Historically, federal securities laws have imposed significant – some would say onerous – disclosure and reporting requirements on companies seeking to raise money in the public equities markets. Testing the market was, for the most part, unlawful for fear of conditioning the market of prospective investors to your offering. Comments from the staff of the […]
Avoiding Wrongful Termination Claims
No matter how careful you are in screening prospective employees, sometimes the fit between employer and employee just isn’t a good one. When efforts to address a staff member’s behavior have been exhausted, or if termination is contemplated, it’s important to understand the legal view of the employer-employee relationship. A wrongful termination claim can be […]
Making it Easier for Private Companies and Emerging Growth Companies to Raise Capital
In April of 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Businesses Startups Act (“JOBS Act”). This bipartisan legislation was designed to stimulate job growth by making it easier and less costly for smaller companies to raise capital in the United States by relaxing the regulations that apply to private offerings, initial public offerings […]
US Supreme Court Copyright Act Decision – ABC v Aereo
Developers of new digital technologies that store and transmit data to customers around the world suffered a major set back on June 25, 2014 in the United States Supreme Court Copyright Act Decision in American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc. The court found that Aereo infringed broadcasters’ copyrights by providing its customers with access to […]
Victory in Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Case in Alameda County Superior Court
The residential mortgage foreclosure crisis continues to grind onward across California resulting in the eviction of thousands of Californians from their homes. Even as numerous banks, including the largest in the United States, have paid billions of dollars in fines and penalties for their unlawful actions, they relentlessly pursue unlawful foreclosures and evictions from the […]
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