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Private company clients frequently ask us about granting compensatory stock options to their founders, employees and other service providers, including board members, consultants and advisors. Options and other equity awards...more
Founding a successful company is enormously difficult. An oft-cited statistic is that 75% of venture-backed start-ups fail, a percentage that is probably both understated and fails to consider all the companies that never...more
As we’ve noted in a previous article, the Y Combinator-hosted SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) has become the investment contract of choice for startup companies that have already attracted investors. However, the...more
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is the self-designated flagship trade association of the venture capital (VC) industry. Its primary mission includes promoting consistency and efficiency in VC financing...more
In West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Company, the Delaware Court of Chancery invalidated a set of approval rights contained in a stockholder agreement as facially in conflict with Section 141(a) of the...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the 2023 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year In Review. In 2023, the Delaware courts issued many decisions addressing an array of important topics, including director and officer...more
I. INTRODUCTION - (i) Our law firm - & DE BANDT is a law firm with a multidisciplinary approach and a focus on complex litigation. It addresses legal issues within the European economy that are driven by digital...more
Lorsqu’un travailleur spécialisé en technologie se joint à une société en démarrage, un marché intervient habituellement entre eux, aux termes duquel l’employé accepte de toucher un salaire réduit en échange d’une...more
When a tech worker joins a startup, the two sides usually strike a bargain in which the employee accepts a reduced salary in exchange for an interest in the company’s equity. This bargain is vital to the success of venture...more
American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) is suing Fearless Fund Management LLC (a black women-run company) for claims of racial discrimination and violations of Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Civil Rights...more
Emerging companies formed outside the United States may want to redomicile their businesses to the United States to, among other things, enhance their fundraising prospects. U.S. venture capital investors often require...more
This article is one in a series of articles explaining various terms commonly seen in term sheets issued by venture capital funds. We give example language based on the commonly referenced National Venture Capital Association...more
History is often written by reference to “before” and “after.” In this blog, we posit that “before” refers to the “bull market” that ended in January 2022, and “after” refers to everything that – happened, is happening, and...more
The private markets are notorious for their outdated (or non-existent) technology stacks. However, a new era of innovation may finally unwind years of risk-avoidant behavior that has slowed technology adoption across the...more
In this issue of The Informed Board, we discuss how companies can position themselves as merger reviews grow lengthier and more difficult, and we explain the legal framework for NFTs so directors can provide informed...more
The Delaware Supreme Court recently decided that an agreement (sometimes referred to as a “drag along”) to waive prospectively statutory appraisal rights is fully enforceable against the common stockholders who made such...more
World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more
There a lot of matters to consider when a European company decides it wants to open operations in the U.S., and one common structure for doing so is anecdotally known as a “flip”—inserting a U.S. corporation above a European...more