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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The JOBS Act 3.0: Regulatory Reforms Pass House of Representatives

On July 17, 2018, the House of Representatives passed the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (JOBS Act 3.0), a package of reforms consisting of 32 pieces of legislation principally designed to spur entrepreneurship by...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

SEC Proposes to Amend Smaller Reporting Company Definition

In the years following the JOBS Act, which created the term “emerging growth company” and made available certain disclosure and other accommodations to companies that qualified as EGCs, there has been renewed focus on scaled...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Adopts Interim Final Rules to Implement FAST Act Provisions

On January 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted interim final rules to implement Sections 71003 and 84001 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the “FAST Act”). The interim final...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Capital Formation Bills to be Included in Transportation Bill

Chairman Hensarling offered an amendment to a transportation and transportation bill, which includes a number of JOBS Act and other capital formation related bills that had received bipartisan support. The capital formation...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC To Hold Forum on Small Business Capital Formation in November

On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will hold its annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation on November 19 at its Washington, DC headquarters. The forum will...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Treatment of “Finders” and Disclosure Effectiveness Discussed at SEC Advisory Committee Meeting

During their July 15 open telephone meeting, the SEC’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies continued discussion on the regulatory treatment of “finders” and disclosure effectiveness relating to small...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (Committee) met on June 3 to discuss various topics including (1) SEC rules with respect to intrastate crowdfunding; (2) the...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Is Crowdfunding Under the JOBS Act Dead?

In a recent article titled JOBS Act State of the Union (well worth a read in full), Samuel Guzik makes the case that the SEC has given up on creating rules to implement Title III crowdfunding under the JOBS Act. Title III of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Back to the Future? (Regional Exchanges and Venture Exchanges)

Last week, in connection with the meeting of the SEC’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, both Commissioner Aguilar and Commissioner Gallagher expressed interest in, and support for, a more thorough...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Promoting Job Creation Bill

The House of Representatives voted 320 to 102 to pass H.R. 5405 (Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act) that contains a number of JOBS Act related measures that previously were the subject of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

JOBS Act Means New Funding Opportunities for Start-Ups and Other Small Businesses

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On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law. The JOBS Act seeks to reduce securities law burdens on start-ups and small businesses to make capital more accessible. In a...more

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