YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.
Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
Mistake #2 : not buttoning-down IP ownership issues (at 10:20). you want to form a Delaware corporation. Mistake #2: Not Buttoning-Down IP Ownership Issues. CA exception – CA Labor Code Section 2870: (i) different space, (ii) not using employer’s facilities and (iii) idea/IP is not based upon work done for employer.
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Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
Prior to the event, I conducted a legal workshop entitled “The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make,” which I have uploaded below.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? How to manage costs - One of the biggest frustrations that people have with lawyers are unexpected costs. They want to lock in future clients at an early stage.
Gust
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Form a legal entity to operate the business (we’ll use a Delaware corporation as an example for Newco). Determine the allocation of equity among co-founders, early employees or other service providers, and future contributors as applicable, as well as the vesting schedule , if any, that will apply. Appoint Newco’s initial Board of Directors.
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