Contact: President Jiarui Li / ljrluck@gmail.com
Presenter: Michael E. Slipsky
In this presentation, five major topics that relate to the life cycle of a typical start-up business will be discussed: Entity Formation; Early-Stage Capital Raising; Employee Issues; Business Contract Issues; and Mergers & Acquisitions.
First, the topic about various kinds of limited liability entities that a business owner may select and why conducting business through a limited liability entity is an important means of protecting the owner’s personal assets will be addressed. Also, the questions such as where to form the entity and how professional licensing laws can impact entity formation, governance and ownership will be addressed.
Second, the discussion of capital raising will introduce basic principles of securities law compliance and how early-stage companies typically address them. Also, a summary overview of a typical private securities offering will be provided.
Third, although employee issues could easily be the topic of an entire presentation, a high-level discussion of some employment-related issues that frequently arise for early-stage companies will be provided. These include the concept of at-will employment, the enforceability (or lack thereof) of covenants not-to-compete, and incentive compensation plans.
Fourth, once a business is up and running, it will frequently need to enter into contracts with its customers, vendors, service providers, landlords and joint venture partners. A number of issues that arise in the course of negotiating these kinds of business contracts will be discussed, including appropriate risk allocation provisions, anti-assignment and change-of-control clauses, personal guarantees and the potential importance of so-called “boilerplate” provisions.
Finally, what is oftentimes the end of a successful business’ life cycle—the sale of the business to an acquirer in an M&A transaction will be discussed. Topics to be discussed include common transaction and financial structures, a summary of a typical M&A acquisition agreement, an overview of the M&A process, and certain post-transaction issues.
Bio: Mike is an attorney in the Business Organizations group and has practiced with the firm since 2005. Mike focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions for companies across a broad range of industries. He represents buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. He also counsels clients on a variety of privacy and information security matters, including HIPAA compliance and data breach prevention and responses. Additionally, Mike advises clients on a broad range of corporate and securities matters, including corporate reorganizations and restructurings, commercial contracts, corporate governance, the formation and maintenance of business entities, and securities offerings. Prior to joining the firm, Mike practiced with Dechert LLP in its Philadelphia office.
Representative Experience
Publications
Recent Development, Flagging Accommodated Testing on the LSAT and MCAT: Necessary Protections of the Academic Standards of the Legal and Medical Communities, 82 N.C.L. Rev. 811 (2004)
Corporate Board “Best Practices” Post Disney, Atlantic In-House Monthly, October 2005
Prior Legal Experience
Prior to joining Poyner Spruill, Mike was an Associate with Dechert LLP in Philadelphia from 2004 to 2005.
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