Category Archives: Corporate Law

Crowdfunding Counselor Sam Guzik, A Voice Galvanizing & Advocating for the Crowd

  [The following interview of Samuel S. Guzik appeared in Crowdfund Insider on December 1, 2015] December 1, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey “I do not recycle or repackage the ideas of others.  I try to focus instead … Continue reading

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Final Title III SEC Crowdfunding Rules – Done (almost)!!! Next Act: The Missing Title VIII (a/k/a H.R. 3784)

[As published on October 28, 2015 in Crowdfund Insider] I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.” Joseph B. Lightfoot The bigger than life headline yesterday? The long-awaited news that the SEC’s five Commissioners … Continue reading

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Exit: SEC’s Dan Gallagher – Enter: The Crowdfunders!

Are Final JOBS Act Crowdfunding Rules Truly Upon Us? It’s been too long since I graced the pages of Crowdfund Insider with one of my many missives – or as some at the SEC might say: missiles.  Well, since Regulation … Continue reading

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SEC Staff Provides Early Guidance on Use of Regulation A+

  [As published on June 24, 2015 on CrowdfundInsider.com] On June 23, 2015, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission provided some public guidance on certain issues arising under the new Regulation A+ Final Rules. In a new section … Continue reading

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Regulation A+ Packs a “Punch” – So too Congress and Title III Crowdfunding

Regulation A+ Day 1: A Look Past the Mainstream Media Headlines And Regulation A+’s Forgotten Crowdfunding Cousin Quietly Comes to Life in Congress! [Reprinted with permission from CrowdfundInsider, June 22, 2015] Some History Lessons Though some may quibble over the … Continue reading

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Regulation A+ CBS Podcast with Jay Abraham and Sam Guzik

Friday, June 19, 2015, is an historic day for both small business and federal securities regulation.  For the first time in over a century private early stage and more mature companies alike will be able to offer their securities to … Continue reading

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The State of Massachusetts vs. Regulation A+ — State Regulators Take the SEC to Court

 As you undoubtedly have heard, or will hear, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via via its Secretary of State, William Galvin, filed a lawsuit against the SEC on Friday to block the implementation of SEC Final Rules implementing Regulation A+.  . Though … Continue reading

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Regulation A+ IPO – Where Can My Company’s Securities Trade?

For those of you still trying to get  your arms around the SEC’s recently released Final Rules implementing Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly known as Regulation A+, one of the most important areas for a company to consider … Continue reading

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SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher Speaks to the SME Capital Ecosystem

There is a time to speak up – and a time to listen. Today is a time to listen – to SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher, who gave yet another major address at a gathering Friday at Vanderbilt Law School. The … Continue reading

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Regulation A+ Interactive Webinar With Congressman David Schweikert, the Author of Regulation A+ – & Securities Attorney Samuel S. Guzik

For those of you interested in learning more about Regulation A+ from the Author of Title IV of the JOBS Act of 2012 (Regulation A+), please join Congressman David Schweikert and me in a live interactive Webinar being held on … Continue reading

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