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Start SmartWhat Start-Ups Should Know (and How to Tell Them) About Choice of Entity, Owners' Agreements, and FundingDate: Wednesday, June 24, 2009Format: Teleconference and Live Audio WebcastDuration: 90 minutes |
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1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern |
12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central |
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Mountain |
10:00 AM-11:30 AM Pacific |
Program Description
This “how to” program will approach start-ups from the attorney’s perspective, offering strategies to identify and resolve key issues facing founders and investors, and navigating the increasingly rough waters of financing new and emerging businesses.
Topics include:
- Choosing the right form of entity, including current uses of LLCs, subsidiaries, off-shore entities and “VC-friendly” structures
- Identifying emerging tax considerations in organizing the business, structuring the ownership and funding operations, including an update on the use of "carried interests" to compensate partners and LLC members
- Best practices in provisions and owners’ agreements to manage conflicts among various constituents, create exit strategies and protect business assets
- Raising capital (the right way), and a discussion of recent trends in venture finance, project finance, angel investors and stimulus/government grant and loan programs
COURSE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
Program Faculty
Program Moderator
Erik L. Kantz, Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Chicago, IL
Program Faculty
Jean L. Batman, Legal Venture Counsel, Inc., San Francisco, CA
L. Andrew Immerman, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA
Eric Koester, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Seattle, WA
CLE Credit
1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states/1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute states have been requested in states accrediting ABA teleconferences and live audio webcasts.*
NY-licensed attorneys: This non-transitional CLE program has been approved for experienced NY-licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.5 total NY CLE credits.
The following states accept ABA teleconferences for CLE credit:
AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KY, LA, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.
*States currently not accrediting ABA teleconferences: DE, IN, PA, KS, OH
Registration Options
Individual Online Registration
Register by Phone800.285.2221
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Eastern
Event Code: CET9SSW
Source Code: TCE9ISSW1
Register by Mail Tuition
$125 Section of Business Law and General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division Members
$150 ABA Members
$175 General Public
$75 Each additional registrant using the same phone line
$115 Government Employees, Academics
$25 Law Students
All participants must register for the program.
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Purchase the Recording
Pre-order the Audio CD PackagePre-order through the ABA Web Store or call 800.285.2221. Refer to product code CET09SSWC. Ready to ship approximately two weeks after the program.
