Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2025, The COSO Yanked Edition
Five Tips for a New Public Company Director
Daily Compliance News: July 7, 2025 the Disaster on the River Edition
Daily Compliance News: June 25, 2025, The PCAOB Elimination Hits Roadblock Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Everything Compliance: Episode 155, To Tesla and Beyond Edition
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants - Episode 155
Daily Compliance News: June 2, 2025, The Unintended Consequence Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 2)
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants - Episode 154
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 52 – The Big Jet Plane Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 13, 2025, The Leaving on a Jet Plane Edition
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 1)
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 49 - The Depression Episode
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
Your company is invited by a local meetup group to present at demo day with other startups, and you accept. The group announces the demo day lineup of startups in an e-blast, on its website, on its Facebook page and through...more
Federal Securities Lawyer and Founding Attorney of Oberheiden P.C., Dr. Nick Oberheiden, answers FAQs about private placements under Regulation D....more
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Regulation A+ has emerged as a powerful tool for companies seeking to raise capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors. This Regulation A+ Offerings Guide provides a comprehensive overview of Regulation A+,...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) issued an interpretive letter (the “Interpretive Letter”) and...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporate Finance issued a no-action letter in response to a request for Rule 506(c) interpretative guidance, agreeing that an issuer...more
On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter in response to a request seeking interpretative guidance on verifying accredited investor status...more
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The SEC now permits public marketing of private placements, without burdensome investor wealth verification requirements, if the investment is big enough. On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
On 12 March 2025, the SEC staff issued a no-action letter for offerings under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. In the letter, the Staff concurs that an issuer will have taken “reasonable steps to verify” a purchaser’s accredited...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a series of updates to the Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs), primarily affecting exempt offerings under...more
On March 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the SEC issued a no-action letter (the “No-Action Letter”) providing new guidance on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act....more
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On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Corporation Finance (SEC Staff) published new and revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) regarding private offering...more
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On March 12, 2025, Latham obtained SEC Staff guidance on the use of general solicitation in private placements. The guidance unlocks the full potential of Regulation D Rule 506(c) by clarifying that issuers may satisfy the...more
On March 12, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance affirming that issuers in a 506(c) offering could reasonably be considered to have properly "verified" an investor's accredited status based simply...more
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Corp Fin has just issued a slew of new and revised CDIs regarding the Securities Act and related rule and forms—primarily Reg A and Reg D. Some are updates that relate back to the 2020 amendments designed to harmonize and...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter providing new interpretive guidance on the verification of accredited investor status in offerings conducted under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, which...more
For companies seeking to raise capital without the complexities and costs of a public offering, Regulation D under the Securities Act provides a valuable exemption from SEC registration. This allows for private placements,...more
Section 4(a)(2) private placements can help companies raise capital without an Initial Public Offering (IPO). While exempt from registration, these offerings do require strict compliance to avoid legal pitfalls. Companies...more
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