The securities and going public lawyers at Hamilton & Associates Law Group provide private and public companies with reliable representation in various types of going public transactions, securities related transactions, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure and defense and… Read More
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Companies quoted on the OTC Markets with an OTC Pink tier fall into one of three categories. These are identified on www.otcmarkets.com as current information, limited information or no information based upon the amount of information provided. An OTC Pink… Read More
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The SEC’s recent Cease and Desist order against Eureeca Capital demonstrates that we may begin to see enforcement activity involving offshore crowdfunding portals soliciting investments from U.S. investors. In Eureeca, its website claimed, “Eureeca is the first global… Read More
Category: Going Public Tags: Accredited Investor, Accredited Investor Verification, Accredited Investor Verification Provider, Crowdfund, Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Capital Raise, Crowdfunding Financing, Crowdfunding Lawyer, Form C, Private Placement, Regulation CF, Regulation CF Attorney, Regulation CF Attorneys, Regulation CF Capital Raise, Regulation CF Crowdfunding, Regulation CF Funding, Regulation CF Law Firm, Regulation CF Lawyer, Regulation CF Lawyers, Regulation CF offering, Regulation CF Requirements, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation Crowdfunding Attorney, Regulation Crowdfunding attorneys, Regulation Crowdfunding Lawyers, Regulation Crowdfunding Offering, Regulation Crowdfunding Reporting, Regulation Crowdfunding Requirements, Regulation D, Rule 506, Rule 506 (b), Rule 506-c, Rule 506(c)
Brenda Hamilton, our law firm’s founder and a securities lawyer has counseled clients in legal and compliance matters involving securities and financial transactions including underwritten and direct public offerings, equity and debt offerings, corporate legal and compliance matters… Read More
Securities Law Blog On October 14, 2014, a jury in federal court in Central Islip, New York returned a verdict in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) finding the former Chairman of failed Long Island-based… Read More
On October 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed Regulation Crowdfunding, setting forth the rules governing the offer and sale of securities through crowdfunded offerings, pursuant to Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is the federal agency that regulates the securities industry. In addition to the federal securities laws, companies must comply with state securities laws. These state laws are… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog FINRA is soliciting comment on its proposal to make publicly available through FINRA’s website a repository of Form 211 information. Firms are required to complete FINRA’s Form 211 to demonstrate compliance with the specific… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On July 15, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a federal judge ordered a Miami-based attorney to pay nearly $4 million in a consent judgment of an SEC case against him for… Read More
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The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) is the oldest international organization devoted to investor protection. NASAA is a voluntary association whose membership consists of 67 state, provincial, and territorial securities administrators in the 50 states, the District of Columbia,… Read More
1 Application for registration or exemption from registration as a national securities exchange (pdf) 1-A Regulation A Offering Statement (pdf) 1-E Notification under Regulation E (pdf) 1-N Form and amendments for notice of registration as a national securities… Read More
Why do we invest? Below are individual investor studies conducted by researchers from multiple University’s and Agencies along with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. Individual Differences in Susceptibility to Investment Fraud (PDF 1.8 MB) This study by researchers from Stanford… Read More
FINRA arbitrators—neutral, qualified individuals who are essential in maintaining a fair, impartial and efficient system of arbitration—serve as decision makers, weighing the facts of each case presented. FINRA arbitrators hear all sides of the dispute, study the evidence… Read More
Federal Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Commodity Futures Trading Commission Federal Trade Commission FedWorld Financial Literacy Education Commission Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation Social Security Administration U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Labor U.S…. Read More
Canadian Securities Regulation is established by the 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada are responsible for securities regulations. Each province and territory has a securities commission and its own unique legislation. Canada does not have a federal securities regulatory authority. Canada… Read More
State Securities Regulators While the SEC regulates and enforces the federal securities laws, each state has its own securities regulator who enforces what are known as “blue sky” laws. These laws cover many of the same activities the SEC… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Private and publicly traded companies that are reporting with the SEC must file periodic reports. Not all publicly traded companies are required to file periodic reports with the SEC. The SEC’s periodic reporting requirements… Read More
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Since the JOBS Act was signed into law in April 2012, market participants and observers have anticipated the release of the regulations governing equity crowdfunding. On October 23, 2013, the SEC released Regulation Crowdfunding. Many small business owners… Read More
Category: Going Public Tags: Accredited Investor, Accredited Investor Verification, Accredited Investor Verification Provider, Crowdfund, Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Capital Raise, Crowdfunding Financing, Crowdfunding Lawyer, Form C, Private Placement, Regulation CF, Regulation CF Attorney, Regulation CF Attorneys, Regulation CF Capital Raise, Regulation CF Crowdfunding, Regulation CF Funding, Regulation CF Law Firm, Regulation CF Lawyer, Regulation CF Lawyers, Regulation CF offering, Regulation CF Requirements, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation Crowdfunding Attorney, Regulation Crowdfunding attorneys, Regulation Crowdfunding Lawyers, Regulation Crowdfunding Offering, Regulation Crowdfunding Reporting, Regulation Crowdfunding Requirements, Regulation D, Rule 506, Rule 506 (b), Rule 506-c, Rule 506(c)
Since the JOBS Act was signed into law in April 2012, market participants and observers have anticipated the release of the regulations governing equity crowdfunding. On October 23, 2013, the SEC released Regulation Crowdfunding. Many small business owners… Read More
Category: Going Public Tags: Accredited Investor, Accredited Investor Verification, Accredited Investor Verification Provider, Crowdfund, Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Capital Raise, Crowdfunding Financing, Crowdfunding Lawyer, Form C, Private Placement, Regulation CF, Regulation CF Attorney, Regulation CF Attorneys, Regulation CF Capital Raise, Regulation CF Crowdfunding, Regulation CF Funding, Regulation CF Law Firm, Regulation CF Lawyer, Regulation CF Lawyers, Regulation CF offering, Regulation CF Requirements, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation Crowdfunding Attorney, Regulation Crowdfunding attorneys, Regulation Crowdfunding Lawyers, Regulation Crowdfunding Offering, Regulation Crowdfunding Reporting, Regulation Crowdfunding Requirements, Regulation D, Rule 506, Rule 506 (b), Rule 506-c, Rule 506(c)
The role of the going public attorney is one of the most important in the going public process. The going public attorneys at Hamilton & Associates Law Group have provided private companies with their going public solutions for… Read More
Category: Going Public Tags: Class of Securities, Direct Listing, Direct Listing Requirements, Direct Public Listing, Direct Public Offering, DPO, Exchange Act, Foreign Company, Foreign Issuer, Foreign Private Issuer, Form 10, Form 10 Attorney, Form 10 Attorneys, Form 10 Disclosures, Form 10 Effective, Form 10 Going Public, Form 10 Lawyer, Form 10 Lawyers, Form 10 Registration, Form 10 Registration Statement, Form 10 Shell, Form 10 Shell Company, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 10-Q Periodic Report, Form 8-A, Form 8-A registration statement, Form 8-K, Form F-1, Form F-1 Attorney, Form F-1 Attorneys, Form F-1 Capital, Form F-1 Capital Raise, Form F-1 Law Firm, Form F-1 Law Firms, Form F-1 Lawyer, Form F-1 lawyers, Form F-1 Offering, Form F-1 Prospectus, Form F-1 Quiet Period, Form F-1 Registered Offering, Form F-1 Registered Offerings, Form F-1 Registration Statement, Form F-1 Registration Statements, Form F-1 Resale, Form F-1 Resales, Form F-1 Selling Shareholder, Form F-1 Selling Shareholder Requirements, Form F-1 Selling Stockholder, Form F-1 Selling Stockholder Requirements, Form S--1 filing, Form S-1, Form S-1 Attorney, Form S-1 Attorneys, Form S-1 Capital Raise, Form S-1 filing requirements, Form S-1 Law Firm, Form S-1 Law Firms, Form S-1 Lawyer, Form S-1 lawyers, Form S-1 Listing, Form S-1 Offering, Form S-1 Prospectus, Form S-1 Quiet Period, Form S-1 Registered Offering, Form S-1 Registered Offerings, Form S-1 Registration Statements, Form S-1 Resale, Form S-1 Resales, Form S-1 Selling Shareholder, Form S-1 Selling Shareholder Requirements, Form S-1 Selling Stockholder, Form S-1 Selling Stockholder Requirements, Form S-1. Registration Statement, Go Public, Go Public Attorney, Go Public Direct, Go Public Lawyer, Going Public, Going Public Attorney, Going Public Attorneys, Going Public Law Firm, Going Public Lawyer, Going Public Lawyers, Listing, nasdaq, nyse, Periodic Reporting, Prospectus, Prospectus Requirements, Public Company, Public Company Reporting Requirements, Register Securities, Registration Statement, Regulation S-K, S-1 Going Public, SEC Law Firm, SEC Periodic Reporting, SEC Quiet Period, SEC Registration, SEC Registration Statement, SEC Reporting, SEC Reporting Obligations, SEC Reporting Requirements, Section 12(b), Section 12(g), Section 16, Securities Act, Securities Attorney, Securities Exchange Act, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Securities Law Firm, Securities Lawyer
One of the most efficient and cost effective ways to achieve public company status is by using a Direct Public Offering. The Direct Public Offering Lawyers at Hamilton & Associates will assist you with your Direct Public Offering… Read More
Category: Going Public Tags: Direct Listing, Direct Listing Requirements, Direct Public Offering, Foreign Company, Foreign Issuer, Foreign Private Issuer, Form 10, Form F-1, Form F-1 Attorney, Form F-1 Attorneys, Form F-1 Capital, Form F-1 Capital Raise, Form F-1 Law Firm, Form F-1 Law Firms, Form F-1 Lawyer, Form F-1 lawyers, Form F-1 Offering, Form F-1 Prospectus, Form F-1 Quiet Period, Form F-1 Registered Offering, Form F-1 Registered Offerings, Form F-1 Registration Statement, Form F-1 Registration Statements, Form F-1 Resale, Form F-1 Resales, Form F-1 Selling Shareholder, Form F-1 Selling Shareholder Requirements, Form F-1 Selling Stockholder, Form F-1 Selling Stockholder Requirements, Form S--1 filing, Form S-1, Form S-1 Attorney, Form S-1 Attorneys, Form S-1 Capital, Form S-1 Capital Raise, Form S-1 filing requirements, Form S-1 Law Firm, Form S-1 Law Firms, Form S-1 Lawyer, Form S-1 lawyers, Form S-1 Listing, Form S-1 Offering, Form S-1 Prospectus, Form S-1 Quiet Period, Form S-1 Registered Offering, Form S-1 Registered Offerings, Form S-1 Registration Statements, Form S-1 Resale, Form S-1 Resales, Form S-1 Selling Shareholder, Form S-1 Selling Shareholder Requirements, Form S-1 Selling Stockholder, Form S-1 Selling Stockholder Requirements, Form S-1. Registration Statement, Go Public, Go Public Attorney, Go Public Lawyer, Going Public, Going Public Attorney, Going Public Attorneys, Going Public Law Firm, Going Public Lawyer, Going Public Lawyers, Listing, OTC Markets, OTC Markets OTCQB, OTC QB, Prospectus, Prospectus Requirements, Regulation A, Regulation A Attorney, Regulation A Attorneys, Regulation A Lawyer, Regulation A Lawyers, Regulation CF, Regulation S-K, S-1, S-1 Filing, S-1 Going Public, S-1 Registration, S-1 SEC Filing, SEC Quiet Period, SEC Reporting, SEC Reporting Obligations
Securities Law Blog Issuers filing registration statements on Form S-1 for direct public offerings in their going public transactions must comply with Regulation S-K Item 702. Item 702 requires disclosure of any indemnification provisions of officers, directors or control persons. Indemnification can result from… Read More
Posted by Brenda Hamilton Lawyer – Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Issuers filing registration statements on Form S-1 for direct public offerings in their going public transactions must comply with Regulation S-K Item 510. Item 510 is set forth… Read More
Securities Law Blog Issuers filing registration statements for their direct public offering in going public transactions must comply with Item 11A of Form S-1. Item 11 A of Form S-1 is set forth below. Item 11A Material Changes…. Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Issuers filing registration statements on Form S-1 for direct public offerings in their going public transactions must comply with Regulation S-K Item 103. Item 103 requires the issuer to provide expansive disclosure about material… Read More
Issuers filing registration statements on Form S-1 for direct public offerings in their going public transactions must comply with Regulation S-K Item 202. Item 202 requires expansive disclosure about the issuer’s securities being registered. Regulation S-K Item 202 — Description of Registrant’s Securities Capital… Read More
Securities Law Blog Issuers filing registration statements on Form S-1 for direct public offerings in their going public transactions must comply with Regulation S-K Item 509. Item 509 requires the issuer to disclose specified information about its experts and securities attorney. Regulation S-K Item… Read More
Issuers filing registration statements on Form S-1 must provide the Information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K. Selling security holder disclosures are required in registration statements that register shares on behalf of existing stockholders. This type of… Read More
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) investigations can result from a variety of factors. SEC investigations can be triggered in ways, including during the SEC’s routine review of SEC reports and schedules, routine inspections by FINRA of clearing houses and/or brokerage firms, reports… Read More
Category: Going Public Tags: Officer Director Bar, OTC Markets, Penny Stock, Penny Stock Bar, penny stock scam, penny stock scheme, penny stock sting, penny stockj bar, ponzi scheme, Sarbanes-Oxley, Scalping, scam, SEC, SEC Action, SEC Actions, SEC Administrative Proceeding, SEC anti-fraud, SEC Attorney, sec bar, SEC Bounty, SEC Charge, SEC Charges, SEC Civil Action, SEC Claim, SEC Complaint, SEC Defendant, SEC Defense, SEC Defense Attorney, SEC Defense Lawyer, SEC Division of Enforcement, SEC enforcement, SEC Fraud, SEC Halt, SEC Injunction, SEC Investigation, SEC Law Firm, SEC Lawsuit, SEC Lawyer, SEC Litigation, SEC Penny Stock Bar, SEC Reporting Requirements, SEC Section 17(b), SEC Subpoena, SEC Suit, SEC Trading Suspension, Section 17(a), Section 17(b), Section 5 violation, Securities Act, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Attorney, Securities Fraud, Securities Indictment, Securities Law Defense, securities law violations, Securities Lawyer, SPAC, Steven McCraw, stock manipulation, stock scheme, trading suspension, Wells Notice
A private company going public is subject to three federal securities laws, each with its own unique requirements. The three laws are the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and… Read More
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