Tagged: legal

October 31, 2013 @ 11:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Barry James is founding editor at The Crowdfunding Centre and the founder and director of The Social Foundation, an organization that aims toward “providing leadership towards the new open social economy via research, education and policy development.” We recently caught up with James to discuss… Read More

October 19, 2013 @ 11:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

UK Crowdfunding Day is coming up, scheduled for November 1st at the Royal Geographical Society in London. Their home page lists “Prominent UK Crowdfunding Organisations and Supporters,” of which various industry participants are listed. At one point Kickstarter was included on that list. Not anymore…. Read More

August 14, 2013 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Strategic Partnership is Announced as Firm Desires to Help Crowdfunding Platform   East coast  law firm Offit Kurman has announced a strategic partnership with CrowdCampuses, a crowdfunding platform for education, training and strategy. CrowdCampuses introduces  crowdsourcing and crowdfunding programs to local businesses, creatives, and scholastic… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Released by Bloomberg BNA, Haynes and Boone tackles growing industry of social media and corporate use. Covers Regulation FD and crowdfunding. Multiple Haynes and Boone,  lawyers, led by Dallas Partner David Bell, has prepared a comprehensive guide to the corporate legal issues associated with social media.Corporate Practice… Read More

June 27, 2013 @ 9:28 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Mark Perlmutter is organizing the 2013 Crowdfunding World Summit, a two week online event that will bring crowdfunding experts from all over the world together for a comprehensive series of interviews discussing the history, current context and future path of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding enthusiasts and interested… Read More

March 7, 2013 @ 8:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

International legal power house BakerHostetler released an executive alert today regarding the Jobs Act and the various components of the legislation including crowdfunding.  The release commented on: 1. Rule 506(c) and Broker-Dealer Registration Exemption a. The Old Rule 506 and Intermediaries b. The New Rule… Read More