Sharespost, an online platform for buying and selling stock in private companies (like Twitter, etc.) is getting closer to launching its private company platform joint venture with Nasdaq which was announced in March. This is a pretty big deal because it is a major public...
A new SEC Chair has been in place for several months and her key top advisors are also now ensconced. She acknowledges the obligation of the Commission to attend to a variety of statutorily mandated rulemakings under both the Dodd-Frank Act and the Jumpstart our...
As we know, the Dodd-Frank Act required advisors to larger private equity and hedge funds to register with the SEC. The real focus of this was on hedge fund advisors, to bring them out of the shadows and let the SEC know what they are...
There is a saying in advertising that if you can find a flat surface an ad can go there. Hence bathroom stall ads, covering the sides and windows of buses with ads, etc. We're seeing everything temporary these days - pop up stores, restaurants, flash...
Thanks to website www.abovethelaw.com, we learn of a lawyer in New Jersey getting quite some attention. Apparently his client, Jack Frievald, a losing candidate for office in West Orange, NJ, operates a website called westorange.info, including information about the area. The town's lawyer sent a cease-and-desist...
There seems to be a movement afoot by our government to put the hammer down on "patent trolls." These are institutions or funds which purchase patents with the intention of going after alleged infringers of those patents. There is story after story of groups which...
It’s an almost overused phrase to say, “communication is key.” Without good interaction with your employees, frustration and resentment can develop. And great leaders are the ones who avoid raising their voice. As with children, sometimes a stern disappointing look will do more than screaming....
The US House of Representatives has introduced a bill to permit simplified broker-dealer registration by "M&A brokers," intermediaries who focus on putting companies together. Previously they have had to go through an expensive registration process and the significant costs and burdens of maintaining their status...
Tomorrow we celebrate Father's Day here in the US. A cynic, of course, looks at days like this as one of the "Hallmark holidays" that are artificial and just meant to fuel our economy as everyone buys stuff to show Dad how much we appreciate...
As I try to be slightly ahead of the curve I am here to say that much is about to change in the world of technology in the 10 or so years to come. Namely: thanks in part to Apple’s dive into the speech recognition...