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07.26.17

SEC Finding on Digital Tokens Could Make Waves for Fintech

Manatt’s Brian Korn, co-chair of the firm's financial services group and chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, was quoted by Politico Pro in an article discussing a new SEC finding that could have major implications for the digital currency ...


07.11.17

Esquire Financial Holdings Completes Initial Public Offering

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s representation of Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP, the sole underwriter for Esquire Financial Holdings Inc.’s initial public offering. The Manatt team was led by Craig Miller, a partner in the firm’s financial services transactions ...


02.22.17

Capital Raising Law and Regulation Update

Crowdfund Beat covered Manatt partner Brian Korn’s speech on crowdfunding laws, rules and regulations at the Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Conference. Korn, who is chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, discussed the history of capital raising laws and a ...


02.21.17

First Foundation Launches At-the-Market Equity Offering Program

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s representation of the underwriting syndicate in First Foundation Inc.’s initiation of an $80 million "at-the-market" equity offering program. Manatt’s Craig Miller, co-chair of the firm’s financial services practice, and partner ...


08.10.16

Commercial Real Estate Crowdfunding on the Rise

The Commercial Real Estate Show featured Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, in a segment about commercial real estate crowdfunding.When asked about the advantages and disadvantages of the model that have been impacting the growth ...


07.15.16

Unicorns Edge Out Average Joes in Slow IPO Market

The New York Business Journal featured Manatt’s Katherine Blair, a partner in the firm’s capital markets practice, in a Q&A-style article about the initial public offering (IPO) of Line, a messaging app for mobile devices. When asked about the direction of the market considering the ...


12.03.15

Blair Joins The Corporate Counsel Board of Advisors

Manatt's Katherine Blair, a partner in the firm's Corporate and Finance practice, has been appointed to the board of advisors of TheCorporateCounsel.net, one of the most prestigious and sophisticated sources of securities law in the nation.Blair is a well-recognized legal advisor in the ...


11.13.15

PE Community: Don't Fear Relaxed Crowdfunding Rules

The Deal interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on the possible effects that the SEC's recently relaxed crowdfunding rules could have on deal flow.As reported by The Deal, the private equity community fears the relaxed rules may ...


10.27.15

SEC Set to Finalize Crowdfunding Rules

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on the long-awaited rules that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is set to finalize, allowing small companies to raise money through crowdfunding.Law360 reports that attorneys ...


08.24.15

Using Reg A+ as a Vehicle to Raise Debt

Crowdfund Insider interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on Regulation A+ as a vehicle to raise debt. A reincarnation of Regulation A, Regulation A+ created two different funding tiers that allows non-accredited investors access to ...