Emerging Companies
Emerging Companies
Hanson Bridgett provides emerging-growth companies with advice and counsel that allows entrepreneurs to devote their full attention to launching, running, and scaling their business. We act as strategic legal advisors to our clients from the earliest stages of forming their business, to negotiating venture capital financings and other strategic transactions, and everyday legal issues that arise in running a business.
In addition, our interdisciplinary and team-oriented approach provides our clients with expertise in areas such as:
- Corporate Governance
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New Corporate Transparency Act Filing Deadline Looms
The last nationwide preliminary injunction has been lifted and FinCEN has now set March 21, 2025, as new filing deadline for most companies to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act.
Updates to Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadlines
FINCEN Updates to Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadlines with most deadlines extended until mid-Januray 2025
January 1, 2025 Corporate Transparency Act Filing Deadline Reinstated by 5th Circuit
The 5th Circuit stayed a nationwide injunction barring enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), reinstating requirements for reporting companies to disclose information about beneficial owners to FinCEN, with filing deadlines varying by incorporation date, with most companies having a deadline of January 1, 2025, as part of efforts to enhance transparency and combat financial crimes.
Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act as Filing Deadline Draws Near
On December 3, 2024, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the US Treasury department from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act also known as the CTA.
Corporate Transparency Act: Is Your Company Exempt From Reporting?
The Corporate Transparency Act will require at least 32.6 million companies to register the company and its beneficial owners with FinCEN in 2025. This article discusses in brief the Act’s requirements and the qualifications of certain available exemptions from registration.
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Ruling Regarding Multi-Class Votes
Delaware Supreme Court held that where a company has a multi-class capital structure, a separate class stockholder vote is not required to amend the corporate charter to adopt officer exculpation provisions because such an amendment does not “alter or change the powers, preferences, or special rights” of such classes adversely.
Hanson Bridgett Reps OnSight Technology in Seed Financing
September 19, 2023 (Sacramento, CA) – Hanson Bridgett LLP recently represented client OnSight Technology, a leading robotics and computer vision company for the photovoltaics (PV) solar industry, in its Series Seed Financing. Early-stage venture capital firm Moneta Ventures led the round, with Stäubli, the global market leader in solar connections, robotics and industrial automation, joining as a strategic investor and board member. Previous investor Sacramento-based Growth Factory also participated in the round.
Negotiating VC Term Sheets in a Recession
During a recession, founders need to weigh the benefit of receiving financing now vs. the potential chilling effect on future rounds of equity investment.
Impact Investing Term Sheets (Podcast)
Founder Traps: How Failing to Make an 83(b) Election Can Kill You (Almost)
Founder Traps: How Failing to Make an 83(b) Election Can Kill You (Almost)