Tag: Kevin P. Gildea

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NIL-NIL: Exploring the Playing Field of Name, Image, and Likeness

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision, NCAA v. Alston, which was decided in July of 2021, opened the door for student-athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, or “NIL.” The Court, affirming the Ninth Circuit’s decision in favor of the plaintiff-class student-athletes, held, among other things, that the NCAA had violated antitrust law through…
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Using an Unregistered Broker-Dealer for Capital Raising is a Risky Proposition

One of the most overlooked and problematic issues concerning capital raising by small businesses, venture capital funds, and private equity funds is the use of “finders” to assist issuers with raising capital. Those who act as “finders” assist in matching issuers with investors for a fee. Issuers generally desire to pay a “finders’ fee” only…
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