Private Exits: Mergers & Acquisitions - Kevin Cooper, Cooley LLP
On episode 7, we speak to Kevin Cooper, a partner at Cooley’s New York City Office, about the mergers & acquisitions practice area, what an acquisition & sale process looks like, and the types of is...
3 Aug 202249min
Growing Pains: The In-House Perspective - Josh Beser, Wilson Sonsini LLP
On episode 6, we speak to Josh Beser, a partner at Wilson Sonsini’s New York office about the General Counsel’s role. We learn about the types of legal issues that general counsels help founders navig...
28 Jul 202253min
Growing Pains: Sepideh Mousakhani, Cooley LLP
On episode 5, we speak to Sepideh Mousakhani, a partner at Cooley’s Palo Alto office about the types of growing pains and challenges that founders tend to face as they build their startups from early ...
20 Jul 202247min
Representing Venture Capital - Robin Painter, Proskauer Rose LLP & Sarah Reed, RA Capital Management
On episode 4, we speak to Robin Painter, a partner of Proskauer Rose & Sarah Reed, general counsel of RA Capital Management, about what representing venture capital funds and their General Partners (G...
13 Jul 20221h 3min
Financing the Vision: Raising Capital - Becki Degraw, Wilson Sonsini LLP
On episode 3, we speak to Becki Degraw, a partner at Wilson Sonsini’s SOMA office, about raising capital at a startup’s pre-financing rounds, its later preferred equity financing rounds, devices for r...
7 Jul 202247min
Protecting the Idea: Intellectual Property - Christopher Higgins, Orrick LLP
On episode 2, we speak to Christopher Higgins, a partner at Orrick’s Washington D.C. office, about patents, Intellectual Property (IP), copyright, trade secrets, what types of IP considerations founde...
29 Jun 202246min
Birth of an Idea: Company Formation - Jeff Laretto, Cooley LLP
On episode 1, we speak to Jeff Laretto, a partner at Cooley’s New York City office, about the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice area, how it differs from other corporate practice ar...
22 Jun 202245min
Introducing The HLEP Podcast
A series on lawyering throughout the corporate life cycle and legal trends in emerging industries. Follow and connect with us at our LinkedIn and Instagram More on HLEP at clinics.law.harvard.edu/hlep
16 Jun 20222min
