EB5 Investors Magazine is pleased to announce the EB-5 Top 10 Litigation Attorneys. To be eligible, distinguished attorneys must have performed litigation and related legal services for the EB-5 program.
Brad Banias
Banias Law
Brad Banias is a federal court immigration litigator and founder and partner of Banias Law, LLC. He started his career as a Department of Justice trial attorney defending EB-5 policies, then started his private practice. For the past 12 years, he has represented regional centers and thousands of investors to challenge EB-5 delays, policies, and denials. During this time, Banias has taught and mentored other EB-5 petition attorneys in litigation.
Fulvio Cajina
Carrasquillo Law Group
Fulvio Cajina is an experienced litigator specializing in civil rights, employment law, discrimination, catastrophic injuries, and business disputes. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state, federal, and appellate courts. Cajina started his career at a boutique international law firm in Manhattan and has a solid background in corporate matters. Before becoming an attorney, he worked at the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC. He also has experience in litigation and arbitration related to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.
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 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.
Brian Green
Law Office of Brian Green
Brian S. Green is a solo practitioner specializing in U.S. immigration cases in federal courts. He began his career as a law clerk in Pennsylvania and served as an Assistant Public Defender in West Virginia, winning several felony jury trials. He gained experience at two law firms in Pittsburgh and then represented individuals and families in immigration matters before starting his private practice six years ago. Green is a member of AILA and holds degrees from Washington and Jefferson College and Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Ira Kurzban
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt
Ira Kurzban is the founder of the law firm Kurzban, Kurzban, Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. He is a past-national president of AILA and is a Fellow of the American Bar Association. He has litigated over 50 federal cases concerning the rights of aliens, including Jean v. Nelson, Commissioner v. Jean, and McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., which he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is the author of Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook.
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.
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. He is also a member of AILA.
Steven Reingold
Saul Ewing
Steven Reingold is a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, where he represents businesses and stakeholders in various industry disputes. 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 involved in U.S. legal proceedings and provides strategic counsel to clients.
Matthew Sava
Reid & Wise
Matthew Sava is the head of the Litigation Department at Reid & Wise LLC, where he specializes in complex commercial lawsuits and company investigations. His practice areas include breach of contract, securities, EB-5 investor litigation, class actions, employment, intellectual property, professional malpractice, business torts, and international arbitrations. Sava has represented hundreds of EB-5 investors in court and arbitral proceedings across the country, including in New York, California, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, and Washington.
EB5Investors.com Staff
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