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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
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viewpoints

DHS’s Final EB-5 Regulations: What Stakeholders Need to Know

August 5, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin, Douglas Hauer

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This alert reviews how Israeli individuals, corporations, and emerging companies may qualify for E-2 treaty investment visas and outlines considerations for potential investors.
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Straight EB-5 Extension in Proposed Omnibus Appropriations Bill

March 21, 2018 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer, Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin

A provision to extend the current EB-5 Program until September 30, 2018 is contained in the proposed Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (“Omnibus”).
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Chilling Effect of Proposed EB-5 Investment Amounts on EB-5 Regional Centers in Rural States

March 9, 2018 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer, Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin

Lawmakers are again considering changes to the EB-5 Program. In fact, before the end of this month, we may see provisions from the “Immigrant Investor Visa and Regional Center Program Comprehensive Reform Act” or “EB-5 Reform Act,” which is still circulating in draft form, packaged into an omnibus appropriations bill.
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Immigration Debate Begins: Prospects for EB-5 Reform & Reauthorization

February 12, 2018 | Blog | By R. Neal Martin, Alexander Hecht, Douglas Hauer

Congress nearly averted a shutdown last week, but just missed the mark when Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) temporarily blocked Senate passage of the fifth – and supposedly final --- continuing resolution (CR) of this fiscal year temporarily extending current-level funding for federal activities until March 23.
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Government Shutdown Ends – Is Immigration Reform on the Horizon?

January 24, 2018 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer, Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin

Three days into the government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) took to the Senate floor Monday afternoon to announce an agreement to end the impasse and reopen the government.
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Proposed Framework for EB-5 Reform – Headed for Omnibus in December?

October 24, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin, Douglas Hauer

With all eyes in Washington focused on tax reform, let’s not forget that there is a hard deadline approaching to address funding of federal activities with the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire soon.
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Like Elsa, the Princess in Disney’s classic Frozen, once again the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has utilized its power to freeze.
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Lawmakers May Not Spend Political Capital on Stand-Alone EB-5 Bill

September 28, 2017 | Alert | By Douglas Hauer, Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin

The chances of a stand-alone EB-5 bill gaining consensus with lawmakers on Capitol Hill are low. With the GOP failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers may be spending time readjusting priorities in unexpected ways for the remainder of 2017.
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EB-5 Bill? Lawmakers May Not Spend the Political Capital

September 28, 2017 | Blog | By Douglas Hauer

The chances of a stand-alone EB-5 bill gaining consensus with lawmakers on Capitol Hill are low. With the GOP failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers may be spending their time readjusting priorities in unexpected ways for the remainder of 2017.
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News & Press

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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.

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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.

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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©.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In Law360, Mintz Member Douglas Hauer commented on the upcoming increases to the EB-5 visa program's minimum investment amounts and how it is affecting investors, immigration lawyers, and EB-5 petitioners.
This feature article discusses proposed legislation that would have extended the EB-5 Visa program for five years. The article quotes Mintz Member Douglas Hauer among industry sources providing commentary.
Law360 published an article looking ahead at immigration trends for 2018. Doug Hauer is quoted in the article, regarding potential changes to the EB-5 program and the possibility of the Department of Homeland Security passing final regulations.
Mintz secured United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ approval for Peak Resorts, Inc.’s application for the company’s proposed Great North Regional Center.
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Best Lawyers named 85 Mintz attorneys to its 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Mintz attorneys Matthew J. Gardella and Samuel M. Tony Starr were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
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Doug Hauer, a Mintz Member, is quoted in this Law360 article on potential prison sentencing in response to EB-5 visa program fraud. Doug’s comments indicate that because of limited resources, criminal cases will likely only be pursued in the future when there is clear evidence of fraud. 
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Three Mintz attorneys will be participating in the National LGBT Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law conference and career fair. Douglas Hauer, Lyzzette Bullock, and John Koss will be panelists at the event for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and allies in the legal profession.
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This Law360 article discusses contentious updates to the EB-5 visa program, which gives green cards to foreign residents who invest heavily in U.S. businesses.
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Doug Hauer, a Corporate & Securities and Immigration Member, is quoted in this article discussing how despite President-Elect Trump’s plans to rewrite the rules of foreign trade, he will likely leave overseas investment in U.S. real estate untouched.
Mintz Corporate & Securities and Immigration Member Doug Hauer were quoted in this Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report article on the policy update to the Immigrant Investor Program.  
Douglas Hauer, Co-Chair of the EB-5 Financing Practice and a Member of the Corporate and Securities and Immigration Practice at Mintz, is speaking at the North American Securities Administrators Association’s 2016 Corporation Finance Training.
Mintz Corporate & Securities and Immigration Member Doug Hauer is quoted in a CoStar article covering the popular EB-5 Investor Visa financing program, which is likely to be extended for a third time in a year.
Doug Hauer, Mintz Corporate & Securities and Immigration Member, is quoted in this Law360 article on the reform bill introduced in the House prior to the reauthorization deadline as it pertains to the upcoming expiration of the EB-5 visa regional center program.
Mintz Corporate & Securities and Immigration Member Doug Hauer is quoted in this Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report article covering efforts to push changes to the EB-5 visa program in Congress as its reauthorization deadline approaches.
Best Lawyers named 73 Mintz attorneys to its 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s list span 44 practice areas. 
Mintz Corporate & Securities and Immigration Member Doug Hauer is quoted in this Vermontbiz article on Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation’s (DFR) approval of the SouthFace Village at Okemo, a new EB-5 project.
Mintz Members Doug Hauer, Adam Sisitsky, and Larry Schoen authored this EB-5 Regional Center Business Journal column. The authors note with increased scrutiny of the program, they expect increased attention to securities compliance and litigation risk mitigation throughout the EB-5 industry.
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Events & Speaking

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Dec
7
2017

2017 AILA EB-5 Investors Summit

AILA Agora

Las Vegas, NV

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Nov
15
2017

U.S. Immigration Roundtable Briefing: What Businesses in Turkey Need to Know

The Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK)

Levent, Istanbul

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Nov
12
2017
Panelist
Moderator
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Oct
30
2015

German American Conference at Harvard

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Moderator
Panelist
Oct
8
2015

On The Move – A Global Immigration

International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference

Austria Center Vienna Vienna, Austria

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Apr
14
2015

Immigration for the HR Professional

Hyatt House 2 Van de Graaff Drive Burlington, MA

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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)

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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)
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