Lawrence Hartman, a Florida securities lawyer, plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in a Corporate Hijacking and shell trafficking fraud scheme that swindled victims out of more than… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On November 13, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance issued several useful Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations related to Rule 506(c) of the JOBS Act. The Rule 506(c) Compliance… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On November 14, 2013, the Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to report HR 2274, as amended, to the full House with a favorable recommendation. HR 2274 is known… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog As the number of U.S. companies launching initial public offerings (“IPOs”) by filing registration statements increased throughout 2013, foreign issuers joined in. While their numbers are still relatively small compared to their U.S. counterparts,… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On November 12, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced a deferred prosecution agreement with Scott Herckisa, a former hedge fund administrator at Hellelwhite Fund LP, who assisted the SEC in an… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog In its recently proposed Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) produced some interesting statistics on the types of unregistered offerings that have been popular with smaller issuers and private companies… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The financial statements requirements of a Form S-1 registration statement depend upon the company’s size and revenues. If the company is not a smaller reporting company as defined by Rules 3-01 and 3-02 of… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Q. What are the OTC Markets OTC tiers available to OTC Pink Sheet companies? A. Companies on the OTC Pink Sheets are assigned to one of three tiers by the OTC Markets based upon… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 30, 2013, Keith Higgins, the newly appointed Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance, provided some useful information about the number of issuers relying upon new Rule 506(c)… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Soft Landing Labs, LTD (OTCQB: SLNZ), announced its common stock is approved for quotation on the OTC Markets’ OTC Pink Sheets marketplace under the ticker symbol
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 31, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading in 14 zombie companies’ shares, due to their failure to file required SEC filings and reports. The SEC filed two Orders of Trading Suspensions, with each… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Form 10-K is a comprehensive annual report filed by SEC reporting companies that details information about the issuer and its operations. Form 10-K is required pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 30, 2013, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the SEC‘s motion for summary judgment against all defendants in a civil action arising from a prime bank investment scheme… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 31, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced an award of more than $150,000 to a whistleblower whose tips helped the agency stop a scheme that was defrauding investors. The award… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 30, 2013, the SEC announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of Press Ventures, Inc. (“PVEN”), of… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 25, 2013, FINRA announced the release a set of proposed crowdfunding portal rules and forms for equity crowdfunding. Crowdfunding portals that engage in crowdfunding on behalf of issuers relying on the JOBS… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Private companies in going public transactions seeking to have their securities quoted on the OTC Markets OTCQB must first become reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This is typically accomplished by… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Companies going public by filing a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) are often unaware of the securities laws that apply to the “quiet… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The securities laws provide numerous benefits to issuers who qualify as foreign private issuers. Among those benefits are reduced disclosure obligations and relaxed financial statement requirements. Qualification as a foreign private issuer is not determined… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted unanimously to propose rules under the JOBS Act to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. Crowdfunding has been used outside of… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 22, 2013, Howard Leventhal was arrested by the FBI for defrauding a Florida company of $800,000 and attempting to defraud an undercover law enforcement agent of more than $2.5 million. He will… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 22, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 22, 2013, the SEC announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of ARX Gold Corp. (“ARX… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On September 16, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) brought enforcement actions against more than 20 broker dealers and other financial firms alleging violations of Rule 105 of Regulation M of the… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 15, 2013, Mary Jo White, new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), delivered a speech before the National Association of Corporate Directors. She chose to discuss possible changes in SEC… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On October 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged Yuhe International, Inc. (“Yuhe”), a China-based provider of broiler chickens, and its Chief Executive Officer, Gao Zhentao (“Gao”), with fraud and other… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) recently released a list of the the 2013 Top Ten financial frauds that can affect unwitting investors and small business owners alike. According to the NASAA, fraudulent… Read More
On October 17, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced charges and asset freezes against the operators and promoters of a worldwide pyramid scheme that falsely promises exponential, risk-free returns to investors in a venture that… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Registration of securities on Form S-8 (“Form S-8”) is a short-form registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Form S-8 is available to register securities offered to employees… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) prosecution of Sandy Winick and eight co-conspirators for financial crimes, announced in August 2013, has sparked considerable interest among penny stock observers. According to regulators, for more than a… Read More
