NEW YORK -- The Knowledge Group has announced today that Brian Korn, Attorney at Law, Pepper Hamilton LLP will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “IPOs, Private Placements and Crowdfunding: How the JOBS Act Spawned a Corporate Finance Revolution LIVE Webcast” This two-hour event is scheduled on December 18, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET.
For further details and updated list of speakers, please visit:
www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_JOBS_Act_Requirement.html (http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_JOBS_Act_Requirement.html)
Event Synopsis:
One of the most important pieces of securities legislation in the past fifty years, the April 2012 enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) has fundamentally and profoundly changed nearly all aspects of capital-raising in the United States. Many financial historians and journalists have described the JOBS Act as a “financial revolution.” The JOBS Act principally affected three key areas: IPO execution, private placements and crowdfunding. Now, as we approach the two-year anniversary of the JOBS Act, we will discuss how the law has changed the way transactions are executed in each of these arenas. We will also discuss the changing interplay between IPOs, private placements and crowdfunding and examine each of their roles on the capital-raising spectrum. In many cases, the JOBS Act raises more questions than answers and has left to the SEC and other regulators the job of interpretation and rulemaking. This webinar will be invaluable for business professionals and lawyers in navigating the post-JOBS Act world.
The Knowledge Group has assembled a team of leading practitioners who will help you understand the most important aspects of the JOBS Act, including the IPO rules which took effect upon adoption (what’s working, what’s not), the new private placement rules that were effective as of September 23, 2013 and the related private placement proposals, the development of an accredited investor crowdfunding market based on pre-existing exemptions and the new private placement rules, and the proposed crowdfunding and funding portal rules for sales to the general public that were released for comment in October 2013. The panel will present their ideas and share best practices concepts in a two-hour live webcast. You will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
· Highlights of the JOBS Act IPO reforms
· How the JOBS Act reforms have changed the way IPOs are executed
· "Emerging Growth Company" defined and explained
· A look at “testing-the-waters” meetings and transaction integration
· Changes to the lock-up and research process
· How the JOBS Act has affected deal timing
· The post-JOBS Act marketplace development of Internet platforms for offers and sales to accredited investors under Reg D
· The impact of crowdfunding on angel and VC markets, and the role of crowdfunding for issuers on the road to an IPO
· Proposed Regulation Crowdfunding
· Opportunities, risks, burdens and uncertainties for private offerings under the general solicitation rules
· Challenges in meeting the rule requirements: investor verification, complying with state and foreign rules, heightened risk of fraud claims
· Potential implications of the proposed Reg D rule changes the SEC issued on the heels of the removal of the ban on general solicitation
· Reaction to the proposed rules: arguments for and against
· The SEC’s work plan and the future of the Regulation D market
About Brian Korn
Brian Korn is of counsel in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP, resident in the New York and California offices.
Mr. Korn has emerged as a leading voice on IPO execution, private placement reforms, crowdfunding and the JOBS Act generally. Mr. Korn has appeared on Fox Business Television, CCTV America, Bloomberg and National Public Radio. Mr. Korn has been published or quoted in 2013 in Forbes, CNBC, MSNBC, New York Law Journal, Law360, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Financier Worldwide and Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation. Mr. Korn is also a frequent speaker, having recently appeared at conferences for PLI, Massachusetts CLE, the NYC Bar and national securities and crowdfunding conferences.
Mr. Korn represents issuers and underwriters in investment banking and capital markets transactions, including transactions involving equity, debt, hybrid/convertible and preferred securities, derivatives and foreign exchange. He has executed several IPOs and other equity value monetization transactions, such as spin-offs, split-offs and carve-out transactions. He also has extensive experience in sponsor leveraged buy-outs and bank/bond acquisition financing. He has executed and/or advised on transactions valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
Mr. Korn also has extensive experience dealing with securities and broker-dealer regulators, including the SEC, FINRA and the SROs, and has held leadership positions advocating and implementing financial reform measures, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and the JOBS Act of 2012
About Pepper Hamilton LLP
Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with more than 500 lawyers nationally. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. The firm was founded in 1890.
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. For further details, please visit the organization’s website: www.knowledgecongress.org
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