U.S. data privacy laws have ties with the European Union (“EU”). As we mentioned in our last blog, with the rise of social media and...

With this new digital age that we are living in, it is no surprise that users are providing their personal data in order to access social...

Securities fraud is a serious act that can apply to any company, no matter how large or small. This is why it is important that...

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), enacted on April 5, 2012, established a regulatory structure for startups and...

Summary of Title IV of the JOBS ACT The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), enacted on April 5, 2012, established a...

What is an Investment Company? The Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ Act”) defines an “investment company” as an Issuer that “holds...

The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Act”) is a U.S. federal law that was primarily intended to regulate the business of rendering...

The debate on whether cryptocurrencies are considered securities is still ongoing. Being that this is a more than $1.6 trillion dollar...

Section 3(a)11 Exemption Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act is generally known as the “intrastate offering exemption.” This federal...

Right now, non-fungible tokens (NFT) are all the buzz in the cryptocurrency and securities law space. People all over are trying to...

Under the federal securities laws a company may not offer or sell securities unless the offering has been registered with the SEC or an...

If you are thinking about making a publicly advertised offering for securities with a target raise of more than $10 million you might...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created the notion of “accredited investors” to ease the tension between their double duty...

At the root of cooperatives is the African-American community. However, many Black cooperatives throughout history found it hard to...

Lack of access to financial capital is a barrier for many entrepreneurs who seek to grow their business ventures. Congress and the Obama...

As we continue to navigate through this pandemic, now more than ever, entrepreneurs have to get creative when it comes to funding their...

Securities law is a specialty area within business law that concerns the offer and sell of deals with corporate stocks, company or...

Many within the crowdfunding space are excited to hear that the SEC adopted new rules regarding changes to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF),

Investment crowdfunding is now a multi-billion dollar industry.