Workshop: Business Planning

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Examines legal and business issues lawyers face in representing a business organization in its early stages of development. Topics covered include: (1) selecting the appropriate organizational form for the start-up business, (2) addressing control issues and the particular concerns associated with having minority owners, (3) financing the start-up business, (4) compensating employees, including through stock and stock options, (5) giving equity investors exit rights, and (6) addressing common ethical issues lawyers face in representing start-ups. Examines not only these principles and the theories behind them, but also studies how they function in practice, through the lens of hypothetical business transactions.