A02 “Own the Deal”: A Panel on Venture Financing Transactions (2022CLC-A02) - Room 26

Monday, June 13, 2022

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

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 Business Law Track

Presented by the Young Lawyers Section

About the Program

This seminar draws upon the panelists’ broad transactional expertise in providing strategic legal and business advice to start-up and early-stage companies raising capital as well as in advising funds and investors in such investments to provide attendees with a comprehensive primer on venture financings and thoughtful and practical tips for junior lawyers on how to make a positive impact on the deal. The panelists will present on the foundations of venture capital financing transactions through a discussion on navigating common challenges to reach closing and will discuss, from their experiences, how best to aid clients in their funding efforts.

You Will Learn

•    Fundamental knowledge on the considerations for venture capital financings
•    Practical tips on being a “value-add” to the deal
•    The typical critical terms that should be focused on in a venture financing transaction
•    A general understanding of how venture capital financings are received in the market

CLE Credit

CLE Credit: 1.0 CT (General); 1.0 NY (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for transitional and non-transitional CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, or a fully interactive videoconference. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information about transitional and non-transitional courses, please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

Financial hardship information is available upon request.

 

Speakers

R.J. Kornhaas2 Robert J. Kornhaas
Wiggin and Dana LLP, Stamford

Sharad Samy1 Sharad Samy
General Counsel, Commonfund, Wilton

    
Adam Silverman2 Adam Silverman
Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven

Moderator

Jermaine Brookshire Jr2 Jermaine A. Brookshire, Jr.
Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven