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Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- May 2013

by Luke T. Bagley, Jay G. Baris, Thomas M. Devaney, Kelley A. Howes, Robert E. Putney, III, Isabelle Sajous | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/17/2013

In This Issue: Regulatory Updates - SEC Allows Limited Use of Social Media for Public Disclosure; Federal Reserve Board Publishes a Final Rule Specifying when Nonbank Firms are “Predominantly Engaged in...more

Is Crowdfunding Dead On Arrival? A Legal Perspective...

by Benjamin Hron, Brian Korn, Christian A. Salaman | JD Supra Law News on 5/15/2013

"[Crowdfunding] lays the riskiest investments at the doorstep of those investors that can least afford the risk. And it won’t create jobs except for plaintiff’s lawyers…”...more

Intellectual Property and Your Startup (Presentation)

by Scott Cromar, Russell Jeide | Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP on 5/13/2013

Knobbe Martens’ patent attorneys Russell Jeide and Scott Cromar hosted a seminar series on intellectual property basics for Temecula’s business community. This presentation is from the first class giving a basic overview of...more

Corporate & Securities Law Alert May 2013 - Entrepreneurs: Go Forth And Act, But Act Wisely

by Vivian Breier | Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 5/9/2013

What distinguishes those with great ideas from entrepreneurs is elementary. Entrepreneurs act on their idea. Tantamount to acting, is planning and good advice. Anyone who wants to pursue a concept should first do some...more

Yahoo's $30 Million May Be 'Underpay' for Summly's D'Aloisio [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/7/2013

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Gregory Gale, partner at Squire Sanders LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about his representation of 17-year-old British programming whiz Nick D'Aloisio in the recent sale of his mobile...more

Common Employment Law Mistakes for Small, Start-Up and Growing Companies [Video]

by Lawline.com on 5/2/2013

Employment law compliance is among the many challenges businesses face as they start up and grow. In this course, Mr. Martinez reviews the most common mistakes made by start-up, small and emerging companies explaining the...more

What to Ask Potential Investors Beyond “Is Your Money Green”

by Edward Willig | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - Investment into U.S. venture-backed companies dropped 20% to $6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a year earlier, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, and was down 15% to $29.7 billion for...more

An Overview of Preferred Shares and Associated Rights

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 5/1/2013

Common Features of Preferred Share Investments in Startups - Venture capitalists and other early stage investors typically invest in startups and emerging growth companies through preferred shares (normally with...more

Do You Want to Start A Business? Top 10 Questions & Answers For Business Start-Ups

by Ian Scott | Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 4/23/2013

When starting a new business, our clients often have several questions and more often than not their questions are the same. This article summarizes some of key questions and answers that our clients have asked us....more

FundersClub: What Does The SEC’s No-Action Relief Really Mean?

by Rani Doyle | Dentons on 4/19/2013

On March 26, 2013, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter to FundersClub Inc. and FundersClub Management LLC. There has been speculation in the crowdfunding, VC and angel investor...more

The Trouble With Crowdfunding

by Brian Korn | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/18/2013

It’s about one year since President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act), designed to help new companies raise capital and go public. For individual investors the most troublesome provisions of...more

A Look at Angel Investment Trends from 2012

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 4/17/2013

Entrepreneurs seeking angel funding should pay special attention to the recent Halo Report, a joint release by Silicon Valley Bank, CB Insights and Angel Resource Institute. The report looks at 783 deals including angel...more

Stealth Lawyer: Eli Broverman, Financial Startup Co-Founder [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/17/2013

April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Eli Broverman, co-founder and chief operating officer of Betterment LLC, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about his transition from practicing law at Proskauer Rose LLP to creating a Web-based...more

AIA Impact on Start Up Capital [Video]

by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/15/2013

An important consideration following the implementation of the America Invents Act is how will the law will affect capital raises for critical start-ups and emerging companies. In this video, Robert Greene Sterne, a founding...more

Why Legal and Marketing Conflict on How to Choose a Trademark

by Donna Ray Berkelhammer | Sands Anderson PC on 4/10/2013

If you work with startups as I do, one of the first issues is choosing the company or product name. I have worked with countless marketing companies that advised their clients to “be descriptive” when selecting the...more

Energy & Clean Tech Connections: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News -- April 2013

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 4/5/2013

In the April edition of Energy & Clean Technology Connections, we’ve gathered recent information from a wide variety of sources in an effort to keep you abreast of what’s new in the world of clean energy. We draw your...more

Mobile Payments Start-Ups: The need to know landscape

by Erin Fonté | Cox Smith on 4/3/2013

Originally published in E-Finance & Payments Law & Policy - February 2013. New payments companies need to be aware of the legal and compliance issues that are part of operating in two of the most heavily regulated US...more

Crowdfunding Not Quite As Open As Recent Reports May Suggest

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/3/2013

My friends in the start-up community are excited about recent headlines suggesting the SEC has greenlighted crowdfunding. Leave it to the lawyer in the crowd to suggest they temper their excitement. As lawyers, we are used...more

The differences in unregistered securities offerings under Rule 506 and Crowdfunding

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 4/3/2013

When President Obama signed the JOBS Act almost a year ago it introduced a new era of startup financing. But until the SEC makes the required rules, the fundraising bonanza known as crowdfunding that will allow companies to...more

The SEC Staff Permits Sponsors of Securities Trading Platforms to Receive Incentive Compensation

by Robert Rosenblum | K&L Gates LLP on 4/2/2013

One of the goals of the JOBS Act was to encourage the development and use of platforms that permit accredited investors to invest in early stage and other private companies. The JOBS Act contains a provision that expressly...more

SEC Says Crowdfunding VC Site Not A Broker-Dealer

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 3/28/2013

Thefundersclub.com operates a really cool website. The publicly available page advertises “The best way to invest in startups. Insider access to pre-vetted startups. Low minimum investment sizes. Free membership. Join...more

Carsanaro, et al. v. Bloodhound Tech., Inc. et al., C.A. No. 7301-VCL (Del. Ch. Mar. 15, 2013) (Laster, V.C.)

by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 3/28/2013

In this Opinion, the Court of Chancery denied, in large part, defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims challenging several allegedly self-interested and dilutive transactions....more

Does Your Company Really Own Its Intellectual Property?

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 3/27/2013

One of the most common pitfalls we see with startups is the failure to either properly register or assign the company’s intellectual property. This detail is often lost in the desire to move forward with fundraising attempts...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

Six Steps to Prepare for Venture Financing

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 3/25/2013

Venture capital funds don't expect startups to be well-oiled machines. In fact, they go into potential deals knowing there will be problems. These issues range from disgruntled founders to disputes over who owns a company’s...more

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Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- May 2013

Is Crowdfunding Dead On Arrival? A Legal Perspective...

Intellectual Property and Your Startup (Presentation)

Corporate & Securities Law Alert May 2013 - Entrepreneurs: Go Forth And Act, But Act Wisely

Yahoo's $30 Million May Be 'Underpay' for Summly's D'Aloisio [Video]

Common Employment Law Mistakes for Small, Start-Up and Growing Companies [Video]

What to Ask Potential Investors Beyond “Is Your Money Green”

An Overview of Preferred Shares and Associated Rights

Do You Want to Start A Business? Top 10 Questions & Answers For Business Start-Ups

FundersClub: What Does The SEC’s No-Action Relief Really Mean?

The Trouble With Crowdfunding

A Look at Angel Investment Trends from 2012

Stealth Lawyer: Eli Broverman, Financial Startup Co-Founder [Video]

AIA Impact on Start Up Capital [Video]

Why Legal and Marketing Conflict on How to Choose a Trademark

Energy & Clean Tech Connections: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News -- April 2013

Mobile Payments Start-Ups: The need to know landscape

Crowdfunding Not Quite As Open As Recent Reports May Suggest

The differences in unregistered securities offerings under Rule 506 and Crowdfunding

The SEC Staff Permits Sponsors of Securities Trading Platforms to Receive Incentive Compensation

SEC Says Crowdfunding VC Site Not A Broker-Dealer

Carsanaro, et al. v. Bloodhound Tech., Inc. et al., C.A. No. 7301-VCL (Del. Ch. Mar. 15, 2013) (Laster, V.C.)

Does Your Company Really Own Its Intellectual Property?

Seed Financing Survey 2012 Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries

Six Steps to Prepare for Venture Financing

Yahoo's $30 Million May Be 'Underpay' for Summly's D'Aloisio [Video]

Common Employment Law Mistakes for Small, Start-Up and Growing Companies [Video]

Stealth Lawyer: Eli Broverman, Financial Startup Co-Founder [Video]

AIA Impact on Start Up Capital [Video]

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