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  • Sep 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Deric Behar |Jenny Cieplak |Ghaith Mahmood

    In its third action involving NFTs, the SEC targets a restaurant membership token tied to fundraising and promises of potential price appreciation for buyers.

  • Feb 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Ghaith Mahmood |Nima H. Mohebbi

    Companies selling or leasing consumer goods or services should be alert to a recent rash of lawsuits targeting terms of service provisions. A recent spate of class action lawsuits brought under California Civil Code section 1670.8 raises the specter of liability for companies whose online terms of use include provisions that plaintiffs allege limit consumer reviews. Although section 1670.8 is not new legislation, it has been seldom litigated since going into effect on January 1, 2015.

  • Sep 22, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Deric Behar |Ghaith Mahmood |Luca Marquard

    In its second action involving NFTs, the SEC targets an offering tied to fundraising and promises of future value. On September 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease-and-desist order (the Order) against Stoner Cats 2, LLC (SC2) for an alleged unregistered securities offering relating to SC2’s sale of $8.2 million worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

  • Sep 20, 2023 | lexology.com | Ghaith Mahmood |Nima H. Mohebbi |Stephen Wink |Douglas K. Yatter |Adam Zuckerman |Luca Marquard | +1 more

    In its second action involving NFTs, the SEC targets an offering tied to fundraising and promises of future value. On September 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease-and-desist order (the Order) against Stoner Cats 2, LLC (SC2) for an alleged unregistered securities offering relating to SC2’s sale of $8.2 million worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

  • Aug 31, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Deric Behar |Ghaith Mahmood |Nima H. Mohebbi

    In its first enforcement action involving NFTs, the SEC focused on issuer marketing that promised outsized returns on investment and platform building. On August 28, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease-and-desist order (the Order) against a Los Angeles media and entertainment company (the Company) for an unregistered securities offering relating to its sale of $29.9 million worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)[1].

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