Workshop with Troutman Pepper | Friends, Family and Fools: Maximizing the Value of Your Early Investors

About the Workshop:

The first dollars your company takes in are often the riskiest - a bad deal can set you down a path riled with issues with capital, control, and problematic investors. This makes it imperative to not only ensure you are taking in the right amount of money for your company, but also the right type of money. Please join us for an in-depth discussion on how to avoid common pitfalls of early investment, and how to mitigate their effects when that isn't possible.

About the Facilitators

Rusty Close is a partner and one of the leaders of the firm's Emerging Company + Venture Capital practice. An experienced technology attorney, Rusty counsels companies on complex transactional and intellectual property matters.

Rusty advises a broad spectrum of clients, from startups and venture capital-backed businesses, to universities and higher education institutions, to publicly traded, global companies within the health informatics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other technology-driven sectors.

Jake McDonough concentrates his practice in the areas of venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. He advises startups and venture-backed companies throughout their growth cycle, including on issues related to incorporation, venture fundraising, corporate governance, commercial contracts, and M&A transactions. Jake also represents venture capital funds as they look to back promising high-growth emerging companies.

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