On June 5, 2013, David Lynn will co-chair a Practising Law Institute program in New York City (with several groupcast locations, as well as a live webcast) entitled Global Capital Markets & the U.S. Securities Laws 2013: Raising Capital in an Evolving Regulatory Environment. This year’s conference will consist of a number of sessions that… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Events RSS FeedAdvisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies Meeting
Posted in Advisory Committee on Smaller and Emerging Companies, EventsThe SEC’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will be holding its next meeting on May 1, 2013. The Committee’s meeting will be open to the public and also will be webcast on the SEC’s site. It is anticipated that the Committee will continue its discussions regarding various JOBS Act related measures.
Private Placements and Other Financing Alternatives
Posted in Events, Private PlacementsOn April 15, 2013, Anna Pinedo will be chairing a one-day Practising Law Institute conference (live in New York City, with various groupcast locations, as well as live webcast) titled Private Placements and Other Financing Alternatives 2013. This year’s conference will feature a number of sessions addressing JOBS Act-related developments, including an update on the… Continue Reading
The SEC Speaks
Posted in EventsAt the annual SEC Speaks held in Washington, DC on February 22, 2013, the SEC explained, justified, prodded, ruminated and complained. And, despite the threat of imminent staff cuts if sequestration sets in, the Commissioners and senior staff offered an ambitious program for the coming year. The proceedings were not without some color and controversy…. Continue Reading
Information Overload
Posted in EventsAt Practising Law Institute’s session, “The S.E.C. Speaks,” Commissioner Troy A. Paredes commented on the increased complexity of mandatory disclosures, and the increased quantity of disclosures. Paredes noted that, “The information overload concern is that investors will have so much information available to them that they will sometimes be unable to distinguish what is important… Continue Reading
MoFo Webcast: The JOBS Act—Rulemaking Status and Assessing its First Year
Posted in EventsJoin Morrison & Foerster and IFLR for an update on the JOBS Act. The webcast will be held Thursday, March 7, from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST. Since the JOBS Act took effect in April 2012, the SEC has published many of the Act’s required studies, and released significant guidance concerning many of its… Continue Reading
MoFo Webcast: The JOBS Act: Growing Momentum
Posted in EventsJoin Morrison & Foerster and PLI for a webcast on the JOBS Act. The webcast will be held Tuesday, January 8, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST. Since enactment of the JOBS Act in April 2012, the Staff of the Securities & Exchange Commission has published many of the required studies and released significant guidance… Continue Reading
SEC Government Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
Posted in EventsThe SEC recently announced the agenda for next week’s forum, which will be held on November 15, 2012. The morning sessions, which include JOBS Act implementation discussions, will be webcast. For more information about the forum and to pre-register in order to participate in the afternoon discussions, see http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2012/2012-221.htm.
JOBS Act CFO Magazine Webcast
Posted in EventsOn October 25, from 2:00-3:00pm ET, CFO Magazine will present a webcast entitled “JOBS Act: Benefits, Best Practices and Opportunities.” The JOBS Act changes many capital raising regulatory requirements with the goal of facilitating public and private offerings for small businesses. This webcast seeks to examine how the various provisions of the JOBS Act will… Continue Reading
On the Way to the Forum: SEC Government-Business Forum
Posted in EventsThe SEC announced this year’s “SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation.” The all-day Forum will take place on Thursday, November 15th at the SEC Headquarters in Washington, D.C. As with the prior year’s event, the event will consist of several panel discussions followed by breakout groups in the afternoon. The two morning panels… Continue Reading
JOBS Act Grant Thornton Webcast
Posted in Decimalization, EventsDavid Weild, Head of Capital Markets at Grant Thornton will be speaking during a Grant Thornton webcast about that same topic. The webcast, “The JOBS Act & tick sizes: Decimalization, public policy & the impact on banks,” will take place on October 25 from 3:00pm-4:30pm ET. The other panelists include Kendra Decker, Partner, SEC-Regulatory Matters at… Continue Reading
MoFo Seminar: JOBS Act Update
Posted in EventsJoin us for a JOBS Act Update. The seminar will be held at The Michelangelo in New York on Friday, September 21st, from 8:15am-10:00am. Want to attend? Click here. We invite you to join us for the first of our fall CLE series (note: new location). Our session will focus on developments related to the… Continue Reading