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Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
From Court to Code: Smart Contracts and Arbitration
Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: SEC Suffers Dismissal of Claims in Solarwinds Securities Fraud Case
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
The Woody Report: The Solar Winds Dismissal
In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: Deep Dive into The SEC’s Settlement with R&R Donnelly on Cybersecurity Controls
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
DE Under 3: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
Dogecoin’s Day in Court
Unpacking the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act: Implications for the Digital Asset Industry — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Podcast: Is Cryptocurrency a Security (like an orange grove)?
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Like an accordionist, real estate sponsors often seek to be innovative. Cutting-edge opportunities like crowdfunding and online selling platforms call to them. However, based on statistics from the Securities and Exchange...more
There are many ways for a company to raise capital. Two common ways are for the principals to inject their own cash or arrange for the company to borrow it. But most banks are unwilling to lend to a company that does not...more
On March 15, 2021, several previously-announced amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s exempt offering rules took effect. The rule changes, which were first announced in November 2020, are designed, in the...more
On November 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended its rules governing exempt offerings. The amendments intend to harmonize the “patchwork” framework currently in place that governs exempt offerings....more
On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to amend the framework for exempt offerings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act). The amendments generally establish a new...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 2, 2020, adopted a set of amendments to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework. The amendments are designed to make it easier for issuers to access the...more
On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) expanding a number of private placement exemptions. The amendments were adopted...more
The SEC amended the rules under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Act") to simplify, harmonize, and improve certain aspects of the exempt offering framework in order to promote capital formation while preserving or enhancing...more
On November 2, the SEC adopted amendments designed to harmonize and simplify the existing, complicated framework of private offering exemptions—the primary method by which private companies raise capital. The amendments...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a release adopting amendments (“final rules”) to certain of its rules relating to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). The...more
On November 2, 2020, the SEC adopted significant rule amendments to simplify, harmonize and improve the exempt offering framework to facilitate capital formation and investment opportunities in startups and emerging...more
On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), by a 3 – 2 vote, amended certain rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) in order to harmonize, simplify, and modernize the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced an open meeting on November 2, 2020 to consider amendments relating to the exempt offering framework. The SEC had released proposed amendments for public comment in March...more
On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed broad changes to the current private offering framework. Recognizing the growing market for private investments, this is the latest in a series of recent...more
On March 4, 2020, the SEC proposed a set of amendments designed to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework. The SEC's stated goal is to make it easier for issuers to access the capital markets and to provide...more
Suppose you are planning a private musical soiree where a famous string quartet will perform. You have a core group of friends and families who regularly attend these intimate gatherings, and you expect that they will jump at...more
On March 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) proposed a set of amendments to the rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), to simplify, harmonize and...more
On June 18, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release soliciting “comment on possible ways to simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to promote capital formation...more
The SEC yesterday requested public comment on ways to simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to expand private investment opportunities while maintaining appropriate investor protections and to promote...more
There are several reasons that a California corporation may want to reincorporate to Delaware. Venture capital funds or other investors may demand a reincorporation to Delaware as a condition to financing. Cumulative voting...more
On September 20, 2017, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued revised compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) for purposes reflecting updates for prior amendments to Securities Act Rules 147...more
The growing use of social media has created challenges for federal securities regulators, who must enforce antifraud rules that were written at a time when the prevailing technology was the newspaper. This Guide...more
As 2016 drew to an end, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) kept up its pace to close out a busy year. In addition to issuing proposed rules for universal proxies, the SEC released several new Compliance &...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers that provides a helpful summary of the exemption....more
Letter from the Editors - Dear Readers, Our client, Benji Cohen, was running an Energy Markets Division at Macquarie when he had a lightbulb moment. Everywhere he looked valuation models were being put together in...more