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Speaker, FACTRIGHT Due Diligence Webinar: Rise of the Mini-IPO – The Road to NYSE and NASDAQ Using Regulation A+, July 26, 2017

With three issuers recently listing on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, Regulation A+ is proving to be an efficient and cost-effective method to raise up to $50 million dollars and a stepping stone to becoming a public company. Things have certainly changed. Before the JOBS Act, Regulation A was a dormant tool for…

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FinLaw: Technology Driven Crowd-Capital Formation: From Crowdfunding to Regulation A+

See FactRight.com posting by Scott Andersen and George Georgiades at http://blog.factright.com/technology-driven-crowd-capital-formation-from-crowdfunding-to-regulation-a Recent regulatory reforms along with the rapid innovation in and availability of financial technology have created new opportunities for private and public capital formation. The JumpStart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 introduced historic reforms to modernize our private capital markets with the goal…

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FINLAW: Five Tips to Crowdfunding Portals – Preparing For Your First FINRA Exam

See Article published on BanklessTimes http://www.banklesstimes.com/2017/05/23/5-tips-to-crowdfunding-portals-preparing-for-your-first-finra-examination/

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FINLAW: Is Your Crowdfunding Portal Ready For Your First FINRA Exam?

Article published on CrowdfundInsider.com https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2017/05/100678-crowdfunding-portal-ready-first-finra-exam/

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Speaker, Complying with FINRA’s Rules and Regulations: Practical Tips for 2017, The Knowledge Group’s Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers Webinar, May 11, 2017

https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/webcasts/risk-and-compliance/banksavings/complying-with-finras-rules-regulations-practical-tips-for-2017-live-webcast  

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FinLaw: Are Overseas Portals the Next Big Thing in US Equity Crowdfunding?

See article appearing in Crowdfund Insider on March 22, 2017 https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2017/03/97648-overseas-portals-next-big-thing-us-equity-crowdfunding/

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Speaker, 2017 Las Vegas EB-5 & Investment Convention, Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, January 14, 2017

Panel Exposure Related Litigation: Preventing or Responding to an Investigation, with Jor Law of Homeier & Law, Brian Aryai of Compliance Services LLC, Scott Andersen of Andersen, PC, Osvaldo Torres of Torres Law PA, and Robert Cornish Jr. of Phillips Lytle LLP. http://www.eb5investors.com/conferences/2017-las-vegas-eb-5-investment-immigration-convention  

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FinLaw: Five Key Take-Aways from FINRA’s Expulsion of Crowdfunding Portal UFP

See article in Crowdfundinsider.com, at the link below: http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/12/94083-five-key-take-aways-finras-expulsion-crowdfunding-portal-ufp/    

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Speaker, CrowdInvest Summit West, Los Angeles Convention Center, December 7, 2016.

Panel - From Crowdfunding to IPO - Learn what steps it takes to go public under Regulation A. - Take your company from crowdfunded idea to IPO https://www.crowdinvestsummit.com/ https://www.crowdinvestsummit.com/speakers

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Speaker, Funding Platforms for Rule 506 Offerings: Navigating Broker-Dealer Registration Exemption for Investment Advisers and Issuers, Strafford Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers’ webinar, October 4, 2016

https://www.straffordpub.com/products/funding-platforms-for-rule-506-offerings-navigating-broker-dealer-registration-exemption-for-investment-advisers-and-issuers-2016-10-04 Outline Analysis of JOBS Act exemption from broker-dealer registration and broker-dealer registration generally Analysis of the issuer exemption and the Investment Advisers Act Analysis of SEC no-action letter Key take-aways for moving forward. Benefits The panel will review these and other key issues: Scope of JOBS Act exemption from broker-dealer registration When broker-dealer registration…

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