Sara Hanks

Sara Hanks, co-founder and CEO of CrowdCheck, is an attorney with over 30 years of experience in the corporate and securities field. Sara brings a wealth of legal expertise in securities law and start-ups to the emerging marketplace for crowdfunding and online capital formation. CrowdCheck provides due diligence, disclosure and compliance services for online capital formation, helping investors get the information they need to avoid fraud and make informed investment decisions, and helping entrepreneurs and intermediaries avoid liability.

October 21, 2024

Cross-checking staff credentials: lessons for issuers, portals and investors

In the world of fundraising, especially in Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) offerings, transparency and accuracy are essential. The following is a true and recent story, […]

March 20, 2024

RegCF Funds: Acquisitions and Strategies

In today’s article, we will explore the differences between Regulation A (Reg A) and Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) regarding their disclosure requirements for companies raising funds. […]

January 31, 2024

Protecting shareholder rights: Can transfer agents save democracy?

In today’s article, we’ll talk about the key role of transfer agents in protecting shareholder rights and corporate governance. Especially when it comes to potential […]

January 26, 2024

Reg S vs online offerings: key issues

In the complex sphere of securities, the SEC’s Regulation S holds significant importance, but it is frequently misunderstood by many in the industry. Therefore, having […]

October 19, 2023

Subsidiaries using RegCF

Subsidiaries using RegCF: introduction This came up no less than three times last week, so I figured it was worth a blog post. Subsidiaries can […]

July 11, 2023

Communications and publicity by issuers prior to and during a Regulation CF (RegCF) Offering

In the world of finance, “Communications and publicity by issuers” plays a critical role, especially when it comes to crowdfunding campaigns. The way issuers communicate […]

April 17, 2023

Form C-AR filing time again!

Hi everyone; a reminder that we are just over a month away from the deadline to file Form C-AR by May 1.* We wanted to […]

October 10, 2022

RegA and RegCF issuers: time to count your shareholders!

RegA and RegCF have been around for a few years now and we are finding that some of our clients, especially those that have made […]

September 16, 2022

If you aren’t current in your Reg A reporting, you could still be violating securities laws even if qualified by the SEC

It’s 1-SA filing season again for Regulation A filers, and time to make some observations about the consequences of not filing. We have encountered more […]

May 4, 2022

Foreign issuers using Reg A and Reg CF

This post was originally written by our KorePartners at CrowdCheck. View the original article here.    For some reason, this issue has been coming up […]