California Business Attorneys | Oakland CA

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Finkel Law Group | San Francisco Bay Area

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Securities Law

Understand Federal and State Securities Laws Before Raising Money

Oct 29, 2019 by Lonnie Finkel

The applicability of the federal securities laws is remarkably broad. The Securities Act of 1933 defines a “security” to include stock, bonds, notes, fractional undivided interests in oil, gas and other mineral rights, and “investment contracts.” The Supreme Court analyzed such contracts in the Howey case to mean investments in a common enterprise with an […]

Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law, raise capital, state securities laws

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Crowdfunding Investment Opportunities Now Available

May 19, 2016 by Lonnie Finkel

Let the crowdfunding begin! Monday May 16, 2016, was the first day that crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act could be used by companies to raise money via the Internet. Below are links to a few of the portals that have been authorized by the SEC to serve as intermediaries in these transactions. […]

Business & Financing crowd funding, financing, fundraising, raise capital, state securities laws

Challenges to Raising Money Through Social Media While Complying with the JOBs Act

Mar 3, 2015 by Lonnie Finkel

In September 2013, Title II of the JOBs Act went into effect. For the first time private companies could lawfully raise investment capital from the public using Social Media to spread the word about the investment. More and more, Social Media is driving the capital raising process for small businesses across the U.S. The enactment […]

Business & Financing compliance, investment capital, JOBS Act, raise capital, Raising money, Rule 506, social media

Title I of the JOBS Act

How Title I of the JOBS Act Significantly Changed the IPO Playbook

Oct 20, 2014 by Lonnie Finkel

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 […]

Business & Financing emerging growth companies, financing, raise capital, regulation

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Making it Easier for Private Companies and Emerging Growth Companies to Raise Capital

Sep 5, 2014 by Lonnie Finkel

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 […]

Business & Financing crowd funding, financing, raise capital

Recent Posts

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  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal’s Decision Finds that Likelihood of Confusion in a Trademark Case Depends on Much More than Geography
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  • Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc. Significantly Expands Federal Court’s Personal Jurisdiction Over E-Commerce Companies
  • Finkel Law Group P.C. Joins More Than 800 Law Firms Signing the Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on Behalf of Jenner & Block
  • Finkel Law Group Joins the Amicus Brief Filed on Behalf of WilmerHale LLP in its Lawsuit Against the President of the United States
  • Enforcing Your Company’s Trademark Rights: Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings

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