How To Avoid The Top 10 Legal Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Business
March 5 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am MST
Virtual Event
Location/Localización: Online on Zoom
Language/Lingua: English
About the Event
When a business owner is attempting to grow his or her company, legal issues are often put on the back burner. The natural focus is on hiring talented employees, securing customers, and generating revenue. Unfortunately, failing to do some basic legal planning can result in costly mistakes, impaired growth, and even the untimely collapse of the company.
Snell & Wilmer partner Brian J. Burt will discuss how to avoid critical legal mistakes that can destroy your business.
Topics for this complimentary program will include:
- Protecting your corporate shield and your personal assets
- Why you must have a shareholders or “buy/sell” agreement
- Raising capital…legally
- Protecting your valuable intellectual property
- Managing key employee issues
- Reducing the risk of litigation
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Meet the Speaker
Brian Burt
Brian J. Burt - Partner and Chair of Emerging Business Group at Snell & Wilmer. He has been selected for inclusion on the Best Lawyers In America®, Arizona's Finest Lawyers, and Southwest Super Lawyers® - Southwest Rising Stars lists.
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm, with over 500 attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the United States and Mexico.
For over 26 years, Brian has advised entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies in all stages of development, from formation to liquidity.
He has extensive experience in corporate formation, reorganization and governance; private equity and debt financing; shareholder/owner relations, buyouts and disputes; employment and consulting agreements; employee incentive programs; general contract negotiation; supplier/manufacturing agreements; securities regulation; technology transfer and licensing; joint ventures and strategic alliances; fund formation; cloud computing; corporate asset protection and succession planning; and mergers and acquisitions.
Having previously founded, raised capital for, and run his own company, Brian brings a “real world” perspective to his practice.
He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he served as Managing Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.
Brian’s complete bio can be found at: http://www.swlaw.com/attorneys/brian_burt.