The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act › Exemptions

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 +

less -

News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

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

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 8, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/11/2013

In this issue: - ISS Announces ISS Governance QuickScore to Replace GRId - Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule - SEC Roundtable Discusses Decimalization and Tick Sizes -...more

New FAQs On Broker-Dealer Registration Exemption

by David Jenson | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 2/8/2013

On February 5, 2013, the SEC released FAQs regarding Section 201 of the JOBS Act, which offers a new limited exemption from broker-dealer registration....more

Focus on Securities - Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding?

by Dentons on 10/25/2012

In This Issue: - 1. Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding? - 2. Contact Us Excerpt From “Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding?” When the U.S. recently changed its securities laws to enable...more

JOBS Act Has Implications for Private Company D&O Liability Insurance

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/4/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (commonly referred to as the "JOBS Act"), which was designed to promote job creation by small companies and start-ups through the...more

The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding

by Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 5/2/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “Act”), a wide-ranging legislative response to the private sector which repeatedly voiced concerns regarding the existence of...more

Crowdfunding: Weighing the Opportunities, Risks

by Ronald Adams on 5/1/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the "JOBS Act." The acronym (for “Jumpstarting Our Business Startups”) is a little misleading, as the Act has less to do with jobs, per se, than with easing regulatory...more

7 Results

| Page: of 1 | WORKING...

View per page

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters