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Benefits and Disadvantages of the Fintech Charter

Manatt’s Brian Korn, a co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, was interviewed by Crowdfund Insider to discuss the fintech charter and the different perspectives on its benefits and disadvantages.

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First State-Level Regulatory Sandbox Pops up in Arizona

Manatt’s Brian Korn, co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, was interviewed by Bloomberg BNA for an article on Arizona’s decision to host the first state-level regulatory sandbox and its connection to the fintech charter.

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Digital Lenders Work With New Fintech Charter

Manatt’s Brian Korn, a co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, was interviewed by S&P Global Market Intelligence for an article on digital lenders entering the new fintech charter realm.

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BlueVine Capital Secures $75M Credit Line

The Daily Journal covered Manatt@s representation of Blue Vine Capital Inc. in negotiating a $75 million warehouse credit line. Sophia Yen, a partner in the firm@s entertainment and media practice, led the team that handled the negotiations for BlueVine.BlueVine, launched about four years ago, offers business owners access to capital through its online financing platform. The company offers a...

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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 wide range of upcoming changes to regulations and laws that may affect companies and investors. He also provided...

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SEC Eases Rules on Intrastate Crowdfunding

On October 26 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted new and amended rules aimed at making it easier for companies to raise money from investors through intrastate and small offerings.

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Crowdfunding Isn’t for Everyone

CFO interviewed Manatt@s Brian Korn, chair of the firm@s Digital Finance and Marketplace Lending practice, for an article about the crowdfunding exemption, Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, that went into effect on May 16. However, industry insiders told CFO that they do not expect a rush of small businesses to tap non-accredited investors for seed funding and other kinds of...

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New Crowdfunding Regulations: Worth the Risk?

Kiplinger quoted Manatt@s Brian Korn, chair of the firm@s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, for an article on the risks of equity crowdfunding, often for start-ups. Start-ups that want to raise money from a large number of small investors, rather than primarily from accredited investors, will be doing so under new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules called Regulation...

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