22 Oct, 2021 S.E.C. Releases 'Meme Stock' Report Examining 2021 Trading Frenzy By Colligan Law On October 18th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a staff report (the “Report”) providing its insight and...
30 Apr, 2020 SEC Proposed Rule Changes Give Exempt Offerings Reason for (Cautious) Optimism. By Matthew Pelkey Lost in much of the COVID-19 news over the last two months has been proposed changes by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
21 Mar, 2020 NY Executive Order Update: certain licenses and registrations extended, statute of limitations tolled, 100% reduction in workforce, among several changes. By Matthew Pelkey Last night New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo released Executive Order 202.8 setting forth several temporary changes and modifying...
21 Mar, 2020 COVID-19 Small Business Relief Programs By Matthew Pelkey While federal, state, and local governments grapple with containing the spread of COVID-19, businesses of all sizes are feeling the...
16 Mar, 2020 COVID-19: what it means for our clients and our community By Matthew Pelkey There is no pretending otherwise--COVID-19, or Coronavirus, is disrupting our workplaces, our businesses, and our communities. State of...
09 Feb, 2020 The app that broke Iowa and the fallacy of influencer credibility By Matthew Pelkey What do Shadow Inc., Theranos, and Fyre Festival all have in common? No, not fraud as some may be guessing, but the reliance on...
03 Feb, 2020 Buffalo, NY Headlines Most Affordable Places to Retire in the United States By Colligan Law Buffalo has been in the news recently as a great place for millennials and other young people to move to after finishing up their...
03 Feb, 2020 The Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship By Alexander Vilardo In a franchisor-franchisee relationship, both parties have to walk the fine line between doing what seems best for themselves and what's...
30 Jan, 2020 Southern Ontario Population Boom can benefit WNY Startups and Tech Companies By Colligan Law With populations rapidly growing in cities south of Toronto such as Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catherines, Fort Erie, and Port...
27 Jan, 2020 Holding time for Private Equity firms declines. By Matthew Pelkey PE firms are holding investments for an average of 4.9 years according to a recent report from PitchBook--down to its lowest level since...
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14 Jan, 2020 Information is Power By Colligan Law Interesting article in the Harvard Business Review today about a study conducted to determine the keys to creating and maintaining an...
27 Dec, 2019 FINRA Finds That "Free" Has a Price at Robinhood By Colligan Law Last week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") announced that it had fined Robinhood Financial, LLC for "best execution...
20 Dec, 2019 SEC Looks to Expand ‘Accredited Investor’ Classification By Colligan Law The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Dec. 18 that it is looking for public commentary on amendments to its category of...