Guide to US Crowdfunding: Securities-Based Financing
Navigating through the different “crowdfunding” exemptions can be tedious. To help, we’ve created this handy Crowdfunding Matrix. To download a printable PDF, please click here.
Client Alert: The Behring Decision and the Rollback in the Minimum EB-5 Investment
You have no doubt read about the decision in Behring v. Wolfe invalidating the 2019 regulations of the EB-5 Program. The decision rolls back the minimum investment amount from $900,000 to $500,000 (and from $1,800,000 to $1,000,000 outside of targeted employment areas). The decision also invalidated the USCIS’s…
EB-5 Industry Protected by FINRA from Barred Principals at NMS Capital Securities (Final Action Pending)
On December 15, 2017 FINRA issued its Extended Hearing Panel Decision in its Disciplinary Action No. 2013037522501. This Action was commenced on March 24, 2016 against Trevor Saliba of FINRA-member firm NMS Capital Securities LLC, and several other of the firm’s representatives. NMS has been active in the…
SEC Authority Over EB-5 Confirmed in Court Victory
On Thursday, June 29, 2017, in the closely-watched EB-5 case SEC v. Feng, No. 2:15-cv-09420 (C.D. CA, filed December 7, 2015), a U.S. district court in California affirmed the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to oversee EB-5 investment offerings. New York attorney Hui Feng was one…
Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Roundtable Discussion
Homeier Law PC’s co-founders, Michael Homeier and Jor Law, participate in the Day 2 roundtable discussion at CrowdFundBeat‘s 5th Annual Silicon Valley Fintech & Crowdfunding Conference.
Interplay Between Angel/VC Financing, EB-5, and Crowdfunding
Homeier Law PC’s co-founders, Michael Homeier and Jor Law, talk about the interplay between Silicon Valley angel/venture financing, EB-5, and crowdfunding at CrowdFundBeat‘s 5th Annual Silicon Valley Fintech & Crowdfunding Conference.