Making Connections, Managing Risk in Startup Deals: A Visit to Boston Law Firm Mintz Levin
Xconomy.com
8/25/2009
Wade Roush
If you've seen from the inside how technology startups get created and funded, you know that law firms are involved at every step in the process. But to outside observers, it might be surprising just how central a role the attorneys can play - not just by helping entrepreneurs with incorporation papers and the other legal rigmarole of starting a business, but by connecting them with the right venture capital firms and making sure investments are structured fairly for both the founders and the venture funds. And while nobody likes to pay legal fees, a good outside attorney can literally save a company when things start to go south: an experienced firm can help straighten out founder-investor conflicts or line up emergency financing, for example.
In this article, "Making Connections, Managing Risk in Startup Deals: A Visit to Boston Law Firm Mintz Levin," published on August 25, 2009 on Xconomy.com, Wade Roush chronicles his visit to Mintz Levin with attorneys Tom Burton and Lewis Geffen.
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