Pay It Forward When You Succeed, Through Mentorship, Kate Kalmykov Says

Kate Kalmykov is a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, is a Law Journal Women Attorneys of the Year honoree. The below responses were lightly edited for style. 

What are some of your proudest achievements of the past two years?

Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of serving as co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's global immigration and compliance practice, overseeing a team of 150 attorneys and immigration professionals worldwide. During that time, I believe we have really changed the landscape of EB-5 work by structuring over $12 billion in commercial real estate transactions, thereby creating thousands of jobs in the United States at no cost to taxpayers. (The EB-5 program enables foreign investors to apply for a green card and permanent residency through investments in U.S. business ventures.) During the past two decades, we have likewise worked with thousands of international investors to help them and their families achieve their American dream by