV Series Review – Part 4 – Season 3 & 4
That's some damn show. I won't drop any spoilers. Suffice it to say that in the last four episodes everything seemed to be going to hell and I was incensed at the trajectory I saw for the plot. But by the conclusion I was satisfied that there wasn't a better possible ending. I'll take a while to digest the whole story. There's a lot there. Criminals and cops and their girls. But at the end Raylin and Boyd together are the motor that runs the show. They are like the two poles of a magnet. Opposite and linked. And then there's Ava. Who's responsible for that disaster? And then there's just the sheer scope of the mayhem. By the end of the show the killing becomes like a steady rain. I seriously wondered if the last episode would close on nothing left of the cast but body bags in the morgue.
Justified is a very well-made crime drama. The main characters are interesting and in some ways sympathetic. The run of the show is neither too short nor too long to provide a solid entertainment experience. The story runs its course and the potential of the situation like the coal in one of the Harlan County mines is extracted and exhausted.
In a crime story that has both, it's sometimes difficult to strike the correct balance between drama and comedy. In my opinion Justified manages that balance unusually well. With the large and shifting parade of criminals and lawmen, victims and friends, there were many colorful characters that provided ample opportunities for laughs. But often that laughter was tinged with disgust at the ignorance, greed or stupidity that was the source. And the laughs were often at the expense of the lawmen too. Trying to outsmart idiots sometimes ended up poorly. And Raylin consistently had troubles with his love life. Too often it intersected with his work. And when that happened, his boss Art would call out, "Raylin, would you come in my office and close the door?"
Critiquing entertainment is far from an exact science. Objectivity is not even a theoretical consideration. Why I like Justified so much probably has more to do with me than with the show. And if your tastes are at all different from mine then we could completely disagree on the quality of this TV show. With all of that said, I highly recommend Justified to anyone who likes well written and acted drama with a healthy dose of ironic humor thrown in for leavening. Everything about the show is well done and enjoyable. And probably best of all it has the correct balance. There is a beginning, middle and end. At the end, it was enough. Anymore extracted from these characters will need to be a different chapter in a different place and with a different flavor. Harlan County, Kentucky has been successfully mined and the treasure collected and sold to the consumers. Amen.
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Justified – Part 3
Camera Girl and I have polished off the first four seasons of Justified and only have seasons 5 and 6 left. Although a sort of pattern has emerged vis-à-vis the season finale we remain extremely satisfied with the quality of the show and the progression of the story line. Over the course of the first four seasons we've really gotten to know Raylin Givens and his friends and family and enemies and their families. We've seen some major characters come and go (mostly to the great beyond courtesy of Raylin's pistol) and we've seen Raylin's personal life undergo several painful dislocations.
And we've watched Boyd and Ava Crowder move steadily to the dark side. When I say this, I don't mean that the shows have gotten a lot more more violent. It's already at intermittent gang war levels. But what the show is doing is chronicling Boyd's ascent from small-time gangster to Appalachian mob-boss. Along the way his scruples and humanity are peeled away crime by crime. At each step he's only doing what he has to to avoid the law or his rivals but eventually you see that nothing good remains. Now I think this is similar to what was done in the series "Breaking Bad." There a man was driven by circumstance to adopt crime to help his family and finds himself and those around him consumed. The difference being Boyd's family already was criminal and his only attempt at honest life is pretty much extinguished in season two. The Good/Evil dynamic is more represented by Boyd's earlier friendship with Raylin. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Raylin and Boyd are two sides of a coin flip. Either might have ended as the other. Probably the show itself is a meditation on why they've so far ended up on opposite sides of that very narrow line.
And I don't want to claim any dramatic depth to the show. It's entertainment pure and simple. But the characters are engaging and the mixture of action, drama, comedy and suspense is very nicely prepared. What I'm not sure about is whether Raylin Givens will end the show better, worse or the same as he started. He straddles a lot of lines and he seems to be willing to cross those lines when he thinks he has to. I can see that may bring him to a bad end. It'll be interesting to see where the arc of this story lands him.
For my part I'm interested to see where the relationship between Art and Raylin heads. Art is sort of a surrogate father figure for Raylin. But whether he'll end up a stern old testament type father who has to sacrifice his son on the altar of the law or the father of the prodigal who is able to welcome him back into the fold, I don't know. But either way I do hope he gets more time in front of the camera. He's been limited lately and I want to see him assert some order over the wild west atmosphere of the Harlan County Marshall's office.
Oh, and for the record, although Raylin has an assortment of fine looking women jumping into bed with him, he certainly has no instinct for avoiding criminals. Then again maybe he isn't trying. Maybe he thinks they're more fun and he can always arrest or shoot them if he has to.
Currently we've received the first two DVDs for season five. We usually restrict ourselves to two episodes at a sitting. But we've been waiting for these disks for several days now and I suspect we'll binge through both disks by Saturday. Patience is definitely not a virtue when Justified is in your DVD player.
Justified – A TV Series Review – Part 3 – Season 2
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Thanks to the magic of Netflix' DVD service, I and Mrs. Photog (aka Camera Girl) have been burning through Justified at a goodly clip. We finished Season 2 last Friday and are now barreling along through Season 3 like a meth-head racing to a pawn shop with an ill-gotten Rolex. But that's a story for another post. Right now, I'm reporting on Season 2 and I'm happy to report that it lives up to Season 1 and maybe even surpasses it too. In Season 1 we met Raylin Givens and his kin and spent the season getting to know the Crowder clan. That was fun.
In Season 2 we meet the Bennetts. The matriarch is Mags Bennett and she has three sons. One of them is the sheriff of Bennett, Kentucky. The other two help Mags run the Bennett store and their thriving weed business. It goes without saying that Raylin has history with the Bennetts and the season builds up to a climactic encounter. Along the way Ray becomes more formally involved with his ex-wife Wynona and Ava becomes Boyd's girl. Many sub-plots involve all manner of exciting and amusing scenes. Probably the outright funniest is Ray's boss Art trying to apprehend a geriatric outlaw trying to escape onto a private plane at the airport. Having reached a certain maturity myself I could see the humor of two old men in a foot race that neither can possibly finish. By the finish both are gasping on the ground recovering their breath for the slow stroll back to Art's waiting car.
Just as an aside, a recurring role, Loretta, is played by 14 year old Kaitlyn Dever, who played youngest daughter Eve to Tim Allen on "Last Man Standing," another show that I enjoyed until its recent untimely cancellation by social justice network jerks.
Justified is fast becoming my favorite series of all time. And that is saying something. I'll always have a soft spot for Firefly but if Justified can continue to be as good as it's been for another season or so I don't rightly see how I can deny it a place of preference if for no other reason than more hours of enjoyment. It's really a show that does not disappoint. I know I'm beginning to sound like a paid shill for the network that produced the show but I must say I highly recommend it to anyone who likes crime drama with a heapin' helpin' of humor thrown in on top.
Stay tuned for Season 3. It's already looking very good.
Justified – A TV Series Review – Part 1
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There's not much left on TV for me to watch anymore. I remembered hearing over the last few years from several reviewers who were not progressives that "Justified" was pretty good. Well, last week my Netflix queue was completely empty so I added season one of Justified to my queue. With some trepidation, photog and camera-girl settled in this week and watched the first two disks. And eight or nine episodes into the season we still haven't seen a bad show. It's actually very good. Timothy Olyphant is the protagonist playing a US Marshall named Raylan Givens. He's been sent back to his home state of Kentucky after shooting a drug lord in Miami under questionable circumstances. This puts him in contact with his family, friends, associates and enemies. And the amount of overlap between all of these categories in the episodes I've seen is quite remarkable. And here we run into the expected stereotyping of the Appalachians. For instance, Ray's father is married to Aunt Helen. I'm not far enough into the story yet but it appears she was Aunt Helen before she was married to Ray's father Arlo. So, the incest and inbreeding jokes can't be far off. Also, one of Ray's old friends from his time as a coal miner is now a bank robber who dabbles in white supremacy and shoulder launched rockets.
Needless to say, Ray's personal and professional lives become extremely entangled and pretty early on he finds himself sleeping with a woman he shouldn't be. He had been investigating her for shooting and killing her husband. Subsequently she is his witness in his shooting of her brother in law. Add into the mix that the brother in law is also that coal miner / bank robber friend of Ray's and it starts getting extremely complicated and confusing. Also, Ray's father is a criminal. Ray's ex-wife is married to a man in hock to mobsters and Ray's boss is starting to think he's unstable. Oh, and the investigation into that drug lord he shot is getting complicated by all the other guys Ray's been shooting since he got to Kentucky. And finally, the drug lord's friends really, really want Ray dead. It's a really fun show.
I'm only about half way through season one and so it's hard to say where this will all be by season six but so far this is a crime drama that's well written, filled with action and includes characters that while far from unconflicted are quite sympathetic for the audience. Timothy Olyphant is the obvious star but the supporting cast is quite strong and fun to watch and listen to. I especially enjoy Nick Searcy as Ray's boss, Art Mullen. He brings a dry wit and long suffering attitude to the job of overseeing Ray's overcomplicated work-life balance.
So, that's my first installment. I will be watching a bunch more of these in the next few weeks and will give an update on my recommendation. But so far, I'd have to say watching Justified is definitely justified.
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The Howling Kettles' CD Release Hootenanny
There are some bands that just make you feel good. It's partly the music, but it's also the musicians' energy and enthusiasm that makes you smile and gets your limbs loosened. The Howling Kettles (formerly named String Band) is a prime example, a young roots duo comprised of Jackson Emmer and Sam Moss. The first time I saw the band play was at The Spotty Dog in Hudson, NY back in March. It was a great show that included raucous sing-alongs and an impromptu contra dance by attendees that the musicians also joined in on — while continuing to play — so I was excited when I heard that the Vermont-based band would be returning to The Spotty Dog on the 11th to celebrate the release of its new album, "The Parlor Is Pleasant on Sunday Night." I wondered what to expect this time around… More banjo and guitar, along with vocal duets? More dancing, perhaps? More foot-stomping, hell-raising fun? As it turns out, yes to all of the above.
A full night of folk music was scheduled, with local musicians Liv Carrow (who performs solo and with the band Pocatello) and a girl named Pat from the band Nature Films both playing solo sets to open. Also performing was Evan Levine, who used to live in Hudson but currently resides in PA. Unfortunately, I missed the first two performers, but I did make it in time to catch Levine, who was great. He opened with Mississippi John Hurt's "Make Me A Pallet," and his set included classics like "I'm In The Mood For Love," "Bei Mir Bist du Schoen," and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." Although Levine's musical style is unique, it is undeniably inspired by musicians of the Depression era, and when listening one easily gets lost in the songs and forgets that it is, in fact, the 21st century. Towards the end of his set Levine was joined by a local jazz flutist who happens to be an old friend of his, Stuart Quimby. Levine is very much a free spirit musically speaking, and he likes to play around with time signatures as it suits him, creating a sense of spontaneity that's unusual and refreshing but could also be hard to follow. Quimby did an amazing job, however, and watching the two converse on guitar and flute was exciting, especially given the high caliber of each musician.
Levine actually co-produced The Howling Kettles' new album with the band (he did the recording, mixing, and engineering), and after playing his own set I was delighted that he also played on upright bass with Moss and Emmer for the band's set. Throughout the evening all of the performers played without amplification, the dim lights casting a beautiful glow on the smiling faces of those sitting at the bar or scattered on the floor. The Howling Kettles also played unamplified, but as soon as the band's first song was over no one was left sitting on the floor. Instead, people stood or danced, and the band even led an impromptu dance lesson of sorts, leading some contra dance steps. To close their set, the musicians played a cover of "Ida Red" — a traditional song made famous by bands such as Bob Wills, Uncle Earl, and Asleep at the Wheel — and The Howling Kettles' version of it was a hell-raising barn-burner. The audience joined hands in a circle and danced around the musicians who clustered in a trio in the middle of the floor, and I can't think of a better way to have ended the night.
As for the band's new album, it is more fully developed than the previous one, a reflection of the band's evolving and maturing sound. It's got a little of everything you would want from a bluegrass/folk/roots music album: dance-inspiring heel-kicking songs like the band's take on "Skip To My Lou," which opens the album; hearty, full-bodied songs like "All The Way Left"; droning, slide-ridden Appalachian-inspired fiddle tunes like "Dry 'N Dusty" (one of my personal favorites on the album); banjo-led ballads like "Badly Bent," which also features some really nice vocal harmonies and is another favorite of mine; the beautiful "Wolves "A Howlin'", which opens gently with banjo and vocals before double-stringed fiddle joins in; covers of classics like "Poor Liza Jane," "Hesitation Blues," "John Hardy," and "St. James Infirmary"; and the gentle lullaby-like "Rock That Cradle" that closes the album. If you're looking for the polished, newgrass music that's so prevalent today, this isn't the band for you. However, if you're looking for a young generation's take on authentic bluegrass, folk, and blues music with a whole lot of spirit and a whole lot of fun, The Howling Kettles are a sure bet. Keep up with this young duo here!
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Music is my life. Playing it, listening to it, going to concerts… I go to a lot of concerts. I mean a LOT. One of the earliest concerts I attended was of Pete Seeger. I was two or three. Everyone kept commenting to my mom about how well I moved to the music. I love dance too, I've studied and tried every kind known, but that's another story. Back to the music! Basically, I just like the following:
Swing, Jazz, Bluegrass, Americana, Folk, Alternative, Punk, Traditional, Blues, Scottish, Irish, Classical……….
You know, the basics.
I have to give thanks to my mom and dad for taking me to so many concerts when I was but a wee lass. I have nothing but good memories. Well, except for this one classical concert they took me to at Bard College when I was about six, and the pianist played sixteen variations on a theme, I was in the front row, and had a runny nose but no tissues…… Yeah…
I decided to create a blog to write about the shows I go see, and to share with you some of the musicians I love, some of the venues I love, some of the cd's/records/cassette's I love, etc. (Yes, cassete's still exist, and yes, I can be somewhat "old school" at times, if you will). I hope that you find my "reviews" interesting, and insightful, and that you go out and see some of the bands I mention!
P.S. I realize that my nod to cassette tapes might mislead some people about my age. Believe it or not, I WAS born after cd's were invented, thank you very much…. I just happen to drive a, uh, old car that doesn't have a cd player, okay?? I also have a bunch of vinyl, but let's not even get into that……
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I have my own mechanical engineering business... I develop all my products in Solidworks and I have machine shops make my parts to my print. I am looking for shops in Florida that specialize in small lot runs, prototyping stuff, and quick turn-around times.
The shop would need to have CNC turning and CNC milling capability. Surface Grinding and EDM are also a plus.
It would be GREAT if the shop took Solidworks part files as well.
I have a good amount of work to keep a shop busy. I am moving my business down to florida this year and want to build a network of machine shops. Preferably shops on the west coast of florida would be better as I'm going to have my office around the Sarasota area.
Why dont u move to California?; weather is better here!!!
Step files, ".stp" extension, can work on any cad system and into most (if not all) cnc programming softwares.
isn't there different version of step files? what is the best version to use for my solidworks model and assembly exports? many shops seem to use MasterCAM X so I want them to get the best import possible..
Step 203 and Step 214 are the two different versions. I believe the difference is that 214 will actually allow you to save a whole assembly and after conversion, it wil create individual part files and an assembly again...at least in a program that supports assemblies (like between Catia and Solidworks). For a single, detail part, it shouldn't matter which type you use.
I was moving parts from both Solidworks and Catia V5 over to Mastercam 9 back in 2005. Almost anything since then should support STEP.
The most important thing is that STEP supports solids where IGS (IGES) only supports surfaces. I've had conversion issues with .IGS files not translating surfaces properly into Mastercam.
The only exception to all of this is if your end user is a Catia house. Believe it or not, Catia V5 requires an optional license to import/export STEP files. I can't imagine somebody having Catia without that license but, not all people know that it's an option, nor do some know how to activate it, even if they do have it.
My son and I have a small CNC shop in Ft Myers, We do Silver Pen parts and kits for pen turners on a small mill.
If you enjoy traffic jams, smog, and gang activity Southern California can't be beat. Lived here my whole life, getting out soon.
That is because you live in the south... Move up to Northern California and the experience if a lot different.
He is located in West Palm Beach. His business is dedicated to prototypes and small runs. He does amazing things with EDM. (At least it impresses me.) He also has the capability to do short run "stamping" prototypes for spring clips, battery contacts and other small complex metal forming requirements.


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