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Investor Alert – Messaging Apps & Pump and Dump Scams

On September 2, 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an investor alert warning about investor relations activity and stock promotions…

Bungled Calissio Resources Dividend Sparks FINRA Halt and Clearing Firm Lawsuit

For penny stock enthusiasts looking for a little late-summer entertainment, the issues surrounding an extremely large special dividend distributed by Calissio Resources…

MusclePharm Charged In SEC Investigation

On September 8, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a sports supplements and nutrition company with committing a series of…

Securities Lawyer 101 Blog By Brenda Hamilton Nominated

Our readers have spoken – Securities Lawyer 101 written by Brenda Hamilton, a securities and going public lawyer has been selected to compete in…

SEC Charges Bankrate and Former Executives with Securities Fraud

On September 8, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that Bankrate Inc. has agreed to pay $15 million to settle…

SEC Brings Charges In Reverse Merger Scam – Going Public Attorneys

On September 10, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges against a Wall Street CEO and his company, family…

SEC Charges Ross Shapiro, Michael Gramis, and Tyler Peters With Fraud

On September 9, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges against three traders accused of repeatedly lying to customers…

Regulation A+ DPO Attorneys – Going Public Attorneys

Most private companies are unable to locate an underwriter prior to going public. Regulation A+ provides a new option for issuers seeking…

SEC Charges Manny Shulman and David Hirschman

On September 3, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Manny J. Shulman and David Hirschman for their involvement in the…

SEC Halts Harrison Schumacher In California-Based Oil and Gas Investment Fraud

On August 27th, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze to halt a California-based…

SEC Charges Bank Analyst Ashish Aggarwal With Insider Trading

On August 25th, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former investment bank analyst with illegally tipping his close friend…

SEC Obtains Summary Judgment Against Xytos In Securities Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that on August 24th, 2015, the Honorable Sarah Evans Barker of the United States…

SEC Announces Asset Freeze In EB-5 Offering Scheme

On August 25, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an asset freeze obtained against a man in Bellevue, Wash., accused…

What is a Penny Stock Email Campaign ?

In our digital age, sensible people know they should be wary of unsolicited financial advice, but there are still many who can’t…

SEC Charges Vincente Garcia Under FCPA

On August 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that a former executive at a worldwide software manufacturer has agreed to…

SEC Charges Microcap Stock Promoters

Last month, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a trio of alleged microcap stock promoters with defrauding investors by disseminating promotional…

Regulation D and PPM Lawyers – Going Public

A private placement memorandum (“PPM”) is also referred to as a confidential offering circular or memorandum. PPM’s are used by private companies …

Signator Investors Settles SEC Charges

On August 13, 2015, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that three Maryland men have agreed to settle charges that they…

What Are Fiduciary Duties? Going Public Attorneys

A fiduciary duty exists where trust and confidence is placed in another. Fiduciary duties arise in many different contexts in securities matters…

Aegis Capital Corporation fined $950,000 By FINRA

Aegis Capital Corporation has been fined $950,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over allegations of improper sales of unregistered penny stocks…

Regulation A+ Lawyers & Going Public Attorneys

Regulation A+ is designed to facilitate smaller companies’ access to capital by providing an alternative to direct public offerings/DPO’s and initial public offerings/IPO’s. Regulation…

Going Public Shareholder Requirements l Going Public Lawyers

The going public process involves a number of steps that vary depending on the characteristics of the private company wishing to go…

Disclosure Obligations in Regulation A+ Offerings

The Anti-Fraud Provisions And Regulation A+ On March 25, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending Regulation A. The new…

What In The World Is A Security? Going Public Lawyers

A company going public must understand which capital raising methods involve a “security”. A company is only subject to federal and state…

SEC Charges Phillip Kueber – Going Public Attorneys

On July 31, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced it had charged Phillip Kueber, Canadian citizen with conducting a…

Securities Law & Going Public Attorneys

Going public is a big step for any company. The process of “going public” is complex and at times precarious. While…

How Do I Use Regulation A+ to Go Public? Sponsoring Market Maker Attorneys

Regulation A offers investors more investment choices and issuers with more capital raising options during their going public transaction. Some confusion has arisen…

Oppenheimer Employees Settle Penny Stock Charges

On July 23, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that three former employees of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. have agreed to…

Regulation A+ Primer – Going Public Attorneys

On March 25, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending Regulation A. Regulation A is designed to facilitate smaller…

Regulation A+ Attorneys – Avoid Reverse Mergers

How To Use Regulation A+ To Go Public Without A Reverse Merger On March 25, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted…

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FINRA

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JOBS Act 101

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OTC Markets

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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog

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Securities & Exchange Commission

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