Professional Involvement of Linda Lau in the Immigrant Investor Arena

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1 Professional Involvement of Linda Lau in the Immigrant Investor Arena o Guest speaker, Private Client Forum Americas Panel Discussion, Mental incapacity and cross-border planning for assets in multiple jurisdictions, Costa Rica, February 5, o Columnist, 21st Century Business Insights, March to December o Guest speaker, 2014 Fall/Winter MKCR EB5 Conference (Webinar), Immigration Regulation, Myths and Related Consideration, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November o Interview with Skylink TV USA on "EB5 Visa Quota to China-Born Investors," Rosemead, California, October, o Guest speaker, "How do Chinese companies take advantage of the EB5 program," Overseas Investment & International Wealth Management Forum, Beijing, China, September, o Co-author, The EB-5 Handbook: A Guide for Investors and Developers, U.S.A., o Panelist, "Marketing EB-5 Overseas -China, 2014 Southern California EB-5 Conference," EB5Investor.com Magazine event, Newport Beach, California, July o Speaker, "Franchise Expansion under the EB-5 Program," Franchise Business Network Presentation, Orange County, California, April o Panelist, "2014 EB-5 Seminar - Investors, Investments and Navigating through International Waters," Los Angeles County Bar Association Event, Los Angeles, California, March o Guest speaker on Chinese TV program "Visulation" aired by China 1 of 7

2 Business Network (CBN), Shanghai, China, December o Panelist, Hot Topics in EB-5, Southern California EB-5 Conference," EB5 Investor.com Magazine event, Newport Beach, California, July o Featured speaker, Global Migration, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 2013 Global Migration Forum, San Francisco, California, June o Featured speaker, Current EB-5 Climates & Trends, EB-5 Investment Visa Match-Making Forum, City of Industry, California, April o Featured speaker, Investment in the USA A National Overview, Las Vegas Investment Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, February o Featured speaker, EB-5 in California: Bringing Investments to the Golden Stat and "Hot Topics in EB-5," Southern California EB-5 Conference, Newport Beach, California, July o Featured speaker, To TEA and Beyond" and "Economic Impact Analysis, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Southern California Chapter's Annual EB-5 Regional Center Conference, Los Angeles, California, May o Featured speaker, How can Realtors Be Involved in EB-5 Projects With or Without a Regional Center, Chinese American Real Estate Professionals Association's 2012 Real Estate Conference and Expo, San Gabriel, California, April o Featured speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) of 7

3 EB-5 Investors and Regional Centers CLE Conference: Creating and Representing Regional Centers, Nassau, Bahamas, April o Featured speaker, Overview of the EB-5 Program, Realty Investment Association of California, Anaheim, California, March o Featured speaker on two panels: Getting Started: Due Diligence for Preparing a Case and How to Draft a CYA Retainer Agreement, and Establishing or Working with Regional Centers for the Los Angeles County Bar Association seminar, Still the Gold Mountain: EB-5 Strategies and Recent Developments, Los Angeles, California, February o Featured speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 2011 Topics CLE Conference: EB-5 Investors & Regional Centers- Navigating through New Challenges and Building a Sound Practice, San Antonio, Texas, October o Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, a publication of Thomson Reuters that lists the top 5% of practicing attorneys in each state, September o Re-appointed Vice Chair of the National EB-5 committee of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), June June o Featured speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 2011 Annual Conference on Immigration Law: Advanced Issues in EB-5, San Diego, California, June o Appointed Vice Chair of the National EB-5 Committee of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), June June o Featured speaker, CRA Annual Conference, Redevelopment: Worth Fighting For San Jose, California, March of 7

4 o Featured speaker, The OnGreen Launch Celebration: Powering Cleantech Innovation Worldwide Panel: Chinese Capital for Cleantech Start-Ups, Los Angeles, California, March o Featured speaker, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 2011 Topics CLE Conference: EB-5 Investors & Regional Centers - Emerging issues & Winning Strategies for Your Clients and Your Practice, Las Vegas, Nevada, March o Featured speaker, 2010 Doing Business in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, Consular Corps Event, Los Angeles, California, October o Named as The Best Lawyers in America 2011 for the practice of Immigration Law by Best Lawyers publication, August 2010 till present. o Of Counsel to Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, California, August 2010 till present. o Featured speaker, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, USChinapress.com, August o Appointed Vice Chair of the National EB-5 Committee of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), June June o Featured speaker, Maintaining Residence When Permanent Is Not Eternal, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Washington D.C., June o Organizer and Speaker, EB-5 Regional Center Workshop, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Southern California Chapter, Los Angeles, California, May of 7

5 o Featured speaker, EB-5 Special Program, on Little Saigon National TV, April o Speaker, EB-5 Employment Creation Today, Los Angeles County Bar Association, March o Committee Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National EB-5 Committee, June 2009-June o Interviewed by National Public Radio on EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program, January o Published article, The Legal and Non-Legal Professionals Behind a Viable EB- 5 Regional Center, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Southern California Conference Handbook, November o Speaker, EB-5 Slumdog Millionaire, American Immigration Lawyers Association California (AILA) Chapter s 22 nd Annual CLE Conference, Marina del Rey, California, November o Published article, Lawful Source of Funds and Other Consideration for EB-5 Investors from China, Korea, Russia, Iran and India, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference Handbook, October o Advanced Panel Speaker, Country Specific Issues, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 2009 CLE Conference on EB-5 Investors, San Francisco, California, October o Published article, Regional Center for Your Developer Clients, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference Advanced Handbook, June of 7

6 o Speaker on Master Panel, High Rollers: EB-5 Investors, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Las Vegas, Nevada, June o Speaker, EB-5 Regional Center Workshop, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Southern California Chapter, Los Angeles, California, May o Published article, Investors and Entrepreneurs: Inbound & Outbound, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference Advanced Handbook, June o Speaker, Investor Visa Workshop (EB-5), ILW.com, Vancouver, Canada, June o Speaker, Advanced Investor Visa Issues (EB-5), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Las Vegas, Nevada, June o Speaker, Investor Visa Workshop (EB-5), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Southern California Chapter, May o Panelist, Advanced Investor Visa Issues (EB-5), ILW.com, April o Speaker, Regional Center Investor vs. Traditional EB-5 Investor, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Southern California Chapter, February o Speaker, Teleconference Seminar on New Developments in EB-5, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), October of 7

7 o Speaker, Investor Visas (EB-5), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Alaska Cruise Conference, August o Appointed US Agent Coordinator of Canada and United Kingdom Immigrant Investor programs by HSBC Global Investor Immigration Services, May o Speaker, Immigration for Investors, ILW.com, October o Speaker, Investors & Traders, Nonimmigrant & Immigrant Visas (E-1/E-2 & EB5), Immigration Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, September o Chair ( ) and Member of the Executive Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association Southern California Chapter, Los Angeles, California, o Speaker, Non-Immigrant Visas: E Treaty Trader/Investor Visas, Immigration Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, September o Speaker, Exemption from Labor Certification, Practicing Law Institute, 32 nd Annual Immigration & Naturalization Institute, San Francisco, California, October o Co-Chair, Immigrant Investor Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), o Panel Chair, EB-5 and E2 Investor, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, o Chair, Immigrant Investor Visa (EB-5) Task Force, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), of 7