A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
On January 31, 2014 (revised February 4, 2014), the SEC issued a no-action letter to a group of attorneys who requested assurance on an issue that has long been on the minds of securities lawyers: are people who facilitate the sale…
This post is the fourth in a series examining the impact of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act) one year after its passage and focuses on the provisions related to online angel investment platforms. In the last…
In my previous posts, I described the events leading up to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and supervised asset sale of Neogenix Oncology. To recap, Neogenix’s payment of fees to unregistered “finders” to raise money in some of its earlier rounds…
In my previous post, I described the events leading up to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and supervised asset sale of Neogenix Oncology. To recap, Neogenix’s use of unregistered “finders” in some of its earlier rounds of financing called into question…
In the past, I have written about the importance of entrepreneurs and startups complying with federal and state securities laws when raising capital for their businesses. The consequences for failing to do so can be significant. The business owner risks…
