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Crowdfunding and the IPO On-Ramp

Capital Raising and Going Public Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act

May 23, 2012 (Detroit) and May 24, 2012 (Chicago)

Dykema and William Blair invite you to a 90-minute breakfast seminar. At this essential primer on this significant new legislation, you'll learn about:

Finding the IPO on-ramp
Relaxed SEC reporting rules for emerging growth companies
"Crowdfunding" and new funding portals for raising capital
Advertising your private placement offering
New small company capital formation rules
The background, ambiguities and questions surrounding this new law

Event Information

Detroit Wednesday, May 23, 2012 All times Eastern	Chicago Thursday, May 24, 2012 All times Central
7:30 a.m.—Continental Breakfast and Registration	7:30 a.m.—Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00 a.m.—Program Start	8:00 a.m.—Program Start
Westin Southfield	Dykema's Chicago Office
1500 Town Center	10 South Wacker Drive
Southfield, MI 48075	Chicago, IL 60606
Presenters	Presenters
Brett Paschke, Head of Equity Capital Markets William Blair & Company	Brett Paschke, Head of Equity Capital Markets William Blair & Company
Robert B. Murphy, Dykema Washington, D.C.	Robert B. Murphy, Dykema Washington, D.C.
D. Richard McDonald, Dykema Bloomfield Hills, MI	David T. Cellitti, Dykema Chicago, IL
Mark A. Metz, Dykema Detroit, MI	Gregory M. Wright, Dykema Chicago, IL
To register for the Detroit seminar, click the link below:	To register for the Chicago seminar, click the link below:

Please register by May 16, 2012.	Please register by May 16, 2012.

Featured Presenters

	Mr. Paschke, Managing Director at William Blair & Company, serves as Group Head of Equity Capital Markets. He served on the IPO Task Force that helped shape the JOBS Act legislation and was present at the April 5 signing ceremony at the White House.
	Mr. Murphy, a member of Dykema's Public Company practice group, is a former senior staff attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. He regularly advises public and private companies on corporate and securities law matters, corporate governance, capital formation and disclosure compliance issues.