This book is written for the attorney, the accountant, or the securities broker who is acting as an underwriter for an offering, or raising private or public funds for a company. The treatise contains an overview of the securities industry, describes the importance of the Letter of Intent, the role of the underwriter, including matters concerning underwriting arrangements considerations and Chinese Walls, Implementation of the safe harbor provisions of Regulation D and public resales under Rule 144 after a private offering, and the roles of the attorney, accountant, and underwriter in securities transactions.