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Articles From Elizabeth A. Bleakley

Raising capital for business: Recent changes expand your options By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2017 A summary of the significant new acts and regulations related to raising capital for small and emerging growth companies since 2012.
Raising capital for business: Recent changes expand your options By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business and Securities Law, May 2017 A summary of the significant new acts and regulations related to raising capital for small and emerging growth companies since 2012.
Getting to know the Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council Members By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, December 2014 Learn more about Section members Alan M. Kaplan and Jeffrey A. Miller.
Fiduciary duty of fund investment advisers to investor clients By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, February 2014 A guide to help legal counsel explain to private fund manager clients their fiduciary duties as investment advisers under federal and state securities laws.
Mid-sized investment advisers and exempt reporting adviser status By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, February 2014 The Dodd-Frank Act repealed section 203(b)(3) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, thereby adding a requirement that advisers to private funds register under the Act.
Company Web sites: Best Practices for Avoiding Securities Fraud By Elizabeth A. Bleakley & Daryl M. Schumacher Business Advice and Financial Planning, August 2011 A look at some of the regulatory issues and the application of antifraud provisions of federal and state securities laws to company Web sites.
Editor’s notes By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, August 2011 An introduction to the issue from editor Elizabeth Bleakley.
Company Web sites: Best practices for avoiding securities fraud By Elizabeth A. Bleakley & Daryl M. Schumacher Business and Securities Law, July 2011 A look at some of the regulatory issues, as well as the application of antifraud provisions of federal and state securities laws to company Web sites.
Editor’s notes By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, June 2011 An introduction to the issue from Editor Elizabeth A. Bleakley.
Regulation D securities offerings By Elizabeth A. Bleakley & James L. Kopecky Business and Securities Law, May 2011 A discussion of Regulation D and exemptions available under Rule 504, Rule 505, and Rule 506.
Regulation D and other exempt securities offerings By Elizabeth A. Bleakley & James L. Kopecky Business Advice and Financial Planning, April 2011 A look at the various types of exempt securities transactions and the “Issuer’s Exemption” from registration as a broker-dealer.
Understanding securities issues for private companies By Elizabeth A. Bleakley & Howard Rosenburg Business Advice and Financial Planning, April 2011 A discussion of the issues a business will face when deciding to sell equity or debt securities.
Case summaries By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, October 2010 Recent cases of interest to Section members.
Illinois Supreme Court opinion update By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, April 2010 Recent opinions from the Illinois Supreme Court.
Raising capital for small businesses By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, May 2007 When obtaining venture capital or issuing securities, the business should rely on counsel familiar with the financing methods discussed in this article.
Raising business capital through exempt securities offerings By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, October 2006 At some point in time, most businesses need to raise capital from investors for start-up expenses, to stay in business, or to expand and grow.
Wage garnishment—Not just the employee’s problem By Elizabeth A. Bleakley Business Advice and Financial Planning, March 2006 Many employers view a wage garnishment as an unnecessary nuisance and “the employee’s problem.” However, an employer may be found liable for amounts not withheld or turned over in a timely manner under a properly served wage garnishment order.

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