"JOBS Act & More: How Private Placements and Reg D Are Changing"

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

2:00 - 3:15 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]

[Check out our May 2nd companion webcast: "The New World of IPOs: Dissecting the JOBS Act."]

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With the JOBS Act and the spate of recent new Regulation D rulemaking by the SEC - and the rise of crowdfunding - changing the lay of the land, it's a good time to learn how the changes impact you, as well as analyze a host of commonly-asked questions in this tricky area. Join these experts:

  • Lily Brown, Senior Special Counsel to the Director, SEC's Division of Corporation Finance
  • Bob Dow, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
  • John Jenkins, Partner, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
  • Dave Lynn, Editor, TheCorporateCounsel.net and Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • David Miller, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

Among the topics of this program are:

I. JOBS Act ramifications
�Repeal of ban on general solicitation and general adverting in Rule 506 offerings sold only to accredited investors - what to do until the SEC adopts rules
�What we can expect on the standards for verification of accredited investor status
�Impact of the Rule 506 changes on the SEC staff's integration guidance regarding concurrent public and private offerings
�Impact of the Rule 506 changes on Section 4(2) and 4(1-1/2) offerings
&#8212Comparison of Rule 506 offering to crowdfunding and Regulation A-style exemptions in the JOBS Act
�The JOBS Act matching service broker-dealer exemption - what does this mean for the issue of finders not registered as broker-dealers
�Impact of changes to the "holder of record" threshold for mandatory Exchange Act registration

II. Other SEC rulemaking under the Dodd-Frank Act
&#8212Changes to the net worth standard for accredited investors <br />&#8212Bad actor disqualification for Rule 506 offerings </p> <p><strong>III. FINRA </strong> <br />&#8212 FINRA Regulatory Notice 10-22 regarding private placement due diligence and subsequent enforcement efforts<br /> &#8212FINRA proposed Rule 5123 applicable to private placements</p> <p><strong>IV. Disclosure consideration for private offerings</strong> <br />&#8212Disclosures regarding the offering <br />&#8212Disclosure regarding valuation <br />&#8212Min-max offerings <br />&#8212Unworthy clients <br />&#8212Private offering by public companies - Regulation FD, publicity and related issues</p> <p><strong>V. Dealing with problem offerings </strong> <br />&#8212Using Rule 508 <br />&#8212Alternative exemptions (e.g., Reg. S, Section 4(2)) <br />&#8212Cooling off <br />&#8212Integration <br />&#8212Blue sky issues</p> </blockquote> <p><b>Cost:</b> As 2012 members of TheCorporateCounsel.net are able to attend this critical webcast at no charge. If not yet a member, try a <a href="http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/Sub/ccNet-new.htm">no-risk trial</a> now. The webcast cost for non-members is $595. You can <a href="/Sub/RenewalCenter.htm">renew</a> or sign up for a <a href="http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/Sub/ccNet-new.htm">no-risk trial</a> online - or by fax or mail via this <a href="https://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/OrderForms/CCnetNew.pdf">order form</a>. If you need assistance, send us an email at <a href="mailto:info@thecorporatecounsel.net">info@thecorporatecounsel.net</a> - or call us at 925.685.5111. </p> <p><b>How to access the webcast program:&nbsp;</b> Visit <a href="../../../"> www.TheCorporateCounsel.net </a>and click the link on the webcast. You need either Windows Media or Flash to listen to the webcast. </p> <p><b>What you can do if you can't access the live program:</b> If you have a scheduling conflict or have problems accessing webcasts generally (due to firewalls, etc.), an audio archive of the webcast will be posted immediately after the program - and a text transcript of the program will be posted on TheCorporateCounsel.net about a week after the live webcast. We don't apply for CLE for any of our audio webcasts.</p> <P>&nbsp;</p> <P>&nbsp;</p> <P>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- #EndEditable --> </div> <!--.content--> </div> <!--#page--><!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/Footer.lbi" --> <footer> <div class="footer-widgets"> <div class="footer-widget1 footer-widget"> <div class="f-widget f-widget-1"> <div id="text-2" class="widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"> For more information about this site, contact <a href="mailto:info@ccrcorp.com">info@ccrcorp.com</a>. <hr class="tcc-line" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-widget2 footer-widget"> <div class="f-widget f-widget-2"> <div id="text-3" class="widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"> <a href="/SupportFiles/MemberTerms.htm">Terms &amp; Conditions/Privacy Policy</a>, <a href="/SupportFiles/MemberTerms.htm">Disclaimer</a>, <a href="/Sub/NoRiskTrialCenter.htm">No-Risk Trial</a>, <a href="/Sub/SubscriptionCenter.htm">Subscribe</a>, <a href="/Sub/RenewalCenter.htm">Renewals</a>, <a href="/miscCCNET/contact.htm">Contact Us</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-widget3 footer-widget"></div> <div class="copyrights">&copy;<span id="copyright"></span>, Executive Press, Inc.</div> </div> <!--.footer-widgets--> </footer> <!-- #EndLibraryItem --><!--footer--> </div> <!--.main-container--> <script type='text/javascript' src='/home_new/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.11.1'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/home_new/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.2.1'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/home_new/wp-content/themes/frontpage/js/modernizr.min.js?ver=4.1.1'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/home_new/wp-content/themes/frontpage/js/customscript.js?ver=4.1.1'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> $(document).ready(function() { $("#copyright").text(new Date().getFullYear()); }); </script> <!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/GoogleAnalytics.lbi" --> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-433547-2', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <!-- #EndLibraryItem --> </body> <!-- #EndTemplate --></html>