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5 Takeaways from Marketplace Lending in 2017
5 Takeaways from Marketplace Lending in 2017
By Brian Korn
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Manatt and Mergermarket Complete Study on Fintech/Bank Collaboration
Manatt and Mergermarket Complete Study on Fintech/Bank Collaboration
By Brian Korn
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TODAY- Join us live in NYC or online for the 10th Annual Alternative Finance Summit. We will explore the latest legal developments in #Fintech…
TODAY- Join us live in NYC or online for the 10th Annual Alternative Finance Summit. We will explore the latest legal developments in #Fintech…
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Hello Network: my post last month regarding the state of today's servicing industry, was viewed by 12k times, had 40 comments and I received 50…
Hello Network: my post last month regarding the state of today's servicing industry, was viewed by 12k times, had 40 comments and I received 50…
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Friends, I have a new job. The first time I met Bill Bernstein Jared Augenstein and Randi Seigel, I realized I was in the presence of some of the…
Friends, I have a new job. The first time I met Bill Bernstein Jared Augenstein and Randi Seigel, I realized I was in the presence of some of the…
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Experience
Education
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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
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Activities and Societies: Note & Comment Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Business Associations concentration; focus on securities, securitization, debtor-creditor, secured transactions, real estate and banking law.
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Honors thesis published by the Institute of Governmental Studies. Racquetball enthusiast.
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Publications
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Crowdfunding In 2014: Forecasts As Equity Crowdfunding Takes Off
International Business Times
Crowdfunding predictions for the new year.
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No Easy A: SEC Proposes Rules for Regulation A+
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Reg A+ Proposal and what it means for other private placements.
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Crowdfunding and Peer-to-Peer Lending: Legal Framework and Risks
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Overview of crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending from legal perspective.
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Business Forum: Overseas Firms Look to U.S. for IPOs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Financier Worldwide
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FINRA: Funding Portals, Start Your Engines!
Pepper Hamilton LLP
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Resales of Restricted and Control Securities under Rule 144
The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation
Review of Rule 144 sales
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Shackles drop off fundraising for startups. Should we worry?
CNBC & Reuters
Crowdfunding and litigation
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The Midwest's Venture Capital Problem, and How Crowdfunding Could Help Solve It
Forbes
Quoted regarding crowdfunding
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Real Estate Investment for the Masses: Crowdfunding or Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
International Business Times
Quote on real estate crowdfunding
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Don’t Short Before the Deal, SEC Reminds Hedge Funds and Buyside Firms
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Rule 105 enforcement actions take center stage.
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Can Twitter Become a Money Maker?
Fox Business Television
TV appearance on twitter IPO filing.
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SEC Gets Tough on Bad Actors
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Bad actors must be disqualified from all Rule 506 private placements.
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Flash Freeze Underscores Increasing Complexity of Markets
Fox Business Television
Nasdaq trading halt appearance
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Why We Could Easily Have Another Flash Crash
Forbes
It’s been a great year for the stock market, which could make some investors complacent or overly confident. Before you run with the bulls, read the guest post below by Brian Korn, and Bryan Y.M. Tham, securities lawyers with Pepper Hamilton. They explain why our markets aren’t safe from a flash crash. Let stock buyers beware.
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New Paradigms in Investor Liquidity: Private and 'Off-Market' Resales of Securities Under Rule 144 and Beyond
Practising Law Institute
Over the past decade, a paradigm shift has been occurring in the capital markets that has opened a new panoply of options for security holders desiring liquidity. The convergence of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2005 Securities Offering Reforms, most notably the automatically – and permanently – effective shelf registration by well-known seasoned issuers, the 2008 shortening of holding periods required by SEC Rule 144, the proliferation of alternative trading platforms and the…
Over the past decade, a paradigm shift has been occurring in the capital markets that has opened a new panoply of options for security holders desiring liquidity. The convergence of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2005 Securities Offering Reforms, most notably the automatically – and permanently – effective shelf registration by well-known seasoned issuers, the 2008 shortening of holding periods required by SEC Rule 144, the proliferation of alternative trading platforms and the direct engagement of mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other large market players with distribution portals has enabled shareholders, their brokers and investment banks to be more creative and efficient than ever before in obtaining liquidity for investors.
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The promise and risks of the crowd
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Columnist Mike Armstrong probes my views on equity crowdfunding
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Business Finance: U.S. Legal Framework and Introduction to Equity Crowdfunding
www.pepperlaw.com
Powerpoint from Denver Crowdfunding Conference
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The Evolving Use of Social Media: Protecting Your Organization
New York Law Journal
Presentation at a New York Law Journal CLE Conference at the Yale Club
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The Trouble with Crowdfunding
Forbes
It’s about one year since President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), designed to help new companies raise capital and go public. For individual investors the most troublesome provisions of the law relate to crowdfunding–a term not defined in the law, but popularly used to mean raising money online for a variety of purposes. Since the JOBS Act passed, crowdfunding has been on a roll. But don’t believe the hype; it is far from a start-up fundraising panacea…
It’s about one year since President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), designed to help new companies raise capital and go public. For individual investors the most troublesome provisions of the law relate to crowdfunding–a term not defined in the law, but popularly used to mean raising money online for a variety of purposes. Since the JOBS Act passed, crowdfunding has been on a roll. But don’t believe the hype; it is far from a start-up fundraising panacea. In the guest post below, Brian Korn, a securities lawyer with Pepper Hamilton, explains why crowdfunding is not all it’s cracked up to be.
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Compliance Considerations for Derivatives End-Users
www.pepperlaw.com
Also listen to the companion podcast recording: http://www.pepperpodcasts.com/pepper_podcasts/2013/02/corporate-end-users-of-financial-derivatives-and-dodd-frank.html
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Big thanks to our clients for their anonymous feedback to The Legal 500 leading to another ranking for our financial services group in #fintech. I'm…
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Proud to be part of Pierson Ferdinand LLP's latest class of partners along with Tiffany Hosey, Alejandro Pérez and Ryan Quinn! #lawfirm #newlawfirm…
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As I start my second term as CEO of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and my tenth anniversary as a Manatt partner, I’d like to thank our clients and…
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