Julie M. Allen

Congress Has Adopted Legislation to Facilitate Public and Private Capital Formation by Emerging Growth Companies
Julie M. Allen,Stuart Bressman,Frank J. Lopez,Frank Zarb, April 5, 2012
Congress passed legislation that, if signed as expected by President Obama, will allow companies to raise capital more easily in both the private and public markets. As reported in our client alert dated March 14, 2012, the House of Representatives passed a version of the Jumpstart Our Business...

House Passes JOBS Act—Legislation Would Facilitate Public and Private Capital Formation by Emerging Growth Companies
Julie M. Allen,Frank Zarb, March 16, 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that, if approved by the Senate and enacted into law, would allow companies to raise capital more easily in both the private and public markets. On March 8, 2012, the House approved, with bi-partisan support, the Jumpstart Our Business...

NASDAQ, NYSE and NYSE Amex Propose Stricter Listing Standards for Reverse Merger IPO Companies
Julie M. Allen,Stuart Bressman,Theodore J. Ghorra,Frank Zarb, October 3, 2011
Initial public offerings effected through a reverse merger, exchange offer or other non-traditional process involving a shell company have garnered increased attention by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the national listing exchanges. As a...