Daily Compliance News: June 17, 2025, The JBS Goes Public Edition
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 2)
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 1)
The LathamTECH Podcast — Can RSUs Unlock Employee Equity?
PLI's inSecurities Podcast - Opening the Securities Enforcement Answer Book
PLI's inSecurities Podcast: A View From the Inside
PLI's inSecurities Podcast: Whistling the Same Tune: Building an Effective Whistleblower Program
PLI's inSecurities Podcast - Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga’s Core Values
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Feds Danske to a New Tune
Crypto, Best Ex, Gatekeepers, Enforcement: The Biggest Stories From 2022
CYBER THURSDAY!
Crypto and the SEC - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Coffee & Regs - Digital Assets: Trading & Compliance for Cryptocurrency
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. V — Misappropriation Theory
CorpCast Episode 1: Sections, 204, 205 and In re Numoda
What is Bitcoin 2.0?
Insider Trading News - Ralph Siciliano discusses US v. Newman
Types of Crowdfunding
Keith Ross on HFT, Reg NMS and Dark Pools
Open for Business: SEF Competition Heating Up in the New Market Structure
In my experience, many securities lawyers are well versed in the federal securities laws, but have little experience with state securities laws. This is understandable because federal law in many cases preempts state...more
On August 24, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing claims brought under state securities laws...more
On May 22, 2020, Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a complaint asserting claims under state blue-sky laws as well as common-law claims against financial...more
If your company plans to raise money by selling stock or convertible notes (also known as “securities”), then your company must comply with federal and state securities laws. If not, the company and its promoters could become...more
Recently, I came across a very helpful table on the SEC's website. The table illustrates which offerings exempt from Section 5 of the Securities Act may be subject to state registration or qualification requirements...more
Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Accelerating Access to Capital Act aimed at facilitating the formation of capital for U.S. small businesses. The measure is a package of three bills: H.R. 4850 –...more
On June 6, 2016, the OTC Markets Group Inc., the entity operating three major over-the-counter marketplaces (“OTC”), submitted a rulemaking petition to the SEC. The petition asked the SEC to amend Regulation A+ to allow...more
Newly adopted exemption to securities registration requirements may offer new capital raising opportunities for developing companies - A company that seeks to raise capital by offering or selling securities to potential...more
This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more
In a report to Congress released in March, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) takes aim at consumer agreements that require disputes to be resolved by arbitration. The CFPB generally does not have...more
On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Reg D”) that, among other things, prohibit issuers of securities from relying on Reg D if “bad actors” are...more
This week’s announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it is proposing amendments to update and expand Regulation A has attracted quite a bit of attention. David Lynn writing in Broc’s Blog took special note...more