Doug Ellenoff is a partner at Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP. Mr. Ellenoff is a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing. The firm is involved in various capital market initiatives, such as, crowdfunding (CrowdESQ.com), SPACs, PIPEs and Registered Direct offerings. He represents many venture capital investor groups and corporations involved in the capital formation process and provides counsel with regard to their respective ongoing regulatory compliance. Doug also has extensive experience in private placements, corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions concerning both public and private companies.

With respect to crowdfunding, he is actively engaged with clients (funding portals, broker-dealers, technology solution providers, software developers, investors and entrepreneurs), and has visited both the SEC and FINRA numerous times to discuss the proposed rules, and presented at a National Press Club event in 2013.

Mr. Hollas is a pioneer in the field of crowdfunding with multiple patents granted for web-based capital marketplace systems. He is the founder and chief inventor of EquityNet and continues to lead the Company's efforts to create and introduce innovative new products and services. Prior to founding EquityNet in 2005, Mr. Hollas served as Division Manager for Beta-Rubicon, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in technology assessment and business due diligence services. Mr. Hollas has 20 years of experience as an independent technology analyst and investment manager in the private and public domains. He has personally invested in over 100 emerging technology companies in a wide range of industry sectors, including various software sectors, semiconductors, biometrics, networking, wireless communications, and conventional and alternative energy.