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Open Letter to the SEC: Please Don’t Hang Up on Small Business (And Please Don’t Put Small Business on Hold)
Some of you who read my July 2014 article entitled “Intrastate Crowdfunding at Risk -Has Intrastate Crowdfunding in Washington State Been Washed Out by NASAA and the SEC?” may have concluded that I was making a mountain out of a … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Law, Crowdfunding, General, SEC Developments, Uncategorized
Tagged accredited investors, Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Plus, CrowdfundingPlus, final SEC rules, Guzik and Associates, intrastate crowdfunding, Invest Kansas Exemption, JOBS Act, NASAA, Patrick McHenry, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, Regulation A, Rule 506, samuel guzik
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The Misplaced Logic of Dodd-Frank: Protecting the Ordinary Investor by Redefining the Accredited Investor
Many of you are still reeling from the impact of the worldwide collapse of the financial markets in 2008. And most of us have rightfully observed that following one of the greatest debacles in financial history, no one has gone … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Law, General, SEC Developments
Tagged accredited investors, final SEC rules, FINRA, Guzik and Associates, Investor Advisory Committee, JOBS Act, NASAA, private placements, regulation d, Rule 506, samuel guzik, sec, securities attorney
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Regulation A+ Offerings—A New Era at the SEC
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL FORUM ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL REGULATION ON JANUARY 15 2014] December 18, 2013 may well mark an historic turning point in the ability of small business to effectively access capital in the private … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited investors, california securities attorney, Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Plus, CrowdfundingPlus, final SEC rules, Guzik and Associates, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, JOBS Act, Los Angeles securities attorney, Los Angeles Securities Lawyer, proposed SEC rules, Regulation A, Regulation A Plus, samuel guzik, sec, securities attorney, The Crowdfunding Counselor, Title IV
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THE SIX DEADLY SINS OF THE SEC’S PROPOSED CROWDFUNDING REGULATIONS – AND HOW TO MAKE THE SEC REPENT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
In a previous article I identified a number of serious problems with the SEC’s proposed crowdfunding regulations. I also promised readers to share my opinions on what can and should be done by crowdfunding supporters to fix the problems – … Continue reading
Posted in Business Formation, Capital Raising, Corporate Governance, Crowdfunding, General, SEC Developments, Uncategorized
Tagged accredited investors, california securities attorney, Crowdcheck, Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding blog, crowdfunding lawyer, Dan Gallagher, equity crowdfunding, investment crowdfunding, JOBS Act, Kim Wales, Los Angeles securities attorney, Los Angeles Securities Lawyer, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed rules, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, proposed sec crowdfunding rules, proposed SEC rules, samuel guzik, sec, SEC crowdfunding regulations, securities attorney, securities lawyer
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On the Proposed SEC Regulations & Crowdfunding – A Postscript: Is SEC Commissioner Gallagher a Friend of the Crowd?
Behind the unanimous vote that accompanied the SEC’s issuance of proposed crowdfunding regulations on October 23, 2013, I sensed that there was more afoot behind the congenial surface. It seemed unlikely to this Commission observer that the sharp divisions amongst … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited investors, california securities attorney, Crowdcheck, Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding blog, crowdfunding lawyer, Dan Gallagher, equity crowdfunding, JOBS Act, Los Angeles securities attorney, Los Angeles Securities Lawyer, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed rules, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, proposed sec crowdfunding rules, proposed SEC rules, samuel guzik, sec, SEC crowdfunding regulations, securities attorney, securities lawyer
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ON THE PROPOSED SEC REGULATIONS AND CROWDFUNDING: LET’S GET IT RIGHT, CHAIRMAN WHITE
There was an air of euphoria in the crowdfunding community on October 23 when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally issued its proposed crowdfunding rules – a necessary step to implement equity crowdfunding, as dictated by Congress in the … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited investors, california securities attorney, Crowdcheck, Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding blog, crowdfunding lawyer, equity crowdfunding, JOBS Act, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed rules, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, proposed sec crowdfunding rules, proposed SEC rules, samuel guzik, sec, SEC crowdfunding regulations, securities attorney, securities lawyer
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Regulation (C)rowdfunding Day – The Morning After
[Following is a reprint of an article written by me for my Legal Column, The Crowdfunding Counselor™, on CrowdfundInsider, published on October 24, 2013] First in a Series of Articles Focusing on the Road Ahead to Final Rules and Beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited investors, california securities attorney, Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding lawyer, equity crowdfunding, final SEC rules, Guzik and Associates, investment crowdfunding, JOBS Act, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, proposed sec crowdfunding rules, proposed SEC rules, samuel guzik, sec, SEC crowdfunding regulations, SEC lawyer, securities attorney, securities lawyer, The Crowdfunding Counselor
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The SEC Finally Convenes on Crowdfunding Rules – Open Meeting or Crowd Control?
[Following is a reprint of an article written by me for my Legal Column, The Crowdfunding Counselor™, on CrowdfundInsider, published on October 22, 2013] It had been more than 18 months since President Obama signed into law the multi-faceted potpourri … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited investors, california securities attorney, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding lawyer, crowdfundinsider, equity crowdfunding, Georgia Levenson Keohane, Guzik and Associates, JOBS Act, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed SEC rules, Roosevelt Institute, samuel guzik, sec, SEC crowdfunding regulations, securities attorney, securities lawyer, The Crowdfunding Counselor
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Securities Attorney Samuel Guzik Announces Regular Legal Column for Crowdfund Insider – The Crowdfunding Counselor™
As previously reported on CrowdfundInsider.com, I will be authoring a column on its behalf, The Crowdfunding Counselor™, dedicated to discussing legal issues of importance to those committed to advancing capital formation for small businesses and startups alike flowing from the … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited investors, Andrew Dix, california securities attorney, Charles Luzar, Crowdfund Insider, Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding blog, crowdfunding lawyer, equity crowdfunding, final SEC rules, JOBS Act, proposed SEC rules, samuel guzik, SEC crowdfunding regulations, securities attorney, securities lawyer, The Crowdfunding Counselor
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SEC Extends Comment Period for JOBS Act Rule 506 Proposed Rulemaking – Is the SEC About to Pivot?
September 23, 2013 kicked off an historic period in federal securities laws. For the first time in 80 years companies would be allowed to publicly solicit investors in unregistered private placements so long as all of the investors were accredited. … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Crowdfunding, General, SEC Developments
Tagged accredited investors, Congressman Patrick McHenry, crowdfundinsider, equity crowdfunding, final SEC rules, Form D, general solicitation, Guzik and Associates, JOBS Act, Milken Institute, private placements, proposed rules, proposed SEC rules, regulation d, Rule 506, samuel guzik, SBA office of Advocacy
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