On June 17th, 2020, the SEC charged international insurance company AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. and its former CFO Ronald E. Pipoly Jr. with failing to disclose material facts …
The SEC has obtained final judgments against movie director and convicted felon Daniel Adams, music producer Michael Flanders, and companies under their control for defrauding two investors in connection with financing the movie entitled An L.A. Minute.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a final judgment as to monetary relief against the former de facto CEO of Giga Entertainment Media, Inc., Gary S. Nerlinger, whom the SEC previously charged in connection with a scheme to mislead investors.
The SEC announced that it has obtained final judgments by consent against Ronald Hardy, Anthony Vassallo, and Sergio Ramirez charged for their roles in a $10 million boiler room scheme.
The SEC announced  that it has obtained court approval of settlements with eight defendants: Arkadiy Dubovoy, Igor Dubovoy, Southeastern Holding and Investment Company LLC, APD Developers, Inc., Leonid Momotok, Aleksandr Garkusha, Vladislav Khalupsky, and Memelland Investments Ltd, charged in connection with an international scheme to trade on hacked news releases.
Sales of restricted securities by affiliates and control persons of publicly traded companies are subject to requirements not applicable to other sellers under federal securities laws. Control person and affiliate are defined by Rule 405.Â
Form 3 must be filed within ten (10) calendar days after a person becomes a Section 16 insider. Form 3 is a simplified SEC form that allows insiders to report initial ownership information.
When the SEC issues a trading suspension pursuant to Section 12(k), trading in the security is halted for the period set forth in the order which is typically the full 10 days.
The SEC charged Jason C. Nielsen, a penny stock trader in Santa Cruz, California, with conducting a fraudulent pump-and-dump scheme in the stock of a biotechnology company by making hundreds of misleading statements in an online investment forum, including a false assertion that the company had developed an “approved” COVID-19 blood test.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio entered final consent judgments against recidivist investment adviser Brandon E. Copeland and his advisory firm, E.B. & Copeland Capital, Inc.
The United States District Court for the Central District of California entered a preliminary injunction and orders freezing assets and imposing other relief against California-registered investment adviser Paul Horton Smith, Sr. and his entities in connection with a Ponzi scheme targeting senior citizens.
The SEC announced that it has obtained final judgments that will require a former privately held dermatology products manufacturer, Stiefel Laboratories, and its former chairman and CEO, Charles Stiefel to pay $37 million for the benefit of shareholders whom they defrauded through share buybacks that were improperly undervalued.
Dilution Funders have been charged by the SEC as unregistered dealers in violation of the Securities Exchange Act. Justin Keener and his company, JMJ Financial and John Fierro and his company, JDF Capital, Inc. are…
On June 5, 2020, the SEC announced an asset freeze against Daniel F. Putnam, of Utah, Jean Paul Ramirez Rico, of Colombia, and Angel A. Rodriguez, of Utah, who allegedly defrauded investors in two cryptocurrency-related schemes.
After an issuer completes a Regulation CF crowdfunding offering, it must comply with certain ongoing reporting obligations. Unlike public company SEC reporting requirements, Regulation CF’s ongoing reporting requirements consist of only one filing annually.Â
The SEC has provided relief to Form S-3 issuers because of coronavirus. Form S-3 is a short-form registration statement that consists primarily of information about the specific transaction.
Public Company SEC Reporting Requirements – SEC Requirements to Go Public, Going Public Attorneys. Companies filing registration statements with the SEC become subject to the SEC reporting requirements three ways.
SEC trading suspensions often leave investors in the dark. While SEC trading suspensions may be intended to prevent investor losses, the opposite is true.
The SECâs Regulation Crowdfunding temporary rules are intended to expedite the crowdfunding offering process for smaller, previously established companies directly or indirectly affected by COVID-19.
Section 4(a)(7) provides an exemption for  private resales from the SECâs (âSECâ) registration statement requirements if certain conditions are met. One of the benefits of Section (a)(7) is that unlike the Section 4(a)(1½) exemption, state blue sky laws are preempted.
Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the âSecurities Actâ) provides an exemption from the SECâs registration statement requirements for transactions by an issuer and do not involve a public offering of securities. Section 4(a)(2) is the most widely used exemption for securities offerings in the U.S. Shares sold in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) are restricted securities and may not be resold absent SEC registration or an exemption therefrom.
Section 16 insiders must file an Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5 if there are any transactions in the companyâs equity securities that were not previously reported on a Form 4, other than transactions that are exempt from Form 5âs SEC reporting requirements. Form 5 is a mandatory SEC Form that should not be …
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Companies going public have a variety of structures for their transactions. Companies can sell shares in reliance upon Rule 506 of Regulation D and file a selling shareholder registration statement with the Securities and Exchange… Read More
One requirement of a going public transaction is that the issuer obtain sufficient stockholders to establish a trading market. These initial investors are commonly referred to as âSeed Stockholdersâ or âSeed Shareholdersâ. Seed Shareholders play an important role in the capital raising and going public process.
Many issuers seeking to raise capital often attempt to go public using a reverse merger with a Form 10 public shell company. Shell companies that file a Form 10 have pitfalls for unsuspecting private companies.
If you use email in your business, you should be aware of the requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act (“CAN-SPAM”). Investor relations providers often attempt to remain anonymous.
Exchange Act Reporting After SEC Effectiveness of a Registered Direct Public Offering Upon completion of a registered direct public offering, the Exchange Act imposes periodic reporting obligations. If the issuer is a domestic issuer subject to SEC reporting… Read More
