SEC to republish Exchange Act registration revocations and stop orders on EDGAR *

USA - April 20 2012
The SEC announced that beginning on April 19, 2012, the SEC staff will begin to republish via EDGAR Commission orders pursuant to Exchange Act Section 12(j) revoking a company’s Exchange Act registration and Commission stop orders pursuant to Securities Act Section 8.

JOBS Act: new law facilitates raising capital *

USA - April 12 2012
On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, became law.

Co-authors: Jack Gravelle, Robert J. Tannous, William J. Kelly Jr. (Bill), Curtis A. Loveland, Erin Freund Siegfried.

Obama signs STOCK Act *

USA - April 4 2012
President Obama signed into law today the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 or the STOCK Act. 

JOBS Act update: threshold for Exchange Act registration will increase *

USA - March 30 2012
Currently, under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, companies with more than $10 million in assets whose equity securities are held of record by more than 500 holders must file periodic reports with the SEC.