What Canadian Companies and Their Advisers
Need to Know about U.S. Law
As a continuation of our August 9 post regarding the deadline for Canadian companies to file a Form D for a private placement in the United States, we now address the questions, “What if our company missed the deadline to file a Form D with the SEC?” And, more importantly, “Have we lost our ability to...
This week the SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis published a new report including a wealth of data regarding recent trends in public offerings and private placements of securities. The report includes a number of interesting facts about U.S. private placement practice, including: In the last few years, issuers have raised 2-3 times more...
Most non-underwritten private placements of securities by Canadian companies to U.S. investors are made in reliance upon Rule 506 of Regulation D. Since September 2013, this exemption has been subject to “bad boy disqualifications.” Generally speaking, a company is prohibited from relying on Rule 506 if the company, any of its predecessors, any of its...
Cross-Border Counselor is a collection of articles and timely updates about U.S. law issues of concern to Canadian companies that have assets, do business, raise funds or are listed for trading in the United States, as well as the attorneys, accountants and banks that advise them. Learn more about Dorsey’s Canada cross-border practice group here.
Christopher L. DoerksenChris helps clients raise money by selling equity and debt, buy and ...
James GuttmanJames advises publicly-traded companies and closely-held companies ...
Randal R. JonesRandy has over 25 years of experience counseling emerging, priv...
Aaron GoldsteinAaron is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employment group, where he brin...
Kendall R. FisherKendall’s practice focuses on U.S. federal tax issues related to dome...
Marina LyonsMarina is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employment group. Ha...
Jenna SteinerJenna assists employers in drafting, implementing, and administe...
Larry WardAs an international business attorney, Larry helps clients navigate com...
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