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Real Lawyers Have Blogs
15 years : Bezos to Zuckerberg
15 years ago this week (5/16/1997), a New York Times headline read: 'Amazon.com Stock Sale Raises $54 Million.'SEATTLE, May 14— Amazon.com Inc. sold shares today at $18 each in a…
The Securities Edge
JOBS Act update: Keeping current with the SEC’s interpretations
The SEC has been busy over the past several weeks rapidly issuing interpretations and procedures to implement the JOBS Act. Because the JOBS Act is such a fundamental change to securities…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Facebook here to stay : Majority of lawyers will use
[caption id="attachment_20855" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Mark Zuckerberg in New York during Facebook’s road show. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)"][/caption] With Facebook's IPO coming this week you can't get away from all the news and…
The Legal Whiteboard
LegalZoom Files for IPO
LegalZoom plans to go public. According to the company's Form S-1 registration statement, which was just filed with the SEC, the company had $156M in revenues in 2011, with profits…
China Law Update Blog
New IPO Guidelines
By Amin Amirkia The China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), China’s securities regulator, recently unveiled new guidelines (“Guidelines”) for China’s initial public offering (“IPO”) system. The guidelines were issued pursuant to…
Federal Securities Law Source
SEC Files Case Against Chinese Company For Misrepresentations Regarding the Use of Its IPO Proceeds
On Monday, April 23, 2012, the SEC announced that it had filed a case against SinoTech Energy Limited, an oil field services company based in China, with intentionally misleading investors…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
Emerging Growth Companies – A Bigger Deal Than You Might Think
Today's post is the penultimate of this series covering the recently signed JOBS Act, and covers the Act's Title I – Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies. Check back later this…
The D&O Diary
The Impact of the JOBS Act on D&O Liability
On March 27, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (of the JOBS Act as it is more popularly known). President Obama is expected…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Senate Passes Modified JOBS Act – Regulatory Reform for Small and Emerging Growth Companies Speeds Closer to Fruition
On March 22, 2012, the Senate passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by a vote of 73-26. The House of Representatives passed the JOBS Act on March 8,…
The Securities Edge
Senate passes JOBS Act, with amendments, which fundamentally alters securities laws
Rapidly moving legislation dubbed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) was passed today by the U.S. Senate, which fundamentally alters the securities laws. The business world is buzzing…