On November 15, 2016, the AABANY Real Estate, Solo & Small Firm Practice, and Asia Practice Committees hosted a CLE at the Omni Building in Uniondale, Long Island.  The topic was EB-5 & Foreign Investor: Aspects of Due Diligence When Representing a Foreign Real Estate Investor. The event was attended by over 40 Attorneys and Realtors. 

Many thanks to the evening’s sponsors: Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP and Signature Bank. 

Lian Brandt, Senior Manager of Baker Tilly Capital, LLC, spoke about the Basics of the EB-5 Program and addressed the legislative status of this program. James Thanasules, Chief NYS Counsel at Amtrust Title Insurance Company, discussed the latest FINCEN US Regulations and its application to the larger real estate purchases in the metropolitan area. Margaret Ling, AABANY’s Co-Chair of both the Real Estate and the Asia Practice Committees, addressed the due diligence required when attorneys represent a foreign real estate investor. 

Pictured here from left to right: 

• Lian Brandt of Baker Tilly Capital, LLC; 
• James Thanasules of Amtrust Title Insurance Company;
• Margaret Ling of AABANY; 
• Diego Pinzon of Signature Bank; 
• Robert Moy of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP