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Coffee Company Involved in Bold “Pump-and-Dump” Scheme
Read moreLast month, the SEC filed charges against the former CEO of Jammin’ Java, Shane Whittle.1 Jammin’ Java Corp., doing...
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Anti-Money Laundering in Crowdfunding: Update Pursuant to Final Rule
Read moreThis blog post is written as an update to a Note previously published in the Michigan Business and Entrepreneurial...
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Regulation FD & Social Media: Part II – Risks
Read moreThe years since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission introduced Regulation FD have been marked by remarkable developments in...
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The SEC’s clarification to the unbundling rule and what it means for corporate inversions
Read moreRule 14a-4(a)(3) of the Exchange Act of 1934 requires that the form of proxy “identify clearly and impartially each...
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Easy Money? The Pitfalls of an Untested Regulation A+
Read moreThe entrepreneurial community has been abuzz recently over the potential of the new Regulation A+. Finalized by the SEC...
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH AND SABMILLER APPROACH A MERGER DEAL
Read moreAfter weeks of tense negotiations and a very public standoff between the two companies, Anheuser-Busch InBev has finally managed...
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Regulation FD & Social Media: Part I — Background
Read moreFifteen years ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission established Regulation FD, 17 C.F.R. § 243 – a rule...
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SEC Regulation of Public Marijuana-Related Companies
Read moreIn 1996, the California legislature passed the Compassionate Use Act, allowing an individual to obtain a “caregivers license” to...
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In SEC’s Whistleblower Program, Will Confidentiality Prove Counterproductive?
Read moreEarly last month, in a heavily censored report, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publicly announced an award of...
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Stock Markets Move Towards Sidelining Shareholders
Read moreAs the dust settles on Alibaba’s IPO, the single largest initial public offering to date, experts have turned their...
