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The Securities Law Blog provides commentary and news on the latest securities law developments impacting established and emerging growth publicly-traded issuers and investment banks, as well as entrepreneurs and venture-backed private entities. Our blog closely follows SEC rulemaking in several key areas including public and private securities offerings, shareholder activism and equity investment, and mergers & acquisitions.

The authors of this blog are members of the Corporate/Securities practice of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.  Since our founding, this firm has been distinguished by responsive, independent and client-focused legal services provided by lawyers with a profound commitment to the companies they serve. This blog is an outgrowth of this representation of our clients in a wide range of capital market transactions.

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SEC Issues Sample Comment Letter Regarding Crypto Risks

Another indication that regulators are on high alert for further fallout in the wake of the collapse of major crypto firms. Read More ›

SEC Sample Comment Letters – A Helpful Resource for Preparing Annual Reports and Registration Statements

Review of the Division of Corporation Finance’s Sample Comment Letters Can Help Guide Issuers in Preparing Their SEC Filings Read More ›

The SEC Warns Prospective Investors to Beware of Claims that the SEC Has Approved a Securities Offering (Because It Hasn’t, Technically)

Fraudsters may use SEC forms and filings to falsely claim SEC registration or that an offering was approved by the SEC. Don’t confuse that with the actual vetting by the SEC staff of disclosure during the review process and acceleration of effectiveness of a registered securities offering. Read More ›

The Personal Touch of Founder's Letters in IPO Prospectuses: A View Inside the Zeitgeist of Our Newest Public Companies

Letters to prospective investors like those included in the Lyft and Uber IPO prospectuses may be symbolic gestures by founders, chairpersons and CEOs to lead the selling effort, but nonetheless provide an insight into the unique mission, core beliefs and “karma” of today’s newest IPO companies, with the SEC closely monitoring the bounds of this informal disclosure. Read More ›

The SEC Proposes to Extend the JOBS Act's "Testing the Waters" Provision to All Issuers, Regardless of Size, in All Types of Securities Offerings

The proposal would allow companies to more effectively consult with potential institutional investors to better identify acceptable offering terms in advance of a public offering, as compared to the current practice of repeated registration statement amendments to calibrate the public markets. Read More ›

Airbnb Proposes Unique New Class of Sharing Economy Participant to Be Eligible for SEC Rule 701’s Registration Exemption

Acknowledging that there are substantial, but non-traditional relationships between workers and their 21st century companies, Airbnb makes its case to broaden the exemption from registration that allows private companies to issue compensatory equity to employees to also extend to contractors such as hosts on its network. Read More ›

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