by Staff of the Firm | Nov 21, 2016 | JOBS Act, Private Placements, Raising Capital, Securities Laws, Uncategorized
On February 1, 2016, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2187, titled “Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act.”[1] The bill, whose stated purpose is to direct the SEC to revise its regulations regarding the qualifications of natural persons...
by Staff of the Firm | Nov 10, 2016 | JOBS Act, Private Placements, Raising Capital, Securities Laws, Uncategorized
In our last post, we looked at the recent recommendations by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (the “Committee”) to expand the definition accredited investor.[1] For those who are familiar with the...
by Staff of the Firm | Oct 25, 2016 | Avoiding Investment Scams, Raising Capital, Securities Laws, Uncategorized
When we write about securities law issues here, we tend to focus on enforcement actions or investor alerts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For instance, in our previous blog series “SEC Issues an Investor Alert on Social Media and Investing,” we...
