Over 30 years of leadership experience in Investment Immigration in Asia specialising in project documentation, sales & marketing. Darwin has extensive experience in real estate, mining, oil and agricultural concerns in Canada and the USA and has stood as a Director of two public listed companies in Canada.
Annie Yip
Investment Immigration Specialist HONG KONG
Annie started immigration with an American law firm in Hong Kong in 1983, and moved to Primex Immigration in 1990. Annie has extensive experience in US, Canada, Europe and UK Programs.
Chris Foulger
President HomeFed Corporation
Chris Foulger is the President of HomeFed Corporation. As President, Mr. Foulger provides overall strategic direction for HomeFedss operational and development entities. Prior to joining HomeFed in 2005, Mr. Foulger was Vice President of Cottonwood Partners, an office building developer and pension fund advisor with assets throughout the country. A member of the Urban Land Institute, he has a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Utah and a master's degree in Real Estate Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trevor Anderson
Director of EB-5 Financing HomeFed Corporation
Trevor Anderson, who has been with HomeFed Corporation since 2014, is the Director of EB-5 Financing. (Congress established the Immigrant Investor Program, or EB-5, in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy.) Mr. Anderson spent his early years at HomeFed constructing and managing the company's financial models. Currently, he plays an integral role in HomeFedss EB-5 offerings and spends much of his time managing the company's foreign investment related marketing and compliance efforts. In addition to those responsibilities, he helps manage the company's multifamily residential development projects. Trevor earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Brigham Young University.
Bernard P. Wolfsdorf
Attorney At Law Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP
Bernard P. Wolfsdorf (Bernard@Wolfsdorf.com) is a past President of the 15,000 lawyer American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) where he earned AILA's Service Excellence award. He is Managing Partner of the Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP law firm with over 80 professionals and with offices in Los Angeles, New York City and Shanghai (www.wolfsdorf.com) Mr. Wolfsdorf was selected as 'Immigration Lawyer of the Year' by Who's Who Legal. EB5 Investor Magazine named him in its ranking of the top EB-5 lawyers for the 4th time. Chambers USA describes him as one of the hardest-working immigration lawyers around.
Christian Triantaphyllis
Partner and immigration attorney Jackson Walker LLP
Christian Triantaphyllis is a partner and immigration attorney with Jackson Walker LLP with first-hand experience representing foreign nationals and immigrant investors in cross-border and business immigration matters, frequently dealing with EB-5 investments. In his practice, Christian has become particularly experienced assisting foreign nationals from around the world through the EB-5 immigrant investor program, preparing and filing I-526 petitions and I-829 petitions for immigrant investors. Christian also regularly serves as counsel to real estate developers and regional centers to facilitate EB-5 projects, and advises those structuring potential EB-5 funding by providing analysis on project business plans, securities offerings, and economic reports. Christian takes pride in easing the process for his clients to work through the demanding EB-5 immigrant investor program by employing an approach to meeting the immigration goals that is thorough, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. He was named as a Top 5 Rising Star EB-5 immigration attorney in 2016, and a Top 25 EB-5 immigration attorney in 2017 and 2018. Christian is a member of AILA, has authored numerous articles on a variety of EB-5 topics, and is a frequent speaker on EB-5 immigration issues. He earned his J.D. degree from New York Law School and received his bachelor's degree in political science from Southern Methodist University.
Kelvin Tanner
Manager & Solicitor Fragomen LLP (London)
Kelvin is a Manager and UK qualified Solicitor based in Fragomen LLP's London office. Kelvin has ten years of experience practicing UK immigration law and he currently manages teams of Solicitors specialising in private client and corporate immigration. Kelvin's extensive private client practice focuses on individuals applying under the UK's Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur categories. Kelvin regularly works with high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and their third party tax, finance and legal advisers to find both UK and global residency and citizenship solutions. Kelvin also has a large corporate immigration practice and he regularly advises large multinational corporate clients on matters related to immigration strategy, compliance, and the relocation of their staff into the UK. His clients represent a variety of industry sectors, including financial services, media, pharmaceuticals, IT and engineering. In recent years Kelvin has also gained considerable experience working with entrepreneurs, start-ups and small to medium-sized enterprises who are seeking to establish their UK operations. This has included assistance with sole representative visas and working with his clients to prepare their sponsor licence applications and design immigration compliant HR systems and procedures. Kelvin has spoken at a number of conferences and events on various topics relating to UK private client and corporate immigration. Before joining Fragomen, Kelvin trained as a Solicitor at a law firm in Nottingham, where he gained experience with a full range of applications related to business and private client. During this time Kelvin gained extensive litigation experience, and his notable achievements included challenges to Home Office decisions in the Court of Appeal and Administrative Court.
Andrew Parish
Chief Commercial Officer IDLF
Andrew is Chief Commercial Officer with IDLF and is responsible for all business aspects of the fund. This includes both marketing and promoting the fund to prospective investors, but also identifying and delivering investment opportunities for the fund. He is responsible for all aspects of the investment process from due diligence to project financing.
Andrew is an experienced business professional with over 25 years in a variety of roles up to CEO level. He is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with considerable experience in strategic direction, investments and corporate governance.
Andrew graduated with a primary degree in mathematics and chemistry from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and holds Higher Diplomas in Management and Business Strategy from Henley Business School, London and the Irish Management Institute. He is a Member of the Institute of Directors and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Tanaz Buhariwalla
Director India IDA Ireland
Tanaz Buhariwalla, Director for IDA Ireland in India has worked with IDA for over six years. Along with her team, Tanaz helps Indian companies set up in Ireland and leverage their Irish presence to trade across Europe. Previously Tanaz worked for the British High Commission in India facilitating Trade & Investment between companies from India and the UK. Over her 25 years career, Tanaz has engaged with MNCs, conglomerates, large corporates, SMEs and start-ups alike helping them in their plans for European growth. This has helped her develop in-depth experience in aligning company needs to business opportunities in the European markets. Some companies Tanaz has recently assisted expand their footprint within Europe include HCL, NIIT, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and mid-sized companies like BrowserStack, SMT, Biotech Visioncare amongst others. Her other achievements lie in significantly improving awareness about IDA and Ireland in Indian business circles through multi-pronged and multi-platform activities. She also is an active supporter of Diversity & Inclusion within an organisation. Tanaz is a Commerce graduate and holds a Masters degree in Change Management.
Linda Sweeney
Sr. Advisor Europe | New Delhi | INDIA
'Over 25 years' experience in international business development within Europe, USA, Caribbean and Asia within multi sector environments including Finance and IT. Experienced in management consultancy, strategy, governance and oversight both on/offshore. Linda focuses on investment within the Eurozone, specializing in Ireland; providing due diligence and network opportunities to help our investors plan for their transition. Passionate about social issues, Linda utilizes both expertise and networks to effect change through corporate and philanthropic giving.
Doris Anne Sadler
President & CEO World Trade Center Indianapolis
Doris Anne manages business strategy and operations for World Trade Center Indianapolis. She has served in numerous public leadership roles in Indiana, including as Deputy State Auditor and Legal Counsel, Chairman of the half-billion-dollar Indiana Deferred Compensation Plan, and Clerk of the Circuit Court of Marion County. Doris Anne also co-founded and led the Feinstein Initiative for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook from 2007 through 2012. She volunteers her time and talents on numerous philanthropic boards throughout the state. Doris Anne graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in political science before attending the University of Leningrad in St. Petersburg, Russia and Oxford University's Institute on International and Comparative Law in the United Kingdom. Upon her return to the United States, Doris Anne continued her education, receiving a juris doctorate with a specialization in international law from Rutgers University.
Rajneesh Pathak
Executive Director Business Development | INDIA
Over 20 years of experience in investment banking with large multinational banks in India; Rajneesh leads the B2B vertical focusing on referral network development and management, focusing on wealth management platforms and Independent Financial Advisors (IFA) in India and the Middle East.
Mitchell L. Wexler
Partner Irvine, California, USA
Mitch manages the firm's Irvine, Los Angeles, and San Diego California offices. His practice is diverse and comprised of start-up, mid-size, and large multinational companies. Mitch's clients are equally diverse across industry sectors including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, technology, construction, and entertainment. He also has a significant 'Private Client' practice emphasizing short and long term immigration strategies for high net worth foreign nationals with a specialization in EB5. Mitch teaches an annual module on business immigration law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law which included a stand-alone session on EB5. Mitch was named by EB5 Investors.com as one of the top 25 EB5 lawyers in 2018