FINRAJOBS ACTJOBS ACT and CrowdfundingPrivate PlacementRule 506Securities Attorneys New FINRA Rule 5123 Takes Effect Requiring Notice of Private Placements by Member Firms Laura Anthony, Esq.December 5, 2012 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has adopted new Rule 5123 requiring members to file notice of their participation in pri... 040500
15c2-11 ApplicationCrowdfundingFINRAJOBS ACTOTC MarketPublic Shell CompanyReverse MergersSEC GuidanceSEC Rule 15c2-11Securities AttorneysUncategorized SEC Suspends Trading for Record Number of Shell Companies Laura Anthony, Esq.May 14, 2012 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today suspended the trading in 379 dormant shell companies. This is the most trading s... 037900
Broker-DealerDepository Trust Company (DTC)DTC ChillDTC EligibilityOTC MarketOTCBBOTCQB and OTCQXPinksheetsSecurities Attorneys An Update On Dealing With The DTC Following The SEC’s Ruling On International Power Group, Ltd. Laura Anthony, Esq.December 6, 2012 Back in October and November of 2011, I wrote a series of blogs regarding DTC eligibility for OTC (over-the-counter) Issuers. OTC I... 037700
CrowdfundingJOBS ACTJOBS ACT and CrowdfundingReverse MergersRule 144ASecurities Attorneys What is an Accredited Investor or a Qualified Institutional Investor Anyway? Laura Anthony, Esq.July 12, 2012 Title II of the JOBS Act provides that the SEC will amend Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D promulgated th... 037200
Broker-DealerDepository Trust Company (DTC)DTC ChillDTC EligibilityDue DiligenceOTCBBOTCQBReverse MergersSecurities Attorneys DTC Chills, Due Process and Rule 22 Laura Anthony, Esq.March 21, 2012 Back in October and November of 2011 I wrote a series of blogs regarding DTC eligibility for OTC (over the counter) Issuers. OTC Is... 036200
Depository Trust Company (DTC)DTC ChillDTC EligibilityReverse MergersS-1 Registration StatementSecurities AttorneysSmall Cap Market Native American Energy Granted Full Eligibility for DTC Services After Four-Year Appeal Laura Anthony, Esq.June 25, 2012 Native American Energy Group (NAGP), an oil and gas exploration company has been granted full eligibility for clearing and settlemen... 036000
Dodd-Frank ActFINRAIPOJOBS ACTJOBS ACT and CrowdfundingPCAOB AuditingRegulation S-K COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF TITLE I OF THE JOBS ACT AS RELATED TO EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES Laura Anthony, Esq.November 14, 2012 On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) into law. The JOBS Act was passed on a... 034300
Broker-DealerFINRAOTC MarketOTCBBOTCQBOTCQB and OTCQXOTCQXPinksheetsSmall Cap Market The OTCBB – Nearly Extinct, OTCQB is the Micro-Cap Reporting Standard Laura Anthony, Esq.August 23, 2012 For the past two years it had appeared that the OTCBB had been replaced by the OTC Link run OTCQB and the OTCQX. For all intents and... 031300
CrowdfundingJOBS ACTJOBS ACT and CrowdfundingRegulation DReverse MergersSecurities AttorneysUncategorized Big Changes Are Coming Laura Anthony, Esq.April 16, 2012 I’ve been practicing securities law for 19 years this year (phew!) and for the first time in my career I am excited about changes, b... 030900
CrowdfundingJOBS ACTJOBS ACT and CrowdfundingRule 506SEC GuidanceSecurities AttorneysUncategorized Crowdfunding Act – What about state securities laws? Laura Anthony, Esq.June 14, 2012 On April 5, 2012 President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law. Part of the JOBS Act is the Crowdfunding Act, the full title of which... 029600