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What you Need to Know to Build and Maintain your Team
Fee: Free for NYTECH members and sponsors. $20.00 for non-members.
Join the New York Technology Council for session 2 of our popular series Legal Essentials for Startups, a four-part program designed to provide principals of early-stage companies with a grounding in fundamental legal issues that can critically affect their likelihood of success. Each program will be delivered by a panel of attorneys drawn from large, mid-size and small law firms, all with extensive experience in both the subject matter of the series and the operations and concerns of startups and emerging growth companies. The goal of the series is to provide attendees with the tools necessary to spot significant legal issues and avoid some of the most common legal pitfalls that can create problems down the road, and to assist them in establishing solid foundations for their entrepreneurial ventures. These interactive sessions will have ample opportunity for Q&A and will be equally valuable for principals of existing companies and for entrepreneurs intending to start companies.
Session #2 - Staffing Smart: What you Need to Know to Build and Maintain your Team
In this session, we will focus on personnel issues facing start-up entities such as:
Employment agreements, including offer letters, intellectual property/work for hire agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements
Background checks (criminal and credit)
Immigration issues, including temporary visa and Green Card sponsorship
Employee classification issues (employee/independent contractor and exempt/nonexempt)
Considerations for selection of members of boards of directors and advisory boards
Compensation issues, including equity and option grants, and vesting provisions
Doors open at 6:00PM for networking, program starts at 6:30PM. Light food and beverage will be served.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Roy Salins, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Roy Salins's practice is devoted to representing management in all areas of labor and employment law, with a primary focus on litigation defense and providing clients with practical, day-to-day advice and counseling. Roy represents clients across a diverse set of industries such as entertainment and media, financial services, education, retail, and manufacturing.
Ethan Kaufman, Partner, Fragomen LLP
Ethan is a partner resident in Fragomen's New York office. His practice is limited to Immigration and Nationality law. During his 25 years with the firm, Ethan has been lead engagement partner for major corporate clients and has overseen all aspects of employment-based immigration including the full range of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, naturalization and citizenship issues, compliance concerns, policy development and program management. His clients have encompassed investors, emerging businesses, middle market and Fortune 500 and 100 corporations across diverse industries including financial services, technology, consulting, professional services, biotech, fashion and design, consumer goods, sports, entertainment, healthcare and universities. Ethan was responsible for opening the firm's office in Dallas and managing the practice for nearly eight years. He also has won election to the firm's national Executive Committee for nearly a decade.
Jerry Spiegel, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit LLP
Jerrold B. Spiegel chairs the Technology, Digital Media & Privacy Practice Group.
He has advised clients involved with computer-based media and online services since 1985. In addition to technology-related intellectual property law, Mr. Spiegel also co-chairs the firm's Corporate and Finance Group, helping early and mid-stage media, technology and innovative companies organize and reorganize, structure entrepreneurial ventures, engage in M&A activities, and access financing.
Mr. Spiegel represents online services, apps and software publishing clients, media and media services clients, alternative energy clients, fine restaurants, food and beverage clients, conference and event companies, and retail products and services clients among others.
Paul Ellis, Principal, Paul Ellis Law Group
Paul Ellis is the principal of a six-lawyer firm, Paul Ellis Law Group LLC, and is a founding board member of the New York Technology Council (NYTECH) and leads NYTECH's bi-monthly series of legal events. He has represented companies ranging from start-ups to multinationals, as well as funds and individual and institutional investors. Mr. Ellis counsels on issues including formation, early-stage financing, joint venture and strategic partnering relationships, employment, equity plans, mergers and acquisitions, and, together with his colleagues, protection and licensing of intellectual property. Beyond the software/internet/IT industries, he has practiced in industries including telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, banking, real estate, consumer products and entertainment.
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