Our latest featured speaker is Nima Korpivaara from David Hirson and Partners, LLP!

Nima will be speaking for us at our upcoming EB-5 Investor Based Immigration Conference in Los Angeles on October 4th and 5th! Nima was on the faculty panel in 2017 for our two EB-5 seminars in Miami and San Francisco. Welcome back, Nima!

Nima is a Partner at David Hirson & Partners, LLP.  She handles all types of U.S. immigration, including complex matters associated with corporate business structure and EB-5 investor applications. Nima practices in the fields of corporate, investor (E-2 and EB-5) and family immigration law, representing large and small clients within a variety of industries. This includes temporary and short-term work visas, business visas, permanent residence (employment-based and family-based) and naturalization.

Nima is responsible for the Firm EB-5 practice, which involves advising individual investors and corporate clients on the requirements and ramifications of the USCIS EB-5 program. Nima is a nationally recognized expert in the field of EB-5 law, advising numerous regional centers, developers, and project principles on program compliance.

Prior to joining David Hirson & Partners, LLP, Nima worked with David Hirson at a previous firm, where he worked in the Firms EB-5 practice. Additionally, Nima worked in-house for a large information Technology Company, advising and processing immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, including extraordinary ability and labor certification cases

Our latest featured speaker is Kevin Kim from Geraci Law!

Kevin will be speaking for us at our upcoming EB-5 Investor Based Immigration Conference in Los Angeles on October 4th and 5th! This is Kevin’s first year speaking with us, and we can’t wait for his presentation!

Kevin Kim is an experienced corporate and securities law attorney with Geraci Law Firm, dedicated to providing reliable and innovative legal solutions. Mr. Kim focuses his practice on real estate matters, focusing on private placements and other alternative investments for private lenders, real estate developers, and other real estate entrepreneurs. His work includes seeing that clients are compliant with the applicable securities laws, structuring strategic partnerships, and creating innovative solutions. Mr. Kim’s securities and corporate practice also includes preparing complex private and public securities offerings for alternative investment platforms for clients throughout the United States and abroad.

Mr. Kim has an extensive background in complex corporate transactions, private placement, and cross-border transactions. He has worked with major multi-national corporations, advising them on matters such as structuring strategic business acquisitions and private equity financing.
Mr. Kim is a passionate attorney who also understands his clients’ business needs and consistently seeks to find innovative solutions to further his clients’ businesses. Mr. Kim is also dedicated to providing effective legal service through effective communication with his clients. As an experienced transactions attorney, Mr. Kim understands the importance of traversing complex transactions and strives to develop innovative and strategic solutions while promoting his clients objectives.

Our latest featured speaker is Danielle Katzir from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP!

Danielle will be speaking for us at our upcoming EB-5 Investor Based Immigration Conference in Los Angeles on October 4th and 5th! She was on the faculty for our 2013 and 2015 EB-5 Investor Based Immigration Conference, where the attendees loved her excellent presentation and good information. Welcome back, Danielle!

Danielle Katzir is a senior associate attorney in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where she is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department. Ms. Katzir represents lenders, borrowers, opportunity and private equity funds, institutional and non-institutional real estate investors, developers and operators in a broad range of matters, including forming and representing joint ventures and negotiating joint venture agreements; acquisition, leasing and development, traditional construction, permanent and leasehold financing, preferred equity and mezzanine financing, and disposition of a wide range of commercial real estate asset classes, including vacant land, hotels, residential, office, retail and mixed-use buildings, shopping centers, and other commercial and residential properties throughout the United States.

Ms. Katzir’s practice also includes representation of borrowers and lenders alike in the negotiation of settlement agreements, forbearance agreements, loan modifications, restructures and other workout arrangements, as well as in the commencement and completion of foreclosure proceedings. In addition, Ms. Katzir has helped to spearhead the firm’s growing EB-5 practice and has significant experience in the structuring of EB-5 financings. In this capacity, Ms. Katzir has represented developers and institutional lenders in connection with almost $1 billion of high-profile EB-5 financings secured by hotel, office, residential and retail assets, including large mixed-use developments and master-planned communities, across the western United States.  Her role in these transactions includes negotiation of offering documentation, management agreements with regional centers and placement services arrangements with intermediaries and distributors. Ms. Katzir has also represented senior and junior lenders in intercreditor arrangements involving EB-5 financings, and has advised consumers of EB-5 funds regarding the integration of existing EB-5 programs into larger structured finance regime.

Ms. Katzir serves on the firm’s Los Angeles Area Diversity Committee.  Ms. Katzir’s pro bono efforts include the representation of non-profits in negotiating leases and general corporate matters, and representation of children and educational rights holders in completion of adoption proceedings and individualized education program hearings. She also works closely with Green Dot Charter Schools and the Los Angeles Parents Union in their collective efforts to implement statewide education policy reforms, including, most recently, representing them in connection with the “Parent Empowerment” legislation, signed into California law in January 2010.  Ms. Katzir currently serves as Board Member of the Center for Powerful Public Schools and on the College Spring Young Professionals Board.

Ms. Katzir earned her law degree in 2004 with Honors from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, with a concentration in Behavioral Sciences, magna cum laude in 2001 from the University of Pennsylvania.  In 2009, Ms. Katzir earned her Certificate of General Management from the University of California, Anderson School of Management, and received first prize in the National Capstone Case Competition in Technology Strategy.

Our latest featured speaker is Jessica DeNisi from Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP!

Jessica will be speaking for us at our upcoming EB-5 Investor Based Immigration Conference in Los Angeles on October 4th and 5th! This is Jessica’s first year speaking with us, and we can’t wait for her presentation!

Jessica DeNisi is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office and a member of the EB-5 practice. Jessica works with developers and investors who seek to use foreign investment capital under the EB-5 program to fund job creating projects either through the creation of a Regional Center or under an existing Regional Center. In preparing and filing I-924 and I-526 petitions, Jessica works with economists, business plan writers, corporate attorneys and market analysts to structure regional centers and their projects. Prior to practicing immigration law, Jessica worked as a tax and business attorney. Jessica completed her undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University and earned an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona. Jessica received her J.D. from Tulane University Law School and an LL.M. in taxation from the University of Washington School of Law. Jessica is admitted to practice in California and Louisiana.

Our latest featured speaker is David Appel from Marcum LLP!

David will be speaking for us at our upcoming EB-5 Investor Based Immigration Conference in Los Angeles on October 4th and 5th! This will be David’s fourth year teaching for us – having previously been on the faculty panel for our 2015 seminars held in California and Florida on EB-5 Investor Based Immigration. Past seminar attendees appreciated his helpful materials and informative presentation. Welcome back, David!

David Appel is a senior partner in Marcum’s Tax & Business Services division. With more than 30 years of multidisciplinary experience in domestic and international taxation working with family businesses in a variety of industries, has addressed complex issues with family business in estate, succession and retirement planning, including preserving family businesses and wealth transfer to future generations. He leads Florida’s tax consulting operations and serves on the board of directors of Marcum LLP and Florida’s operations committee.

In recognition of his considerable experience in personal financial planning, Mr. Appel was awarded the designation of Personal Financial Specialist by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

An expert in estate tax, international tax, business succession planning and family estate planning, he has presented on numerous occasions to banking institutions and municipalities and at various tax conferences.

He speaks frequently on a variety of topics related to the federal EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program, which was created to encourage foreign investors to invest in commercial enterprises in the U.S. This unique federal program has attracted billions of dollars in investments and has been an effective catalyst for job creation domestically.

Our latest featured speaker is Eric Rapkin from Akerman LLP!

Eric will be speaking for us at our upcoming An Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Transactions: The Big Four in Fort Lauderdale on September 28! This is Eric’s first year speaking with us, and we can’t wait for his presentation!

Eric Rapkin serves as managing partner of Akerman’s Fort Lauderdale office. A consummate dealmaker, his practice focuses on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions, including the leasing, acquisition, disposition, and financing of office towers, shopping centers, industrial properties, hotels, and medical office buildings for top developers, institutional investors, and investment funds.

Recognized by Chambers USA as “a very knowledgeable resource on leasing transactions,” as well as noting that “he approaches things from a business perspective,” Eric has finalized deals for many millions of square feet of office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use projects. He is well versed in build-to-suit projects, possessing a detailed knowledge of the complex construction provisions that are central to these deals. Eric is also experienced in office tower acquisitions and dispositions and major public-private partnership transactions.

Eric has served in numerous leaderships roles in the real estate sector, including the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

Our latest featured speaker is Helene Gray from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC!

Helene will be speaking for us at our upcoming An Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Transactions: The Big Four in Fort Lauderdale on September 28! This is Helene’s first year speaking with us, and we can’t wait for her presentation!

Helene J. Gray is an associate in the Banking and Finance and Real Estate section of the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office.

Prior to joining the firm, Helene served as in-house counsel for one of the largest title insurance companies, where she underwrote and advised on national commercial transactions. She also has experience representing financial institutions and commercial mortgage-backed servicers in all areas of commercial lending, including, loan originations and dispositions, restructurings, leasing, foreclosures, and dispositions of assets. Throughout her career, she has handled commercial real estate and finance transactions as well as structure, document, and advise on condominium and homeowners’ association issues.

Our latest featured speaker is Neil Narut from Proper Title!

Neil will be speaking for us at our upcoming An Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Transactions: The Big Four in Chicago on September 14th! This is Neil’s first year speaking with us, and we can’t wait for his presentation!

Since being admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1997, Neil F. Narut has provided over twenty years of quality representation in real estate and title insurance matters to Illinois and Wisconsin consumers, national lenders and national title insurance companies. In private practice, Neil represented clients in residential and commercial real estate transactions while also litigating real estate disputes and mechanic’s liens claims. In 2008, he joined a multi-state mortgage default firm as the Managing Attorney of its newly opened Chicago-Loop office and provided counsel in title curative and REO transactions for national lenders and servicers. Counsel in title matters eventually extended into Wisconsin, and in 2013, Neil was recruited away from private practice by the North Suburban Commercial Division of the Chicago Title Insurance Company as an Area Underwriter where he was soon thereafter selected to the Fidelity National Financial Underwriting Leadership Program in Jacksonville, FL. In 2018, Neil returned to the Loop when he joined Proper Title as its Senior Underwriting Counsel. Neil frequently speaks at continuing legal education courses both nationally and throughout Chicagoland on a variety of real estate-related topics. A graduate of the John Marshall Law School and Loyola University of Chicago, Neil resides in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with his family.