凯瑟琳·福尔摩斯 Catherine D. Holmes

Catherine DeBono Holmes is Chair of JMBM's Investment Capital Law Group and author of the Investment Law Blog. She has practiced law at JMBM for over 30 years, focusing on investment capital and business transactions.

Cathy helps clients worldwide to raise, invest and manage capital from U.S. and non-U.S. investors. She has represented more than 50 real estate developers in obtaining financing through the EB-5 immigrant investment visa program for the development of hotels, multi-family, and mixed-use developments throughout the U.S., and has represented numerous Chinese investors in the purchase of hotels and businesses in the U.S.

She assist clients in sourcing and investing capital throughout the U.S. She acts as security counsel in connection with offerings of investment securities in compliance with exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in the U.S.under SEC Regulation D in the U.S. and outside the U.S. under Regulation S. She is experienced in forming U.S. and non-U.S. private investment funds for investment in real estate, mortgage loans, securities and other investment.

Cathy helps clients form EB-5 Regional Centers for investment in U.S. business through the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program.

Her finance and investment experience includes handling business formations for entrepreneurs, private securities offerings, structuring and offering of private investment funds, and business and regulatory matters for investment bankers, investment advisers, securities broker-dealers and real estate/mortgage brokers.