EB5 Investors Magazine is pleased to announce the Top Litigation Attorneys of 2024. To be eligible, distinguished attorneys must perform litigation and related legal services for the EB-5 program.
Mandamus Cases
Matthew Galati
The Galati Law Firm
Matthew Galati is the principal of The Galati Law Firm. He has been an EB-5 attorney since early 2011. In this role, he has represented EB-5 stakeholders, including investors, developers, and regional centers. Beyond EB-5, he represents immigrants from all walks of life, including family immigration, business startups, E-2 visas, and extraordinary ability cases. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and serves on several national committees. In 2022, he received AILA’s 2022 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award for his outstanding contributions as a young lawyer in the field of immigration and nationality law.
Mandamus, Shareholder & Regional Center Representation
John Pratt
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt
John Patrick Pratt is a partner at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A., where he specializes in U.S. immigration and nationality law. His practice includes corporate immigration, employment-based and family-based petitions, deportation or removal cases, and complex federal court litigation. He is licensed to practice in Florida, New York, and D.C. and is admitted to several federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Pratt is also a member of AILA.
Regional Center Representation
Daniel Lundy
CSG Law
Daniel B. Lundy is a member of the CSG Law Immigration Group, where he specializes in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. He assists individuals and developers in securing permanent residence by guiding them through the immigration process, addressing requests for evidence, and handling appeals of denied cases. Lundy also advises real estate developers, regional centers, and lenders on structuring compliant EB-5 transactions. He is admitted to practice in several U.S. District Courts and is a member of AILA and the New York County Lawyers Association.
Steven Reingold
Saul Ewing
Steven Reingold is a partner at Saul Ewing LLP, specializing in representing businesses and stakeholders in various industry disputes. With decades of litigation experience, he advises EB-5 lenders, developers, regional centers, and investors on EB-5 investment issues and manages cases involving shareholder and partnership disputes, contracts, and commercial relationships. Licensed in Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire, Reingold is known for his involvement in U.S. legal proceedings. He also provides strategic counsel to help clients manage litigation risks.
Shareholder Representation
Robert V. Cornish Jr.
Law Offices of Robert V. Cornish, Jr.
Bob Cornish is the managing shareholder of the Law Offices of Robert V. Cornish Jr. With over 25 years of experience in securities and litigation, he works with EB-5 investors and regional centers on securities and commercial issues in U.S. courts and arbitration. Cornish holds a FINRA Series 24 General Securities Principal license and practices in New York, Tennessee, Arkansas, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C. He has litigated in Florida and California and is an expert witness in EB-5 matters.
Matthew Sava
Reid & Wise
Matthew Sava heads the litigation practice at Reid & Wise LLC. With 30 years of civil litigation experience, he represents over a thousand EB-5 investors nationwide in court and arbitral proceedings. He has been lead counsel in obtaining judgements, court orders, and settlements, awarding EB-5 investors more than $100 million. Matthew started his career with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP after serving as a senior law clerk to Judge Carmen Ciparick of New York’s high court, the New York State Court of Appeals. Before joining Reid & Wise, Matthew partnered with the New York litigation law firm Shapiro Forman Allen & Sava LLP.
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