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
- Intellectual Property
- Securities Regulation
- Employee Benefits & Compensation
- Labor & Employment
- Real Estate & Leasing
- Tax
- Privacy & Data Security
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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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.