by wittenberglaw | Dec 23, 2017 | articles
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently sued luxury real estate developer Robert Shapiro and his Woodbridge Group of Companies for allegedly operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme targeting thousands of investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, Shapiro...
by wittenberglaw | Dec 13, 2017 | articles
In the fast moving market for initial currency offerings in the form of digital cryptocurrencies, the SEC is acting faster than ever in an effort to maintain some order in this new wild west – gold rush spawned by this latest and greatest digital technological...
by wittenberglaw | Dec 13, 2017 | articles
Foreign investors in the United States have been attracted to the governments EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program for decades. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administers the EB-5 Program. Under this program, entrepreneurs (and their spouses...
by wittenberglaw | Dec 8, 2017 | articles
The explosion of world-wide intrigue into Bitcoin and Block Chain Technology (which is one and the same) has fascinated us and kicked off a feeding frenzy for investment promoters and investors alike. The price of a Bitcoin valued in U.S. dollars keeps on rising, fast...
by wittenberglaw | Dec 17, 2012 | articles, w-law-blog
Investors who purchased a non-traded real estate investment trusts (Non-traded REITs) from LPL Financial at anytime since January 1, 2006 may have claims against LPL for recovery of all losses suffered in that investment product. Fortunately, the enforcement section...
by wittenberglaw | Dec 6, 2012 | articles
The JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, signed by President Obama April 2012. The JOBS Act is commonly referred to as “crowdfunding.” U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) championed this legislation, stating: “Crowdfunding is a game changer for startups...
