NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD – LIMITATIONS ON EQUITY CROWDFUNDING REGULATIONS Jamie Hopkins, Esq. and Katie Hopkins THE CROWDFUNDING ACT: A NEW FRONTIER Lindsay Sherwood Fouse A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS: THE JOBS ACT AS FOE MORE THAN FRIEND Amy Coleman CASE NOTES COMCAST V. BEHREND: THE CLASS ACTION CHANNEL IS STILL SCRAMBLED […]
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NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD – LIMITATIONS OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING REGULATIONS
JAMIE HOPKINS AND KATIE HOPKINS Many startup companies have aspirations of being a Fortune 500 company, but without adequate access to funding many companies will neither maximize their potential nor meet their business objectives. The World Bank publishes an annual report on conducting business throughout the world, stating which countries […]
THE CROWDFUNDING ACT: A NEW FRONTIER
LINDSAY SHERWOOD FOUSE At a time when stagnant economic growth and persistent unemployment seem to be the new normal for the United States, equity crowdfunding has been offered as a potential panacea for many of today’s economic woes. Crowdfunding has garnered support from leading academic and business minds, and perhaps […]
A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS: THE JOBS ACT AS FOE MORE THAN FRIEND
AMY COLEMAN Securities Law – The Jumpstart Our Businesses Startups Act–Emerging Growth Companies– The Act’s deregulation of a heavily regulated stock market flies in the face of the historical importance of disclosure in Securities Regulation and the potential dangers may be displayed in a case analysis of the Initial Public […]
COMCAST V. BEHREND: THE CLASS ACTION CHANNEL IS STILL SCRAMBLED
JOSEPH KREBS CLASS ACTION – FRCP RULE 23 – CLASS CERTIFICATION – The United States Supreme Court in recent years has placed a significant number of hurdles in the path of plaintiff’s looking to certify their claims as class actions. While the Court’s latest decision further erodes the plaintiff’s ability to gain certification, a significant number […]
CONSUMER ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION WAIVERS: WHY THE SUPREME COURT’S DEFENSE OF ARBITRATION HAS GONE TOO FAR
ALEXANDER HYDER ABRITRATION AGREEMENTS – COLLECTIVE ACTION WAIVERS –FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT –Over the last two decades, the Supreme Court of the United States has been attempting to shrink lower court dockets with decisions both protecting and promoting the use of arbitration. What seems commendable in the abstract, however, has come at a steep price in […]
