Doug is a noted authority on the EB-5 investor visa program, which gives developers a path for securing capital for real estate, hospitality, and infrastructure projects. His fluency with the program makes Doug an essential resource for companies looking for financing from offshore sources. International entrepreneurs and companies also rely on him when launching a business within the borders of the US. He is ideally positioned to advise clients on immigration and corporate law issues that arise in doing business in the US.
Doug is a Member in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice and Immigration Practice. On the corporate side, he focuses on private offerings and related securities work. Doug serves as counsel to developers and businesses seeking capital from offshore sources including through the EB-5 investor visa program. He also works with entrepreneurs, new ventures and established businesses on setting up operations in the US, providing advice on entity formation and on the legal risks of expanding into the US. In the immigration law space, Doug represents corporate, institutional, and individual clients in routine and complex immigration matters. He has in-depth experience advising companies on the immigration consequences of corporate restructuring, as well as representing clients in immigration-related investigations involving the US DOL, USCIS and FBI. Doug frequently speaks, writes and is often quoted in the press about immigration, corporate and securities law, and foreign investment.
Doug is a noted authority on the EB-5 investor visa program, which gives developers a path for securing capital for real estate, hospitality, and infrastructure projects. His fluency with the program makes Doug an essential resource for companies looking for financing from offshore sources. International entrepreneurs and companies also rely on him when launching a business within the borders of the US. He is ideally positioned to advise clients on immigration and corporate law issues that arise in doing business in the US.
Experience
- Served as lead counsel for prominent resort developer in structuring $55 million preferred equity private placement
- Counseled Israeli technology company on entity formation at entry into the US market and solved visa challenges
- Partnered with general counsel of publicly traded company to manage global immigration law risks and mobility issues associated with a large-scale acquisition in China, Singapore and India
- Served as lead deal counsel for a publicly-traded resort company in a $52 million private placement through the EB-5 Program
- Formed EB-5 regional center and secured exemplar petition approval from USCIS for a $20 million EB-5 financing for a real estate project in New York City, with no USCIS “requests for evidence”
- Advised major equity investors on the risks involved in participating in an EB-5 private placement seeking to raise more than $100 million
- Represented leading clean energy executive/scientist through all aspects of the U.S. immigration process
viewpoints
Editorial on immigration reform by Bill Weld and Susan Cohen featured in Boston Globe
April 24, 2013 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
H-1B Cap Hit for Fiscal Year 2014
April 8, 2013 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
Important Changes to Form I-94
March 29, 2013 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
USCIS Revises Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form)
March 9, 2013 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
Mintz Files FOIA Request for DOL Prevailing Wage Data
December 28, 2012 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
Strategic Guidance for Blanket L-1 Visa Holders
December 2, 2012 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
Visa Services Limited in Tel Aviv in December 2012
December 2, 2012 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
USCIS Releases Fraud Analysis Framework for H-1 and L-1 Visas
November 26, 2012 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
New services for visa applicants to be offered at U.S. consular posts in Warsaw and Krakow
August 15, 2012 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
Unregistered Broker-Dealers: Risky Business for EB-5 Developers
August 7, 2012 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer
News & Press
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Investors Rush To File EB-5 Petitions Before Minimums Jump
November 20, 2019
Immigration Policy To Watch In 2018
January 1, 2018
Mintz Advises Peak Resorts in Securing Key Regional Center Designation for EB-5 Program Participation
December 05, 2017
The Latest Milestone In EB-5 Enforcement? Prison Time
August 10, 2017
Mintz Attorneys to Address National LGBT Bar Conference
August 02, 2017
EB-5 Update Could Pump The Brakes On Investor Numbers
January 18, 2017
What likely won’t change under Trump: Foreign investment in Boston
December 1, 2016
For Immigrant Investor Program, Policy Update is More of the Same
November 30, 2016
EB-5 Investor Visa Program Again Facing Prospect of Expiring for Third Time in 12 Months
September 21, 2016
Examining Goodlatte's EB-5 Bill, As Deadline Looms
September 16, 2016
Immigrant Investor Program Changes Pushed in Congress as Deadline Looms
September 13, 2016
Okemo receives DFR approval for EB-5 project
July 15, 2016
Negative Assurance Letters in EB-5 Offerings
February 11, 2016
Events & Speaking
U.S. Immigration Roundtable Briefing: What Businesses in Turkey Need to Know
The Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK)
Levent, Istanbul
On The Move – A Global Immigration
International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference
Austria Center Vienna Vienna, Austria
Doug is a noted authority on the EB-5 investor visa program, which gives developers a path for securing capital for real estate, hospitality, and infrastructure projects. His fluency with the program makes Doug an essential resource for companies looking for financing from offshore sources. International entrepreneurs and companies also rely on him when launching a business within the borders of the US. He is ideally positioned to advise clients on immigration and corporate law issues that arise in doing business in the US.
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: Massachusetts - Immigration (2021 – 2024)
Best Lawyers in America: Immigration Law (2014 – 2018, 2021 - 2023)
Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Labor & Employment: Immigration (2013 – 2016)
Doug is a noted authority on the EB-5 investor visa program, which gives developers a path for securing capital for real estate, hospitality, and infrastructure projects. His fluency with the program makes Doug an essential resource for companies looking for financing from offshore sources. International entrepreneurs and companies also rely on him when launching a business within the borders of the US. He is ideally positioned to advise clients on immigration and corporate law issues that arise in doing business in the US.
Involvement
- Member, International Bar Association (2013 – present)
- Member, National Association of Corporate Directors (2013– 2016)
- Board member, German American Business Council of Boston (2011 – 2017)
- Member, Board of Trustees, American Immigration Council (2009 – 2014)
Recent Insights
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
