Noreen Weiss Adler, Partner, Barton LLP to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ LIVE Webcast

NEW YORK - Dec. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Noreen Weiss Adler, Partner, Barton LLP will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “IPOs, Private Placements and Crowdfunding: How the JOBS Act Spawned a Corporate Finance Revolution LIVE Webcast” This two-hour event is scheduled on December 18, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET.

For further details and updated list of speakers, please visit:

www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_JOBS_Act_Requirement.html

Event Synopsis:

One of the most important pieces of securities legislation in the past fifty years, the April 2012 enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) has fundamentally and profoundly changed nearly all aspects of capital-raising in the United States.  Many financial historians and journalists have described the JOBS Act as a “financial revolution.”  The JOBS Act principally affected three key areas:  IPO execution, private placements and crowdfunding.  Now, as we approach the two-year anniversary of the JOBS Act, we will discuss how the law has changed the way transactions are executed in each of these arenas.  We will also discuss the changing interplay between IPOs, private placements and crowdfunding and examine each of their roles on the capital-raising spectrum.  In many cases, the JOBS Act raises more questions than answers and has left to the SEC and other regulators the job of interpretation and rulemaking.  This webinar will be invaluable for business professionals and lawyers in navigating the post-JOBS Act world.

The Knowledge Group has assembled a team of leading practitioners who will help you understand the most important aspects of the JOBS Act, including the IPO rules which took effect upon adoption (what’s working, what’s not), the new private placement rules that were effective as of September 23, 2013 and the related private placement proposals, the development of an accredited investor crowdfunding market based on pre-existing exemptions and the new private placement rules, and the proposed crowdfunding and funding portal rules for sales to the general public that were released for comment in October 2013. The panel will present their ideas and share best practices concepts in a two-hour live webcast.  You will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel.

Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:

·         Highlights of the JOBS Act IPO reforms

·         How the JOBS Act reforms have changed the way IPOs are executed

·         "Emerging Growth Company" defined and explained

·         A look at “testing-the-waters” meetings and transaction integration

·         Changes to the lock-up and research process

·         How the JOBS Act has affected deal timing

·         The post-JOBS Act marketplace development of Internet platforms for offers and sales to accredited investors under Reg D

·         The impact of crowdfunding on angel and VC markets, and the role of crowdfunding for issuers on the road to an IPO

·         Proposed Regulation Crowdfunding

·         Opportunities, risks, burdens and uncertainties for private offerings under the general solicitation rules

·         Challenges in meeting the rule requirements: investor verification, complying with state and foreign rules, heightened risk of fraud claims

·         Potential implications of the proposed Reg D rule changes the SEC issued on the heels of the removal of the ban on general solicitation

·         Reaction to the proposed rules: arguments for and against

·         The SEC’s work plan and the future of the Regulation D market

About Noreen Weiss Adler

Noreen Weiss Adler is a corporate finance, capital markets and transactions partner at the New York boutique firm Barton LLP. She represents a diverse client base from start-ups and emerging companies to mid-cap multinationals in television and film, consumer products and retail, investment banks, banks, software and web design and Internet-based companies. She provides advice on a range of corporate, finance and transactional projects, from launching new US business units and divisions for her non-US clients, to steering complex domestic and cross border finance and capital market transactions involving privately placed debt, convertible debt and equity pursuant to Reg D and Reg S, and Rule 144 and Rule 144A resales, and collateral matters such as underwriting and subscription agreements, and voting and shareholder agreements. Her transactional experience includes cross border joint ventures and M&A, television programming development and global distribution and licensing.

Noreen also provides governance, contracts advice and outside general counsel services to early stage and emerging companies as well as corporate finance advice in angel and venture capital funding rounds, and is working with website portals and issuers in the newly-developing accredited investor crowdfunding space.

Noreen’s unique background includes practicing overseas in Europe and Asia, and in-house at a Fortune 100 company as counsel for international business development. Through this diverse experience she has developed a broad perspective that takes into account the needs of a company as a whole, and she renders advice that considers the big picture, not just the transaction at hand. She understands from the inside the business challenges that law department leaders face and brings a trained business-minded perspective to all her matters.

About Barton LLP

Barton is comprised of an elite team of former partners of "Big Law" who have created a client-focused, highly sophisticated, and results-oriented law firm. Our mission is to provide effective and efficient delivery of high quality legal services. We develop long-term relationships by partnering with our clients so that we thoroughly understand their businesses and goals. We then apply our expert legal talents, business acumen and practical problem-solving approach. Our clients value us as their trusted advisors who assist them in identifying and minimizing risk while maximizing opportunities.

To know more about Noreen Weiss Adler and Barton LLP, pls. check:  www.bartonesq.com

About The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives.