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The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act is a United States federal law enacted in 2012 to increase start-up companies' access to capital by easing certain restrictions on seeking and soliciting private... more +

A Window into Trump’s SEC?

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 11/16/2016

Insights into an SEC composed of Trump appointees can be gleaned from Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling’s (R-TX) opening statements at a committee hearing on SEC oversight, with testimony by outgoing SEC...more

Getting the Measure of EGC Corporate Governance Practices: A survey and related resources

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/8/2015

Corporate governance has changed dramatically in the nearly 13 years since passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in the nearly five years since enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more

SEC Remarks at the Practising Law Institute’s Program Titled “SEC Speaks in 2015”

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 2/25/2015

On February 20, 2015, several representatives from the SEC spoke at the Practising Law Institute’s program titled “SEC Speaks in 2015,” including Chair Mary Jo White and Commissioner Louis A. Aguilar. Ms. White provided...more

Financial Services Bulletin: Action at the SEC

Perkins Coie on 2/16/2015

The SEC Proposes JOBS Act Registration Rules - On Thursday, December 18, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rule amendments to implement Title V and Title VI of the Jumpstart Our Business...more

House Passes Bill H.R. 5405 “Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act”

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/30/2014

On September 16, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5405 “Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act.” The bill addresses a number of Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act)-related matters,...more

Angels in Limbo: Congress and SEC Consider Regulatory Changes with Potential for Profound Effects on Start-Up Investments

K&L Gates LLP on 9/29/2014

Three events occurred during 2013 that have the potential to significantly affect angel investment around the country: (1) the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) lifted the prohibition on general solicitation for...more

"The JOBS Act: The Resurgent IPO Market and What We Learned in Year Two"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/27/2014

Almost two years have passed since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) was signed into law to ease regulatory burdens on smaller companies and facilitate public and private capital formation. The provisions...more

SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Crowdfunding Capital Markets

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/25/2013

Yesterday, the SEC proposed rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding, as required by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. Crowdfunding, which has become popular in recent years...more

SEC Chair Speaks on Public Company Disclosure

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/22/2013

On October 15, Mary Jo White, Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered a speech to the National Association of Corporate Directors regarding the current state of public company disclosure. Chairwoman...more

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel (Cumulative)

Stoel Rives LLP on 8/15/2013

As forecast, there is no shortage of law firm memos describing Regulation D changes, including the final rules eliminating the general solicitation ban (here) and prohibiting "bad actor" participation (here) and the proposed...more

Lawmakers Claim SEC Proposals Are Contrary To JOBS Act

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 7/30/2013

The SEC recently issued proposals related to Regulation D which, among other things, require a Form D to be filed fifteen days before a general solicitation under Rule 506(c) can commence....more

Update on Timeline for SEC Rulemaking to Implement the JOBS Act and Dodd-Frank Act

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/25/2012

In recent weeks, the SEC has given notice of matters that SEC Commissioners will consider at an open meeting on August 22, 2012, including: - general solicitation rulemaking required by Title II of the JOBS Act ...more

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