Private Placement Advisors

EB-5 Law and Practice Following the JOBS Act The SEC's proposed rules under the JOBS Act will change the practice of law relating to EB-5 offerings. Regional centers and other EB-5 issuers (“direct…more

The SEC's proposed rules under the JOBS Act will change the practice of law relating to EB-5 offerings. Regional centers and other EB-5 issuers (“direct investments”) will have more latitude with respect to general solicitations…more

The SEC's proposed rules under the JOBS Act will change the practice of law relating to EB-5 offerings. Regional centers and other EB-5 issuers (“direct investments”) will have more latitude with respect to general solicitations…more

CANNABIS LAW AND PRACTICE HANDBOOKS Topical reports on challenges and opportunities in the business of marijuana in 2011 San Francisco-based Litigation Research Group has just published a series of four…more

CANNABIS LAW AND PRACTICE HANDBOOKS the business of marijuana San Francisco-based Litigation Research Group announces a series of cannabis law & practice handbooks, each published as a confidential…more

Medical Marijuana: Small Investors Reaping Big Returns Last year sales of medical marijuana in California exceeded $1.3 billion, which was roughly 9% of the estimated $14 billion in revenue from all pot sales in the state…more

Raising money for California real estate investments Most small companies that make private placement sales of their LLC interests or corporate shares use one or more exemptions from registration requirements. Registration,…more

Most real estate operators who make private placement sales of their LLC interests or corporate shares use one or more exemptions from registration requirements. Registration, often done as a part of going public, is very time…more

WHY GOLDMAN CHOSE REGULATION S OVER REGULATION D To do a legal private offering in the U.S., Goldman could not engage in a “general solicitation” of shareholders; otherwise, the public registration requirements under…more

The sizzling, shadowy secondary market in Groupon, Facebook, Zynga and other tech start-ups is based on private placement memorandum that lack the necessary information for an informed decision by smaller investors. Other…more

Without any public registration and now without a proper form of disclosure, “Goldman expects us to give them money on blind faith apparently,” one investor stated according to an online Reuters story on Wedneday…more

Without any public registration and now without a proper form of disclosure, “Goldman expects us to give them money on blind faith apparently,” one investor stated according to an online Reuters story on Wedneday…more

Litigation Research Group is looking for “Securities Enforcement Reporter State Correspondents.” Contributions can range from merely a link to a recent enforcement proceeding to substantive commentaries. Securities Enforcement…more

When you need to raise money for a California real estate venture, there are several options under California real estate syndication law and state and Federal private placement law. This article examines one option. …more

How to establish whether the Act applies to your particular transaction? First, review Cal. Corp. Code Sec. 25008. Note that a sale can be deemed to occur in California even when the purchaser is in another state, and even …more