Daniel A Zeft

About Daniel A Zeft

Daniel A. Zeft is an experienced EB-5 immigration attorney in Chicago who has significant expertise with EB-5 matters. Since 1997, attorney Zeft has exclusively practiced U.S. immigration law. The focus of attorney Zeft’s practice is immigration law matters related to the employment or investment of foreign nationals in the United States.

Attorney Zeft has done significant work in the area of EB-5 investment immigration. He has significant expertise with EB-5 matters and extensive contacts in the EB-5 field. Attorney Zeft represents EB-5 foreign national investors. He also advises and represents U.S. business people who desire to establish a new EB-5 Regional Center or who seek to use the EB-5 mechanism to raise capital. Since 2007, attorney Zeft has been a member of the trade association of the EB-5 Regional Centers.

When he represents EB-5 investors from China or Taiwan, attorney Zeft is assisted by a native of China who is a professional interpreter and translator. With the involvement of the interpreter/translator, attorney Zeft can communicate with clients by telephone or in person in Mandarin Chinese, and he can also communicate with clients by email in simplified Chinese characters or traditional Chinese characters.

Moreover, when he represents EB-5 investors from Russia, attorney Zeft is assisted by a native of Belarus who is a professional interpreter and translator. With the involvement of the interpreter/translator, attorney Zeft can communicate with clients by telephone or in person in Russian and he can also communicate with clients by email in Russian.

Mr. Zeft received degrees from Princeton University (A.B., 1990), Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington (J.D., 1993) and George Washington University Law School (LL.M., 1996). Since 1997, he has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Attorney Zeft has served on local and national committees of AILA. From 2006 to 2009, he was an adjunct faculty member at the Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington where he taught immigration law. Attorney Zeft has also spoken on immigration law topics to groups of business people, attorneys and international educators through the United States and in Europe.