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Practice Areas: Immigration, Nationality and Consular Law, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, International & Cross-Border Transactions, Projects, Experienced EB-5 Attorney, EB-5 Regional Center Application Submission Provider, Corporate, Securities
Languages spoken: English, French, Chinese (Mandarin)
States: New York

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SEC Security Fraud Charges against Assisted Living Facilities —Should EB-5 Practitioners be concerned? Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. December 4, 2014 ALF’s or assisted living facilities have always been a popular choice for EB-5 investors. On December 3, 2013, the Securi...
2012 EB-5 Investment Beijing Expo 2012 EB-5 Investment Beijing Expo This is the first time an Expo of this size and type will be staged in Beijing. These annual events have proven to b...
A Chicago Convention Center Settled with the SEC on EB-5 Securities Fraud Yi Song, Esq. March 19, 2014 The Security and Exchange Commission issued a litigation release today announcing the settlement for the biggest fraud in EB-5 history. On March 17...
Attorney Yi Song, Esq. published article - SEC Enforcement Action on AILA Mona Shah & Associates Attorney Yi Song, Esq. and former SEC attorney Robert Heim, Esq. published article at American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). The article SEC Enforc...
Bank of China Money Laundering Accusation Crisis – Is This the Start of Cooling off for EB-5 Investment from China? By Yi Song, Esq. July 11, 2014 China’s state television accused Bank of China, one of the biggest state-owned commercial banks in China violates the currency exchange rules and in...
BREAKING NEWS - Hong Kong Terminates Its Immigrant Investor Program By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. January 15, 2015 Breaking news: Hong Kong terminated its Immigrant Investor Program. After Canada terminated its federal immigr...
BREAKING NEWS: EB-5 VISA NUMBERS UNAVAILABLE FOR CHINESE APPLICANTS UNTIL OCT. 1, 2014 Breaking News: EB-5 Visa Numbers Unavailable for Chinese Applicants Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. On August 23, 2014, the day we fear has finally come. At the American Immigration Lawy...
Canada Terminates Inefficient Investor and Entrepreneur Programs – An Opportunity for the EB-5 Program in the US? Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Ministry recently announced the government’s intent to terminate the federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) and Federal Entrepreneur (EN...
China Real Estate Market Cooling Down and Shadow Banks Crisis – What does it mean to EB-5 Investors? China Real Estate Market Cooling Down and Shadow Banks Crisis – What does it mean to EB-5 Investors? Yi Song, Esq. April 4, 2014 The sale and refinancing of real propert...
China’s Economic Policy for 2014 – How is it going to affect the EB-5 Investors? Yi Song, Esq. December 11, 2013 China's leadership gathered at a three-day meeting to set economic policy and reform priorities for 2014. The meeting also lay out the blueprint of a bo...
Chinese Retrogression Likely to be Averted, Live from Las Vegas – EB-5 Investors Magazine Annual Conference by Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Since the onset of the possibility of Chinese Retrogression, it has been a topic of intense interest both to the Investor community as w...
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Country Specific Issues in EB-5 Practice – China The People's Republic of China is one country that EB-5 practitioners and related EB5 professionals cannot afford to neglect. The top 5 countries[1] in 2012, for EB-5 al...
Crowdfunding and EB-5 - What Insights do the New SEC Rules Offer for EB-5 Practice? Yi Song, Esq. On October 24, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the proposed rules governing crowdfunding, which is an evolving method of raising capital through ...
EB-5 PANEL: “EB-5 LENDING TO FOREIGN BUYERS – IT CAN BE DONE!” November 6, 2014, at New York City’s premier real estate exposition– the 6th Annual NYC Real Estate Expo, EB- 5 featured prominently. EB-5 has high visibility in New York...
EB-5 Practice under SEC Proposed Rules to Implement the JOBS Act By Yi Song, Esq[1]. Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE ...
EB-5 Practice under the JOBS Act before SEC Issues New Guidelines EB-5 Practice under the JOBS Act before SEC Issues New Guidelines By Yi Song, Esq[1]. Jennifer Mercier Moseley, Esq.[2] Since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) ...
EB-5 Regional Centers: Electronic Filing of the Form D By Yi Song, Esq. The EB-5 Regional Centers and EB-5 Projects raise capital pursuant to registration exemptions under Rule 506 Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuers...
EB-5 Retrogression for China in Mid-2014—Not really a reason to be alarmed? By Mona Shah, Esq. and Yi Song, Esq. On January 10, 2014 the Department of State provided a tentative projection for EB-5 retrogression which may occur in or after...
First USCIS EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting with Director Nicholas Colucci First USCIS EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting with Director Nicholas Colucci By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. February 26, 2014 After a gap ...
HOW US-CHINA RELATIONS WILL AFFECT EB-5 INVESTMENT? – FROM APEC TO VISA EXTENSION By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC has been the talk of the town. Established in 1998, APEC is a premier forum to facilitate the economic growth,...
MAKE EB-5 PROGRAM PERMANENT – CONGRESSMAN JARED POLIS’ BILL Breaking News: Representatives Jared Polis (CO-02) and Mark Amodei (NV-02) today introduced “The American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015″. The Bill propose...
MONA SHAH & ASSOCIATES FEATURED IN THE EB-5 DOCUMENTARY Mona Shah & Associates attorneys were selected from a pool of highly qualified and specialized EB-5 attorneys to take part in a short documentary-like film by Leading ...
Mona Shah, Esq. Interviewed by US Immigration Podcast on EB-5 Regional Center v. Direct EB-5 Project June 27, 2014 · by Mona Shah · in Uncategorized Mona Shah & Associates Managing Partner Mona Shah, Esq. was interviewed by Mark Deal of US Imm...
Mona Shah, Esq. is voted top 25 EB-5 attorneys! Mona Shah, Esq. is voted top 25 EB-5 attorneys! Our article on selling/renting a regional center is also featured in the magazine EB5investors.com. Mona Shah & Associates,...
New Leadership in China and EB-5 Practice The seven-member Politburo Standing Committee in China greeted the world in the Great Hall of the People on November 15, 2012 in Beijing. What does the new leadership in China mean to EB-...
OUTLINE OF THE ISSUES RAISED FROM THE DECEMBER 5, 2014 USCIS EB-5 STAKEHOLDER’S MEETING Outline of the Issues Raised from the December 5, 2014 USCIS EB-5 Stakeholder’s Meeting Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. On December 5, 2014 USCIS held their EB-5 Sta...
SEC Charged Los Angeles-based EB-5 Lawyers with Securities Fraud Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. September 4, 2014 Los Angeles-based EB-5 attroney Justin Moongyu Lee, and his wife Rebecca Taewon Lee and his law firm partner Thomas Edward Kent were cha...
SEC Delays Rules on Key EB-5 Section in JOBS Act When the JOBS Act was enacted in April 2012, it raised a significant amount of excitement in the EB-5 community. At the time, there was a general consensus that the Act could change the l...
SEC Enforcement Actions against Small Violations in Broker/Dealer Relationships Yi Song, Esq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expressed deep concerns in small violations in the broker/dealer relationships, which is prevalent in the EB-5 industry. ...
SEC Guidelines on EB-5 Offerings SEC Guidelines on EB-5 Offerings Yi Song, Esq. September 26, 2014 ...
SEC Guidelines on EB-5 Offerings Yi Song, Esq. September 26, 2014 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Investor Bulletin about investing in unregistered securities offerings, or private placemen...
SEC have charged a Texas-based Regional Center for Security Fraud SEC have charged a Texas-based Regional Center for Securities Fraud EB-5 / SEC news On October 1, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges ...
SEC Issuing Investor Alert on Unregistered Private Offering August 4, 2014 The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to help investors identify potentially fraudulent unregistered offerings. U...
SEC Lifted Ban on General Solicitation - What does it Mean in EB-5 Practice? On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new rule under the JOBS Act, which repeals the prohibition on general solicitation for private securities of...
SEC Prosecution against A Chicago Convention Center (ACCC) EB-5 Project SEC Prosecution against A Chicago Convention Center (ACCC) EB-5 Project Yi Song, Esq. Investor confidence in EB5 should be bolstered with the breaking news released on Feb...
Senator Tom Coburn’s Report Irrationally Condemns the EB-5 Program By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. At the end of January, 2015, US Senator Tom Coburn’s office issued an internal report assessing the mission and performance of the Department of H...
September 10, 2014 USCIS EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting Summary Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Today’s EB-5 Stakeholder’s Meeting (held on September 10, 2014), in Washington, DC. was the first EB-5 Stakeholder’s Meeting follow...
SHOULD CHINESE INVESTORS STILL APPLY FOR EB-5 WITH A 10-YEAR VISITOR’S VISA AVAILABLE? Should chinese investors still apply for eb-5 with a 10-year visitor’s visa available? Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. President Obama announced that effective from November ...
Submit Public Comments on the JOBS Act Title II April 12, 2012 Submission Via Email:rule-comments@sec.gov Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Submit Public Comments on the JOBS Act ...
The Federal, The State, The Court's Perspectives on Arizona SB1070 Introduction Arizona passed the most aggressive immigration enforcement law in recent years. It's commonly known as Arizona "S.B.1070" or show-me-your-paper law. The oral arg...
The Future of EB-5 Financing – General Solicitation and General Advertisement The New Yorker predicted the future of private funds raising capital through general solicitation and general advertisement after Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the rules ...
The Practical Implications of the "JOBS" Act for EB-5 Practice On March 22, 2012 Washington, DC, "Jumpstart Our Business Startups" (JOBS) Act was passed by the Senate, following its passage on March 8, 2012 by the House of Representatives. ...
The SEC’s Perspective on Due Diligence in EB-5 Private Offerings By Mona Shah, Esq. and Yi Song, Esq.[1] . How much due diligence are we Immigration lawyers expected to conduct in EB-5 cases? What are the expectations from US...
Twitter and the JOBS Act Twitter and the JOBS Act Twitter announced on September 12, 2013 that it has submitted the S-1 Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) petitioning to become a public...
USCIS EB-5 Statistics Shows High Approval Rate USCIS has released the fourth (4th) quarter statistics recently for Fiscal Year 2014 for I-526 and I-829 Immigrant Petitions by Alien Entrepreneurs. For I-526, in 2013, a total of 6,346 p...
Was EB-5 Retrogression Averted by Obama’s Executive Order? By Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. There has been furor about Obama’s executive order and of course much has been written, with countless opinions raised. The possibility of Chinese...
What is an EB-5 Investment “At Risk” – A Discussion of the Degree of Risk Required Mona Shah, Esq. Yi Song, Esq. Proof of an investment being “at risk” is an important element of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. A certain element of risk is what ...
中国EB-5投资人如何通过美国证券法保护自身利益 中国EB-5投资人如何通过美国证券法保护自身利益作者：宋一律师美国投资移民项目（EB-5）自1990年美国国会通过法案通过以来，给无数家庭提供了获得美国居留权的捷径。直到2007年该项目呈几何式增长趋势，由于美国陷入经济，私人项目融资问题凸显，此EB-5项目受到市场的青睐。随着此项目的发展，各种项目鱼龙混杂，投资人和移民公司在挑选投资项...

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