In The News

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 ...


05.21.15

CNBC Interviews Korn on Fake Avon Offer

CNBC reporter Eamon Javers spoke to Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for a broadcast report on how a fake bid for Avon Products could have been filed.Korn told CNBC that the key is getting access to SEC's Edgar system, which is where the document ...


04.07.15

Accredited Investor Markets Quotes Korn on Regulation A+

Accredited Investor Markets quoted Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on the SEC's final rules under Title IV of the JOBS Act, colloquially known as Regulation A+. The rules will go into effect in June 2015, and then companies can add ...


03.27.15

SEC Is Ready to Update Reg A

American Banker interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on how the Securities and Exchange Commission's update to an obscure 1930s rule opens up new avenues for alternative online lenders and community banks to raise ...


03.11.15

BancAlliance, Lender Club Form Strategic Partnership

American Banker interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on two recent deals between community bank groups and marketplace lenders.American Banker reports that BancAlliance and Lending Club announced a co-branded partnership in early ...