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Art Laffer

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TN · Apr 1, 2011 → Mar 21, 2014

3deals (issuers)
$3.64Mreported sold
38investors
4Form D filings
2011–2014years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:24 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Art Laffer is listed as a director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Apr 2011 and Mar 2014: SMARTVUE CORP (Nashville, TN — other technology — 2014; $1.75M reported sold to 15 investors), Discovery Sound Technology, LLC (Nashville, TN — other technology — 2014; $1.1M reported sold to 14 investors) and Consensus Point, Inc. (Nashville, TN — other technology — 2011; $788K reported sold to 9 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $3.64M sold in total.

Listed alongside Oliver C. Carmichael, III (3 shared filings), Linda Rebrovick (2 shared filings), Art McWilliams (1 shared filing), Cameron Newton (1 shared filing), Cindy Everett (1 shared filing) and 10 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Art. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 4 public filings for Art Laffer and found 9 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 133 days after the first sale; Art Laffer is no longer listed on the Jul 1, 2014 amendment; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Art Laffer has not run yet — it is #4,443 of 20,491 in line; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 307 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:24 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: NV (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Art Laffer..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:24 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

9 differences found between the filings for Art Laffer — 2 worth asking about (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Dec 31, 1991 – May 6, 2020

6 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC — filed Sep 20, 2016 · Bankruptcy case: Jackson Masonry, LLC v. Ritzen Group, Inc. — filed Sep 13, 2016 · Bankruptcy case: Jackson Masonry, LLC v. Ritzen Group, Inc. — filed Jun 20, 2017 · Bankruptcy case: RITZEN GROUP VENTURE PARTNERS II LP — filed Nov 30, 2000 · Bankruptcy case: RITZEN GROUP VENTURE PARTNERS, III — filed Jul 10, 1992 · and 1 more

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee ↗JASON RITZEN — PartnerFacts page ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 19, 2011 – Feb 23, 2022

Art Laffer appears on 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

Discovery Sound Technology, LLC (last filing Feb 23, 2022; $1,100,000 sold of $6,500,000); Consensus Point, Inc. (last filing Apr 19, 2011; $788,374 sold of $2,288,374). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Discovery Sound Technology, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Consensus Point, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Nov 19, 2010 – Apr 1, 2011

Form D filed 133 days after the first sale — Consensus Point, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 19, 2010. The Form D was filed Apr 1, 2011 — 133 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 118 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Apr 1, 2011 ↗Consensus Point, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 30, 2013 – Jan 9, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — SMARTVUE CORP (latest filing Jan 9, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 9, 2014 (first sale Dec 30, 2013). It reports $1,750,000 sold of $3,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Jan 9, 2014 ↗SMARTVUE CORP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 4, 2011 – Apr 19, 2011

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Consensus Point, Inc. (latest filing Apr 19, 2011)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 19, 2011 (first sale Apr 4, 2011). It reports $788,374 sold of $2,288,374 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Apr 19, 2011 ↗Consensus Point, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Mar 21, 2014 – Jul 1, 2014

Art Laffer is no longer listed on the Jul 1, 2014 amendment — Discovery Sound Technology, LLC

Art Laffer appears on the Mar 21, 2014 Form D (director) but not on the Jul 1, 2014 Form D/A for the same offering.

What this means People leave, and the issuer must list only current officers, directors and promoters. It is still worth asking why this person left and who replaced them.

Form D · Mar 21, 2014 ↗Form D/A · Jul 1, 2014 ↗Art Laffer — PartnerFacts page ↗Discovery Sound Technology, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 21, 2014 – Jul 1, 2014

Offering amount changed between filings — Discovery Sound Technology, LLC

The Mar 21, 2014 filing says $250,000 offered; the Jul 1, 2014 Form D/A says $550,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Mar 21, 2014 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jul 1, 2014 ↗Discovery Sound Technology, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 1, 2011

Formed in 2011 per the latest filing, but activity is dated 2010 — Consensus Point, Inc.

The issuer's latest filing says it was formed in 2011. The Apr 1, 2011 filing says the first sale was Nov 19, 2010 — before that year.

What this means A company cannot sell before it exists, so one of the two dates is likely a typo on the form. Ask the sponsor for the formation document.

Form D · Apr 1, 2011 ↗Consensus Point, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 1, 2019 – Sep 28, 2026

Same name, different state: "Art Laffer" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "Art Laffer" with address state TX, is listed on 21 filings — most recently by VINEBROOK HOMES TRUST, INC. (Sep 28, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 21, 2014; the other runs Oct 1, 2019 to Sep 28, 2026.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Art Laffer (TX) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Sep 28, 2026 ↗VINEBROOK HOMES TRUST, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗Art Laffer (TN) — this page ↗
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What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 4 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 21, 2014 D
Discovery Sound Technology, LLC
File 021-214067
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 9, 2014 D
SMARTVUE CORP
File 021-209637
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 19, 2011 D
Consensus Point, Inc.
File 021-158634
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 1, 2011 D
Consensus Point, Inc.
File 021-157698
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 3

Every issuer that named Art Laffer on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

DS
Other Technology

Discovery Sound Technology, LLC

Nashville, TN · Mar 21, 2014
  • Mar 21, 2014 · D · $50,000 sold of $250,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.1M from 14 investors (100% of the $250K target) as of the latest filing. Art is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

SC
Other Technology

SMARTVUE CORP

Nashville, TN · Jan 9, 2014
  • Jan 9, 2014 · D · $1,750,000 sold of $3,000,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.75M from 15 investors (58% of the $3M target) as of the latest filing. Art is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

CP
Other Technology

Consensus Point, Inc.

Nashville, TN · Apr 1, 2011 → Apr 19, 2011 · 2 filings
  • Apr 19, 2011 · D · $788,374 sold of $2,288,374 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 1, 2011 · D · $225,000 sold of $225,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $788K from 9 investors (34% of the $2.29M target) as of the latest filing. Art is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Art Laffer — TX, 1 issuer, Oct 1, 2019 → Sep 28, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around Art 15

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

OC
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Person

Oliver C. Carmichael, III

Director, Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 8 other issuers

Oliver C. Carmichael, III is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

LR
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Person

Linda Rebrovick

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

RB
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Person

Regan Brown

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

MR
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Person

MARTIN A RENKIS

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

CN
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Person

Cameron Newton

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 13 other issuers

Cameron Newton is on 14 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

DM
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Person

Dan Marcum

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Dan Marcum is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MW
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Person

Matthew Wiltshire

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

MS
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Person

Michael D. Schmerling

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

JJ
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Person

John R. Jenkins

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

MS
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Person

Michael Stumpf

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

RP
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Person

Richard Perko

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

AM
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Person

Art McWilliams

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

MM
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Person

Michael Malone

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

CE
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Person

Cindy Everett

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

JR
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Person

JASON RITZEN

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Art Laffer. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 3 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Art Laffer by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 3 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Art Laffer is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in SMARTVUE CORP's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #303,212 of 374,652 in line (481 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

Tennessee Secretary of State business search ↗OpenCorporates ↗

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