Douglas Slain is a principal of Private Placement Advisors, LLC and he also contributes to Reg D Law Blog. He has been involved in private placements since the early 1970s when he worked at a national law firm doing Blue Sky work.

As a California lawyer specializing in private placements, as well as in real estate and 1031 exchanges, Mr. Slain has a California real estate broker's license and holds a Series 22 and 63 securities licenses. A graduate of Stanford Law School, he practiced at Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro before starting a consulting firm that pioneered a SBA loan guarantee program for California municipalities.

Mr. Slain has been in the news business since his college days as a summer intern reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He founded a number of authoritative national law reporting services, including Insurance Litigation Reporter (with Bill Gates, Sr., on its original editorial advisory), Professional Liability Reporter, Construction Litigation Reporter, and Medical Liability Reporter.

Mr. Slain served as a two-term chairman on the American Bar Association's largest professional responsibility committee. He also served as a rule of law consultant to the Republic of Latvia's Ministry of Economy, advising on secured transactions legislation.

Doug advises small businesses how to raise money and he counsels accredited investors on real estate and other investments.