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Get Up and Go: Navigating Startup Issues
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Key Beginning Documents: Founders’ Agreements, Seed Financing, Convertible Notes and SAFEs
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Legal Issues for Forming a Global Start-up
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Making a Clean Start: Avoiding Common Legal Mistakes Made by Life Science Entrepreneurs
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Economic Development & Investment Group’s Small Business Toolkit: Mobilizing for Equality
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Paycheck Protection Program - Round 2: Key Considerations for Businesses Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act
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Part 2: Understanding the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program
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Open for Business: Your Startup and Government Contracts
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CFIUS Concerns in Life Science Investment and Venture Capital Transactions
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CARES Act: Key Takeaways for the Technology Industry
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Spending Bill Revives Paycheck Protection Program for US Small Businesses
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Debt Financing for Early-Stage Ventures
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Evolving Market Terms for Venture Capital Investments: Trade Association Updates Standards, New Jersey Lawyer
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Get an Edge: Understanding Seed Financing Terms and Structures
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50-50 Startups: Introduction to Key Legal and Financing Basics
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Know Your Next Steps - Later Stage/Preferred Stock Financing
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Making the Most of Your Round – Preferred Stock Financing Topics
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Negotiating a JDA Term Sheet or Partnership Agreement as Part of CVC Financing
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Preparing a Venture Capital Term Sheet
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Raising Capital During this Unique Time in History
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Structuring Venture Capital Financing: Amended NVCA Model Agreements
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Angel Investing as a Funding Source
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How to Become Touched by an Angel
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Making Angel Investing a Win-Win Experience
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Early Stage Planning in Privately-Held US Life Sciences Companies
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Bank Partnerships with & Investments in Fintech Companies
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Seed Financing Structures for Digital Health Companies
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AI in Hiring and Recruiting
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Building a Team – Employee Onboarding
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Risk and Reward: International Tax, Employment and Immigration Considerations in Engaging Contractors in Tech
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Strategies for Success: The Importance of Workplace Culture in Tech
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What’s in it for the Team and Me? Discussing Your Company’s Equity Compensation
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Computer-Implemented Inventions in Biotechnology and Healthcare, Patentability from European and US Perspective
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Patents for MedTech AI: Opportunities and Pitfalls
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Strengthening Design Patent Portfolios: Strategies for Medical Device Companies
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IP Landscape of AI Hardware Startups
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Open Source Software: Risks and Rewards
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Patents and Copyright and AI: Key Issues
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Patent and Trade Secret Protections for Inventions that Use AI Background in Artificial Intelligence
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Protecting Your IP and Cybersecurity Issues for Your Startup
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Ready for Launch – Protecting Your IP
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CFIUS and Other Considerations with Foreign Investors
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Cross-Border Issues: Compliance, Employment, and What Could Possibly Go Wrong in M&A Transactions
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Making the Most of Cross-Border Deals in an Era of Heightened Regulatory Risk
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M&A Considerations within CFIUS & Trade Regulation
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M&A Practice in the UK and the US: A Comparison (And Some Observations on the Impact of COVID-19)
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Don’t Let COVID-19 Kill Your Deal, CFO Magazine
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Get the Facts on SPACs
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Getting to the Heart of It: The Anatomy of an M&A Transaction
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Impact of the Paycheck Protection Program on M&A Transactions
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Issues to Consider in a New Venture Spin-Out
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Key Issues in Tech M&A
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M&A and Investment into AI Companies
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M&A Academy: M&A Considerations Across the Ever-Changing Life Sciences Landscape
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Navigating PPP Loans in M&A Transactions
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Technology in M&A Transactions – What Parties Care About When Buying and Selling Technology
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What You Need to Know About M&A and Investing in AI
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AI in Digital Advisory Offerings: Regulatory Considerations
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Biden-Harris Administration Takes on Digital Asset Regulation
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How Do the New CFIUS Regulations Affect My Technology Company?
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National Security-Related Considerations When Investing in US Companies
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Recent Developments in European FDI Laws and Their Impact on Technology Companies
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Software As a Medical Device: US FDA Regulatory and Legal Framework
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The New CFIUS Regulations: What Happens after February 13th? - Part 1
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The New CFIUS Regulations: What Happens after February 13th? - Part 2
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AI and Data Privacy
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Cyberinsurance: Is Your Company Covered
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Privacy and Data Security Issues in M&A Transactions
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Understand Your Cyberthreats: Key Considerations in Your Company’s Cybersecurity
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Your IT Infrastructure and Systems – Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
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Early Stage Commercial Agreements
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Understanding University Licensing
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Corporate Venture Capital Investments in US Startups (Part 1): Fund Formation and Investment Structures
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Corporate Venture Capital Investments in US Startups (Part 2): Getting the Deal Done: Key Terms and Considerations
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Corporate Venture Capital Trends
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M&A and CVCs: Navigating the Sell-Side M&A Process from a CVC Perspective
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
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Bias Issues and AI
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Investment Opportunities and Historical Risks in the EV Charging Market
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Legal Profession
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What’s Driving the Future of Asia’s Tech Scene: Key Trends and Regulatory Updates
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Corporate Venture Capital Trends
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Making an Impact – Legal Considerations for ESG and Equality Investing
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Market Trends Impacting Fintech
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Maximizing the Value of Medical Device Innovations
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TMT in the DMV: Key Considerations for Your Telecom Business
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