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SEC Issues Guidance on Disclosures Made via Social Media

by David Garcia, Michael Meskill | Jackson Walker on 5/16/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently issued a Report of Investigation (the "Report") in which it provides helpful guidance to public companies regarding their use of social media to disclose material...more

OSC’s Crowdfunding Proposal Receives Favourable Comments

by Justin Dharamdial, Hugo-Pierre Gagnon, Shahir Guindi, Matthew Oliver, Ward Sellers | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/15/2013

On March 8, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) closed the comment period on its Staff Consultation Paper 45-710: Considerations for New Capital Raising Prospectus Exemptions (the Consultation Paper), which sought...more

Why Should an Investor or Business Conduct an Asset Search?

by Edward Amaral on 5/13/2013

If used properly and if conducted by a reputable asset search company, asset searches can be used as a valuable pre-investment tool for an investor, partnership, joint venture or other business entity before entering into a...more

Internet Fundraising for Tax-Exempt Organizations

by Jamie Bowles | Proskauer - Not for Profit/Exempt... on 5/9/2013

The IRS recently released an Information Letter, written in response to a congressman’s inquiry about an unidentified charity’s unidentified practices, confirming that Section 501(c)(3) organizations may use the internet to...more

Big Regulation’s Big Data

by Richik Sarkar on 5/8/2013

In March 2012, the Obama Administration announced its Big Data Research and Development Initiative. The program involves a total of over $200 million in new commitments from several departments and agencies to improve the...more

How the SEC's Social Media Guidance Changes The Way Companies Share Investor Information [Legal Perspective]

by JD Supra Law News on 4/23/2013

"While the guidance is not hard to understand, it will be difficult to apply. And the SEC will be looking for someone to cross the line..." - Stephen M. Quinlivan; Leonard, Street and Deinard...more

SEC's Division of Trading and Markets Grants Relief from Broker-Dealer Registration for Online Platform that Permits Investment in...

by Delcy Sweet | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/17/2013

On March 26, 2013, the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets issued a no-action letter indicating that it would not recommend enforcement action under Section 15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act if a venture capital fund adviser and...more

Be Careful What You Wish For: SEC Permits Company Disclosures Via Social Media If Regulation FD Requirements Are Met

by Meredith Francis | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 4/16/2013

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a report clarifying that companies can use social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, to disseminate material nonpublic company information under Regulation...more

Social Media For The CEO: Lessons Learned From The Netflix/SEC Tussle And Reg FD

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/10/2013

Yes, you can use social media to make material public disclosures. The SEC did not punish Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. The reality is, however, the SEC gave a warning to executives: we are not going to do anything this time...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 5, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/8/2013

In this issue: - SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies Makes Recommendations - SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Social Media and Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) - SEC Amends...more

SEC Smiles And Frowns On Use Of Social Media Under Regulation FD

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/3/2013

Many may remember the Netflix matter. That stemmed from an inquiry the SEC’s Division of Enforcement launched about a post that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings made on his personal Facebook page. The post stated that Netflix’s...more

Seed Financing Survey 2012 Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries

by Barry J. Kramer, Steven Levine | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/26/2013

In early 2011 we published our first Seed Financing Survey (for 2010) in recognition of the growing importance of seed financing to entrepreneurs and the venture capital environment, especially in the internet/digital media...more

Department Of Corporations Issues Crowd Funding Bulletin

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/18/2013

Last week, the Department of Corporations issued this bulletin which it styled as a “Crowdfunding Update”. The Bulletin makes several important points....more

Crowdfunding Now And What Was Supposed To Be

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 2/26/2013

Crowdfunding is legal. Sort of. Before you start soliciting for investors on Facebook, you need to know that general solicitations to sell equity to your company not listed on the stock exchange or otherwise registered is...more

FINRA Issues Voluntary Interim Form for Crowdfunding Portals

by Louis Bevilacqua | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/14/2013

On January 10, 2013 the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued a voluntary Interim Form for funding portals (the “Interim Form”). The Interim Form is designed for prospective crowdfunding portals under the...more

SEC Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Exemption from Broker-Dealer Registration Under the JOBS Act

by Avi Badash, James Van De Graaff | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets has issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that provide guidance on the exemption from broker-dealer registration in Section 201(c) of the Jumpstart...more

Communicate CEO Turnover

by Greentarget on 2/4/2013

More than any other company move, CEO successions form headlines, providing an important indication of an organization’s viability. Executive leadership changes have a profound effect not only on public perception, but on the...more

FFIEC Proposed Guidance on Social Media Risk Management: Practice Points for All Organizations Using Social Media

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/30/2013

Organizations using social media are confronted with an ever increasing challenge of social media risk management. To help financial institutions identify, measure, monitor, and control such risks, the Federal Financial...more

Could The Product Of Two Debts Really Be A Fortune?

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/30/2013

In 628 in the Gurjar capital city of Bhillamala (now, Bhinmal, India), the mathemetician Brahmagupta set out to explain how zero and negatives numbers work. In his book, Brahmasphutasiddhanta, he set forth the rule that the...more

Crowdfunding For Canadian Entertainment Projects

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 1/21/2013

One of the inevitable challenges faced by independent entertainment entrepreneurs, such as film producers or videogame developers, is obtaining financing for the development, production and eventual delivery of their project....more

SEC Faces A Swarm Of Legal Issues In Considering The Investor Advisory Committee’s Recommendations Concerning General Solicitation

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/21/2013

The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee held another meeting last week with Elisse B. Walter making her first public appearance as SEC Chairman. She and Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar had many kind words for the Committee’s...more

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

by LEVICK on 1/15/2013

In this LEVICK Daily interview, LEVICK’s new Strategic Policy Advisor, Steve Bartlett, discusses how companies can best navigate the complex relationships between the public and private sectors. As a former Congressman, Mayor...more

We’re Still Waiting: When Will the SEC Lift the Ban on General Solicitation and Advertisements for Rule 506 and 144A Offerings?

by Benji Jones, A. Heath Tripp | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 1/1/2013

Title II of the “Jumpstart Our Business Startups” Act (“JOBS Act”), which became law on April 5, 2012, aims to provide more flexibility for private company fundraising by eliminating the prohibition on general solicitation or...more

Corporate Law Report: Mobile App Privacy, HR & the FCPA, Insider Trading, First Sale Doctrine, More [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 12/20/2012

Provides in-house counsel and executives a top-level video overview of some of the key corporate news items we are following on JD Supra this week. In this episode we look at: Mobile app privacy policies in light of news...more

Did Netflix’s Facebook Posting Disclose Too Much — to Too Few?

by Jeff Ifrah on 12/18/2012

People these days use Facebook to tell their “friends” about all kinds of things – a favorite TV show, a political bent, a new relationship and all kinds of other details about their lives. But recent enforcement action by...more

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SEC Issues Guidance on Disclosures Made via Social Media

OSC’s Crowdfunding Proposal Receives Favourable Comments

Why Should an Investor or Business Conduct an Asset Search?

Internet Fundraising for Tax-Exempt Organizations

Big Regulation’s Big Data

How the SEC's Social Media Guidance Changes The Way Companies Share Investor Information [Legal Perspective]

SEC's Division of Trading and Markets Grants Relief from Broker-Dealer Registration for Online Platform that Permits Investment in...

Be Careful What You Wish For: SEC Permits Company Disclosures Via Social Media If Regulation FD Requirements Are Met

Social Media For The CEO: Lessons Learned From The Netflix/SEC Tussle And Reg FD

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 5, 2013

SEC Smiles And Frowns On Use Of Social Media Under Regulation FD

Seed Financing Survey 2012 Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries

Department Of Corporations Issues Crowd Funding Bulletin

Crowdfunding Now And What Was Supposed To Be

FINRA Issues Voluntary Interim Form for Crowdfunding Portals

SEC Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Exemption from Broker-Dealer Registration Under the JOBS Act

Communicate CEO Turnover

FFIEC Proposed Guidance on Social Media Risk Management: Practice Points for All Organizations Using Social Media

Could The Product Of Two Debts Really Be A Fortune?

Crowdfunding For Canadian Entertainment Projects

SEC Faces A Swarm Of Legal Issues In Considering The Investor Advisory Committee’s Recommendations Concerning General Solicitation

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

We’re Still Waiting: When Will the SEC Lift the Ban on General Solicitation and Advertisements for Rule 506 and 144A Offerings?

Corporate Law Report: Mobile App Privacy, HR & the FCPA, Insider Trading, First Sale Doctrine, More [Video]

Did Netflix’s Facebook Posting Disclose Too Much — to Too Few?

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

Corporate Law Report: Mobile App Privacy, HR & the FCPA, Insider Trading, First Sale Doctrine, More [Video]

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