Gregory Sichenzia

Gregory Sichenzia
Greg Sichenzia
Born Greg Sichenzia
(1962-05-21) May 21, 1962
New York City, New York
Occupation Securities Law

Gregory Sichenzia (born May 21, 1962) is a New York City based securities lawyer. Sichenzia is a founding member of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP (1998) specializing in advising corporations on public offerings, Private Investment in Public Entity (“PIPES”), and reverse merger transactions. Gregory Sichenzia was a notes and comments editor for the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (1986-1987),[1] is an active member of the Dean's Advisory Council,[2] and has lectured on securities law and corporate finance matters. Sichenzia has participated in Cardozo School of Law's Dean Speaker Series, detailing how he, along with other founding partners, were able to build a law firm of over 50 lawyers.[3] He also participated as a panelist during the school's "Cannabis Business, Law and Ethics: Counseling the Entrepreneur" series.[4] In 2015, Sichenzia recorded an online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course, entitled "Investing in Publicly Traded Companies in the Legal Cannabis Industry."[5] Sichenzia was included in the 2015 Super Lawyers annual magazine publication under the category "Securities & Corporate Finance."[6] In 2016, Sichenzia was included in the 2016 Best Lawyers list, highlighting some of his media op-ed contributions on matters concerning securities law. [7]

Since 2001, Sichenzia and his firm have completed over 1000 PIPE transactions representing publicly traded companies. This ranks them number one in this category among all law firms by The PIPES Report published by Deal Flow Media.[8]

Education

Sichenzia graduated from American University with degrees in both Economics and Political Science and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 1987.

Public Commentary

Sichenzia's opinions on publicly traded company IPOs and other complex securities topics are found in media outlets including Fox Business TV,[9] CNBC,[10] CNBC's Closing Bell,[11] The Huffington Post,[12] Los Angeles Times,[13] [14] Financial Times,[15] Omaha Herald,[16] Law360,[17] E-Commerce Times,[18] and The Deal.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Cardozo School of Law Yearbook". Benjamin Cardozo School of Law. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Annual Report of Giving 2013-2014". Cardozo Law Annual Report (2013-2014): 7.
  3. ↑ . Cardoza School of Law http://yu.convio.net/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=111146. Retrieved 12 November 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "CANNABIS BUSINESS, LAW AND ETHICS: COUNSELING THE ENTREPRENEUR". Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Investing in the Publicly Traded Companies in the Legal Cannabis Industry". Lawline. Lawline. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015 Super Lawyers" (2015). SuperLawyers.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Barr, Nathaniel (January 2016). "In the News 2016 - New York City". BestLawyers.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "PIPE league tables". The Deal. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bear Stearns Buyout". Fox News. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Cox, Jeff (18 September 2014). "Three things that could go wrong with Alibaba IPO". CNBC. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Big Apple's booming commercial real estate market". CNBC. Closing Bell. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Sichenzia, Gregory (1 July 2015). "Marijuana Investments: Massive Growth or Massive Bubble?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Willon, Phil (25 August 2015). "California officials eyeing stock market plunge, hope it won't last". LA Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Lien, Tracey (28 May 2015). "GoPro enters virtual reality market with 16-camera capture rig". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Bullock, Nicole. "Red faces as banker revs up Ferrari IPO". 9 October 2015 (Financial Times). Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Epley, Cole (16 October 2015). "Biggest winners in First Data's IPO? The workers". Omaha Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ↑ Zanki, Tom (7 October 2015). "Pure Storage’s Bumpy Debut Could Dampen Tech IPO Hopes". Law360. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ Morphy, Erika (15 January 2015). "Report: Etsy Aims to Charm Wall Street". E-Commerce Times. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Meagher, Bill (21 July 2014). "Investment in reverse mergers doubled in second quarter Read more: Investment in reverse mergers doubled in second quarter - The Deal Pipeline (SAMPLE CONTENT: NEED AN ID?) http://www.thedeal.com/content/healthcare/investment-in-reverse-mergers-doubled-in-second-quarter.php#ixzz3FfA4ibdY". The Deal. Retrieved 9 October 2014. External link in |title= (help)

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