Tagged: georgia quinn

June 4, 2014 @ 9:23 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

AngelList, the crowdfunding trailblazer, who was “equity crowdfunding” before people even knew what that meant, initially started as simply a matchmaker for angel investors and startups. As a legal and securities nerd I understand the difference between the Magna Carta and the AngeList SEC No… Read More

June 2, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Groucho Marx said he refused to be a member of any club that would accept him, but he never heard of Lending Club. When walking through their offices in downtown San Francisco, past the foosball and ping pong tables, mini golf course that mazes around… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 9:55 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

  I know I am in a cool place when I ask Brady Forrest, VP of Highway 1, what one of the two 3-D printers in their workshop is printing, and he casually responds “robot parts.” The best way to describe Highway 1 is like… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 8:51 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

Seedrs set the record straight today stating that they “believe the rules the FCA adopted strike an effective balance” and were acceptable. The Seedrs post titled “Welcoming the New FCA Crowdfunding Rules“, states that in addition to being the first UK regulated crowdfunding platform, as… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 7:54 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

London based Assetz Capital Shares Insight into Fast Growing Peer-to-Peer Lending Sector. During my time in London, in addition to touring Westminster Abbey and the National Portrait Gallery, I was fortunate enough to speak with Stuart Law and Luke O’Mahony of Assetz Capital plc who… Read More

April 3, 2014 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

What if the Oculus Rift Kickstarter backers had received equity instead of perks?  Moderator: Georgia Quinn, Senior Associate, Seyfarth Shaw Panelists: Thomas Sheldon, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Policy, Financial Institution Regulatory Association (FINRA) Ryan Feit, Founder and CEO, SeedInvest Host: Kiran Lingam, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) *Light dinner and beer/wine… Read More

March 31, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Fresh from my trip across the pond, I can tell you I have seen the light. Crowdfunding can and is working and we (the United States) are behind the eight ball on this one. When describing the US regulatory regime to crowdfunding professionals in the… Read More

March 25, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…and within the UK equity crowdfunding market two platforms have emerged as the clear leaders. However, they are quite different in both philosophy and operation and it took little time (the timespan of a… Read More

March 23, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Darren Westlake of Crowdcube knows what it is like to start a business. It was the very same process now faced by many of his customers that was to be the genesis of Crowdcube. After experiencing the difficulties of obtaining financing first hand as an… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Speaking with CEO Jeff Lynn at Seedrs’ headquarters in the Silicon Roundabout (as opposed to the Valley or the Alley) of London was like speaking with a member of the same tribe. Both being attorneys, we spoke the same language, and it was clear that… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last Thursday, March 13th, Crowdfund Insider, along with equity crowdfunding platform ReturnOnChange, hosted two of the leading legal experts on the JOBS Act and investment crowdfunding for a presentation and discussion. Taking place at the Center for Social Innovation in New York City, Sam Guzik,… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Neota Logic, creators of a platform for rules-based legal process applications, has announced their collaboration with SeyfarthLean Consulting, a subsidiary of law firm Seyfarth Shaw, in development of the recently launched Disclosure Dragon software for the crowdfunding industry. Disclosure Dragon is an advanced document assembly… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 6:00 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

Greetings Insiders, from across the pond in beautiful London. I am looking forward to my moonlighting gig as Crowdfund Insider’s UK Foreign Correspondent.  This week I will have the pleasure to meet with many of the investment crowdfunding industry’s heavyweights on both the equity and… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

SeyfarthLean Consulting, a sister company associated with Chicago based global law firm Seyfarth Shaw, is entering a new business.  Recognizing the dynamic changes the future holds with the advent of the JOBS Act and crowdfunding, the firm saw opportunity in a new emerging type of securities… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 9:17 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

While the commenting period officially ended this past week, letters with recommendations on Title III crowdfunding or Regulation CF continue to be posted on the SEC web site.  The letter from global law firm Seyfarth Shaw was posted yesterday   The approach is simple, limit it… Read More

January 17, 2014 @ 10:06 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Office of Advocacy Invokes Act That Requires SEC to Consider Impact on Small Business. If first you don’t succeed… In a brief but much needed comment letter, dated January 16, 2014, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the Small Business Administration (SBA) asked the Securities… Read More

December 18, 2013 @ 12:18 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

Today the SEC proposed the new affectionately named Regulation A+ as mandated by Title IV of the JOBS Act. The proposal lays out the framework which includes two tiers of offerings exempt from the full blown registration requirements of the 1933 Securities Act. All Regulation… Read More

December 11, 2013 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recorded video is posted below. As previously reported on Crowdfund Insider the Business Law Section and the International Section of  the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is hosting a live program and webcast in New York City on December 11, 2013, to review crowdfunding. The… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Business Law Section and the International Section of  the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is hosting a live program and webcast in New York City on December 11, 2013, to review crowdfunding.  The event is titled, “The SEC’s Crowdfunding Proposal – A Preliminary… Read More

November 24, 2013 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently gave a presentation reviewing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed regulations regarding Title III of the JOBs Act – specifically “retail” or “popular” crowdfunding.  These proposed regulations are now accepting comments on the SEC web site. While these… Read More