30th Annual Business Law Seminar 2019: Structuring a New Business—Protecting the Founders and Attracting Investors (USB Seminar)

MCLE Credits: 4.0
Ethics Credits Included: 0.0

MCLE Credit:	4.0 (Ethics: 0.0)
Live-Interactive Credit:	0.0
Price:	$199 - USB with electronic materials $229 - USB plus printed materials (includes electronic materials)
Available Through:	3/31/2022

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A pre-recorded video replay of the March 2019 live seminar, 30th Annual Business Law.

Topics covered include:

The optimal means for organizing a new entity
Methods for assigning equity in the business
Legal aspects of raising capital

Cosponsored with the Business Law Section of the Virginia State Bar

This seminar is designed to provide business lawyers with an update on the legal and business considerations in structuring the ownership, governance, and capitalization of startup and emerging companies. The presenters include small- and large-firm attorneys experienced in choice of entity, founder and employee equity terms, and venture capital financings.

Among the practice forms provided in the written materials will be:

Corporation Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
LLC Articles of Organization and Operating Agreements
Option Agreement and Share Award Agreement
Inventions Assignment and Non-Disclosure Agreement
Investor Rights Agreement
Convertible Note, Warrant, and Simple Agreement for Equity (SAFE)

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COURSE TOPICS

Update on Corporate and LLC Organizational Practice and Forms
Tom Hicks

Corporation and LLC differences
Virginia Code refresher
Organizational document best practices
Fiduciary duties; indemnification, and insurance
Noteworthy Delaware vs. Virginia differences

Dividing the Pie: Founder and Employee Equity and Related Agreements
Julia Kovacs, Cathryn Le Regulski

Trends in founder equity ownership
Employee equity and option awards
Employment, consulting, and covenants agreements
Equity plan securities law exemptions

Trends in Venture Capital—From Seed and Angels to “Series A”
Matt Clary, Debbie Froling

Update on federal and state securities laws and practice pointers
Convertible Notes, SAFEs, and Equity (Common and Preferred)
Formation and capital-raising pitfalls to avoid
Company cap table and recordkeeping best practices

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FACULTY

Matthew A. Clary, III, Law Offices of Matthew A. Clary / Fairfax
Deborah S. Froling, Kutak Rock LLP / Washington, DC
C. Thomas Hicks, III, Offit Kurman / Tysons
Steven J. Keeler, McGuireWoods LLP / Charlottesville
Julia T. Kovacs, DLA Piper LLP (US) / Washington, DC
Cathryn Le Regulski, DLA Piper LLP (US) / Reston
Clare M. Lewis, McGuireWoods LLP / Charlottesville