For entrepreneurs, financing is the primary and most pressing concern. That’s because without sufficient funding, it’s almost impossible to launch and run a successful business. And many of the people starting these new ventures are new to the business world and they are often unaware of the various securities laws that apply when acquiring funding.
Startup Financing
Just watch an episode of Shark Tank and you will see how desperate entrepreneurs are for funding.
In this course, attorney Gary J. Ross will teach you about the different rounds of startup financing and offer legal and practical suggestions when your entrepreneur clients are raising funds from their family & friends, angel investors and venture capital funds. Gary will mainly discuss the various rounds of financing, the advantages & disadvantages of different forms of financing, the securities laws that are relevant to each round of financing and the key terms that are negotiated between startups and their investors. To access the course please click here: Legal Issues in Financing for Startup Companies.
Gary will cover:
- The seed stage of funding in-depth
- Accredited & non-accredited investors
- Convertible promissory notes
- Regulation A+
- Crowdfunding regulations
- Convertible preferred stock
- The term sheet
- IPOs
Gary J. Ross focuses his practice on securities law, venture capital and private equity, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Mr. Ross represents private companies (at all stages), including those exploring blockchain/cryptocurrency opportunities, as well as angel investors and investment funds.
This CLE course is offered in the following states:
- Alaska (AK)
- Arizona (AZ)
- California (CA)
- Connecticut (CT)
- District of Columbia (DC)
- Illinois (IL)
- Maryland (MD)
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Michigan (MI)
- Missouri (MO)
- New Hampshire (NH)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New York (NY)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- South Dakota (SD)
Attorney Credits offers CLE for attorneys in New York and around the country. For more information about CLE in New York please click the following link: NY CLE.