FYI: Articles on Key Topics of Interest

 This section provides access to articles we believe may be of interest to to our clients.  The content of these articles are not legal advice.  They are provided solely for informational purposes.

• Raising Capital
  • Chart of US Exempt and Registered Offerings Available to Small and Micro-Cap Issuers
  • An Overview of Some of Your Options When Raising Capital (coming soon)
  • Private Placements by Public and Private Companies (coming soon)
  • Stock Options of Private Companies Updated - April 26, 2007
  • Stock Options of Public Companies
  • New Private Placement Exemptions in British Columbia (coming soon)
     
• Going Public
  • Going Public in Canada: The TSX Group of Exchanges: Presentation at Venture Korea October 18, 2007
  • How to Go Public in Canada and the US.
  • Buyer Beware: Is that Shell Company a Shell?
  • What You Need to Know About Finders, Agents and Brokers
  • An Overview of the Many Ways You Can Go Public in the US and Canada
  • Reverse Takeovers: The Fast Track to Going Public (coming soon)
  • Reverse Takeovers on the TSX: A Relatively Short Process with a Long History (coming soon)
  • US Shells, the Wolfe Letter, and NASD Guidelines (coming soon)
  • Cheap Stock and Other Going Public Issues (coming soon)
  • Your Obligations Once You Go Public (coming soon)
     
• Securities Trading Markets
  • OTCBB as Stepping Stone: The Truth About Starting Out on the OTCBB List Updated - April 24, 2007
  • Listing Requirements: Master Chart of the AMEX, Nasdaq_SM, Nasdaq_NM,  OTCBB, TSX, TSX Venture and US Pink Sheets Listing Requirements
  • Listing Requirements of the American Stock Exchange
  • Listing Requirements of Nasdaq Markets
  • Listing Requirements of New York Stock Exchange
  • Listing Requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange
  • Listing Requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange
  • Listing Requirement of the Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. - CNQ
  • Listing Requirements of the OTCBB and the US Pink Sheets
  • The Pink Sheets: A Better Option Than You Think Updated - April 26, 2007
  • What is the Attraction of the OTCBB and US Pink Sheets (coming soon)
     
• Corporate Governance
  • Sarbanes Oxley Act: How Does it Effect OTCBB Companies
  • Sarbanes Oxley Act: How Does it Effect US Foreign Issuers
  • Who is Considered an Independent Director by the TSX Venture Exchange and Nasdaq_SM
  • Audit Committees and Charter Requirements of the OTCBB, TSX Venture Exchange and Nasdaq_SM
     
• Resale Rules and Secondary Trading
  • How Do You Get the Restrictive Legend off Your US Stock Certificates: Rule 144
  • Canadian Resale Rules (coming soon)
  • US Blank Check Stock: Does the Legend Ever Come Off Post Wolfe
  • Blue Sky State Resale Rules and the Need for OCTBB, Pink Sheet and Canadian Companies to Register with Standard & Poor or Moody's Updated - December 14, 2004
  • Blue Sky Manual Exemptions - The relevant provisions as of December 14, 2004
     
• Other Topics of Interest
  • Tips on Purchasing Directors and Officers Insurance
  • Canadian Securities Laws: Ignore Them at Your Peril