John Mericle is Co-chair of Washington State Bar Association’s (WSBA) 36th Annual Northwest Securities Institute and will also moderate a panel discussing “Developments in Transactional Practice: Important New and Proposed Regulations” from 8:30-10 a.m. on Saturday, April 30. During the discussion, panelists will cover new regulation A+; Rule 506(c) and advertising of private offerings; “finders” and M&A brokers; proposed revisions to SEC Rule 504; the latest on crowd-funding; proposed revisions to Rule 147 “intrastate” exemptions; and new section 4(a)(7) exemption for resales of restricted securities. The event will take place April 29-30 at the WSBA Conference Center in downtown Seattle.