SEC Provides Filing Deadline Extension for Companies Affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Order providing some regulatory relief to publicly traded companies with operations in areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). To the extent such companies have certain disclosure filings due between March 1… Read More
SEC Publishes Private Placement Concept Release
The first rule of federal securities laws is often said to be that an offer and sale of securities is either: (1) registered with the SEC, (2) exempt from registration, or (3) illegal. Many companies use transaction exemptions to design their capital raises through private… Read More
Securities and Exchange Commission Addresses Virtual Currencies and Blockchain Technology
On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued a Report of Investigation under Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) describing an investigation of “The DAO,” a virtual organization, and its use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology to facilitate the offer… Read More
Not Your Parents’ 8tracks (Or Their Series A Financing)
Ernest Holtzheimer is co-author to this blog post. Holtzheimer is a 3L at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, concentrating in business and entrepreneurial law. Some of you may remember the 8-track players of the 1960s and ‘70s – or have heard the “back… Read More