CRS305 Bethany LaFlam Esq.: Legal vs. Illegal Capital Acquisition

Bethany is a fun interview. She is one of the most entertaining securities lawyers I know and she is an investor too. She mentions her boutique hotel in Belize several times in the show.

Some topics we covered include:

• Burned out on Litigation and Law but Found Syndications

• Falling in Love with Real Estate Law and the people

• EB5 Funds

• Staying in your lane

• Substantial duties for legal compliance in raising capital

• Issuer Exemptions

• Look at deals through the eyes of regulators

• Investor relations are not enough to constitute substantial duties

• Joint Ventures can start to look like syndications

• The SEC makes determinations based on Facts and Circumstances

• Entity Accreditation Status

• Regulation CrowdFunding (benefits and limitations)

• Fund of Funds Overview

• Ways to appropriately get paid as a fund manager to avoid problems

• Can you start a fund that only invests in one deal? (SPV Fund of Funds)

• You have to show The SEC how you provided value

• How to get banned from capital raising

Find Bethany at https://www.premierlawgroup.net/ and bethanylaflam.com/bubbles/

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