D02 – Private Securities Offerings: What You Need to Know (2025CLC-D02)

Friday, June 13, 2025

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

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Business - Technology Track

Presented by the Business Law Section

About the Program

We will discuss the most important federal and state laws applicable to exempt private securities offerings.   We will provide an overview of the basic federal and state regulatory frameworks for private offerings like Section 4(a)(2) and Rules 506(b) and (c) under Regulation D, Section 4(a)(6) and, to a lesser extent, Rule 504, as well as the federal preemptions for Covered Securities and the limitations of the CT limited offering exemption.  There will be a brief discussion of the pros and cons of Regulation CF (crowdfunding) offerings and the pitfalls of an offshore offering under Regulation S.

You Will Learn

About the practical aspects of planning for an exempt private offering
About the most commonly used federal and state exemptions and the related filing requirements

Who Should Attend

Business law practitioners.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

John H Lawrence Jr1 John H. Lawrence Jr.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Glastonbury

KBL1 Kenneth B. Lerman
Kenneth B. Lerman PC, Hartford

Olesky Headshot1 William Olesky
Connecticut Department of Banking, Hartford