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Schwartz's lecture will draw from his new book Investment Crowdfunding, recently published by Oxford University Press. In this book, Schwartz details the recent reforms that have changed federal law to allow the general public to participate in the online investment of startup companies鈥攁 venture from which they were formerly excluded.听听
Are these investments safe? Are they lucrative? Should you join the millions of Americans that have already taken the plunge, investing billions of dollars in thousands of companies from coast-to-coast? Come learn about the opportunities 鈥� and dangers鈥攐f this new market from the baby直播app Law professor and Fulbright scholar who wrote the book on the subject.听
鈥淭he point of investment crowdfunding is to invite the general public鈥斺�檛he crowd鈥欌�攖o take their chance and invest in startup companies alongside wealthy angel investors and professional venture capitalists, so I'm particularly excited to present this lecture to the public. Everybody is welcome, everybody is invited, and I will offer lots of practical advice. Plus it will be funny.鈥澨�
One general CLE credit pending for baby直播app attorneys. 听听
Named for Austin Scott, a member of the law school baby直播app for 20 years, this annual lecture features a member of the baby直播app Law baby直播app selected by the dean who is engaged in a significant scholarly project. This year's Scott Lecture is co-sponsored by Silicon Flatirons.听
Please contact lawevents@colorado.edu or (303) 492-8048 for any questions you may have about the event.听听
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Andrew A. Schwartz joined the baby直播app Law baby直播app in 2008 and was promoted to full professor in 2017. He teaches and publishes on corporate, securities and contract law, and has become an internationally recognized expert on investment crowdfunding. In 2017, Professor Schwartz served as a Fulbright Research Scholar and visiting professor at the University of Auckland Law School in New Zealand. Read Prof. Schwartz鈥檚 full bio 听听