(Webcast) Advising Startups in a Shifting Market

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Program Chair:

James C. Murray
ExSight Ventures

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• The global pandemic and economic recession have rapidly changed the fundraising landscape for startups and emerging companies. Join our panelists as they discuss how legal and economic terms in venture financing agreements have changed and strategies for advising clients amid current market conditions.

  Program Fee:
  $149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers
  Small Law Firm: $79 for Members

  Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2018-2020), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

• Mitchell Raab
  Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

  Matthew E. Foreman
  Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
  Michael Kurzer Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LL

• 10:00 am – 10:05 am
  Introductions and Program Overview

  10:05 am – 10:55 am
  Representing Venture Backed Companies in the time of COVID: Considerations and Practice Tips

  10:55 am – 11:00 am
  Break

  11:00 am – 11:55 am
  Practical Liability and Regulatory Implications: Industry Perspectives from Life Sciences/Healthcare, Fitness and Hospitality

  11:55 am – 12:00 pm
  Q&A

• New York: 2.0 Professional Practice
  New Jersey: 2.2 General
  California: 2.0 General
  Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• Sponsoring Association Committees:
  Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, James C. Murray, Chair
  Small Law Firm, Anne Wolfson, Chair

  Co-Sponsoring Organization:
  Small Law Firm Center

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org