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All fans of the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) should read the SEC's brief in support of motion for summary judgment in the Kik case.

In June 2016, the SEC adopted an amendment to Form 10-K, the annual report for US domestic issuers, implementing Section 72001 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, commonly known as the "FAST Act."

In this alert, titled "A+ Indeed", we provide an overview of the SEC’s proposed amendments to Reg A.

Recently, the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation published information regarding the competitiveness of our US capital markets.

We have a variety of regulations that set forth different standards of eligibility for different types of instruments.

Today, the House Financial Services Committee voted 53-4 in favor of HR 3868 sponsored by Congressman Mulvaney.

Digital tokens, which used to be considered an unregulated "wild west", are now facing Federal and State regulations.

Many practitioners have found that the most challenging questions about EGC status arise in connection with previously public entities that have undergone some organic change on or prior to December 8, 2011, such as a merger or a going-private transaction.

A former general securities representative ("GSR") settled FINRA charges for failing to notify his company that he created an external cryptocurrency-mining business.

To settle the charges, Canaccord Genuity LLC agreed (i) to a censure and (ii) to pay a civil money penalty in the amount of $250,000.

Recent actions announced by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during the first quarter of 2016 suggest that this year may be a significant one for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement.

Rule 701 is the most relied upon exemption from SEC registration that is applicable to many private issuers granting compensatory equity awards.

The California State Senate recently approved a measure providing relief to those taxpayers facing retroactive tax assessments by reason of the Cutler decision.

A bill, H.R. 3978, that includes various disparate measures passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 271 to 145.

On January 25, Securities and Exchange ("SEC") Chairman Jay Clayton and Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo jointly published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.

In testimony today, Chair White provided a brief update on various rulemaking initiatives.

The SEC is focusing on complex and hidden fees that pose a risk to investors, chairman Jay Clayton revealed in a recent speech at a Practising Law Institute conference in New York.

As we noted here, the SEC has expanded the definition of accredited investor. This means many forms of subscription agreements may need to be updated.