Crowdfunding & Real Estate Projects in 2015

Darryl Steinhause has more than 30 years of experience in complex securities and tax transactions, representing both sponsors and investors in a range of deal structures. The Daily Journal selected Steinhause as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2014 for his work with clients looking to invest in new online real estate platforms. Steinhause was one of the first in his field to recognize the implications of the 2012 JOBS Act which amended Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, and has been advising clients on both the potential and the complications of such platforms.  Steinhause has been recognized as an industry expert at the forefront of this exciting new area of opportunity, and has spoken on the subject of crowdfunding at numerous conferences since the Rule changed in 2012.

Faith L. Anderson is the Chief of Registration of the Securities Division of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.  She has served the Division in various capacities for over thirteen years.  She chairs the Small Business/Limited Offerings Project Group of the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (NASAA), serves on its Corporation Finance Section Committee, and is a member of both the Electronic Form D Filing Committee and the newly formed State Legislation Committee.  She is a frequent speaker on topics including private offerings, small public offerings, and crowdfunding.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington (concentration in Finance) while also completing the Certificate of International Studies in Business.  She also earned her law degree from the University of Washington.  While in law school, she served as an editor on the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal and completed an externship with Justice Barbara A. Madsen of the Washington State Supreme Court. 

Matt Kitzi’s public service experience, highlighted by his seven-year tenure as Missouri Commissioner of Securities, gives him the ability to offer practical, insightful counsel to clients ranging from the largest financial services firms to entrepreneurs at new and emerging start-up companies. He is a trusted advisor to his clients in the areas of securities regulation, corporate formation and business planning strategies, raising capital, financial services and government affairs.

Matt is well-versed in Missouri and federal securities laws related to private placements through Regulation D and Regulation A, including recent changes through the JOBS Act, as well as the developing opportunities in Crowdfunding at both the federal and state levels. He also counsels clients on strategies and structures for private and special funds and advisers to funds.