Structuring a Private Placement Memorandum for the Private Offering and Sale of Securities

Mr. Ross focuses his practice on securities law, venture capital and private equity, and corporate governance. He has extensive experience advising as to SEC-registered and exempt capital markets transactions. Before founding Ross Law Group in 2013, he worked at Sidley Austin and Alston & Bird, as well as the Department of the Treasury, where he was part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Mr. Ross is the host of the American Bar Association podcast VC Law, and has served as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School for the past five years.

Mr. Fallon, a former Senior Special Counsel at the SEC, represents clients navigating the intersection of federal securities laws and innovative financial technologies. He draws on extensive practical legal and regulatory experience to guide companies, investors, intermediaries, and other market participants on securities law compliance obligations and strategic considerations; cryptocurrency-related matters; financings, including smaller public offerings (e.g., Regulation A) and private venture capital and angel rounds; securities law defense in SEC and state agency investigations; emerging company issues; and general corporate matters. While at the SEC, Mr. Fallon served as Special Advisor to the SEC’s General Counsel, Attorney Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel’s General Litigation and Administrative Practice’s group, Senior Counsel in the Office of Small Business Policy in the Division of Corporation Finance, and later Senior Special Counsel to the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. A recognized leader of the securities law bar, Mr. Fallon routinely works with and advises market participants on the implications of ongoing legislative and regulatory efforts in the financial technology sector. As part of these efforts, he frequently helps formulate policy and engages with policymakers on legislative and regulatory efforts, as well as presents as a thought leader on issues related securities laws and digital assets.

Mr. Cenkus focuses his practice on business law, and serves as a consultant to startups. He has extensive experience in startup formations and founder issues, business finance, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. He previously practiced with Skadden Arps and Andrews Kurth, and also served as general counsel for a publicly traded company. He has written on public benefits corporations, and authored the article, Corporate Law Gets Progressive – All About Benefit Corporations.