10,000 Startups: Legal Strategies for Startup Success

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This week we talk with Randy Lieberman about R&D tax credits. Even startups that pay no income tax can reduce their payroll taxes by claiming this credit. In that way it is a sort of hidden treasure. Randy is at:

Randall S. Lieberman 
email: [email protected]
mobile: 214.280.9227
site: https://earnd.co

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Jared Hanley, Principal
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Jared Hanley is a Principal with Brereton, Hanley and Company. He heads Brereton’s industry research effort. Mr. Hanley has 15 plus years of investment banking and consulting experience with a broad base of capital raising and mergers and acquisition experience.


Prior to joining Brereton, Mr. Hanley was an analyst with Lehman Brothers, Salomon Smith Barney and Wedbush Morgan Securities, serving regional and national clients in a variety of industries. He has also developed expertise in financial modeling and business valuation. Mr. Hanley has advised on over 50 middle-market transactions totaling over $900M in value.


Mr. Hanley has a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Cognitive Science, both from Yale University. He is a FINRA registered securities principal and also a level two candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst Program.

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Soyeun Choi esq and Roger Royse discuss the inbound flip transaction for companies moving into the United States from another country

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Our guest this week is Patri Freidman of Pronomos Capital. Patri is well known for the Seasteading Institute which established autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation. Pronomous is using the lessons of Silicon Valley to create a new model for urban development where the city is the product, working with countries to create new communities that seek - through good governance - to emulate the economic success of Dubai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Singapore.  https://www.pronomos.vc/

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Ryne Miller is the Founder and Managing Partner of Miller Strategic Partners LLP and former general counsel of FTX US. Based in New York City, Ryne has prior experience as a senior U.S. financial markets regulator, a seasoned trading and markets regulatory counsel to major global financial institutions, and a general counsel for a U.S. financial services and digital assets business. We spoke today about developments in the securities laws around tokens and digital assets, recent SEC actions and the future of crypto.

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This week's episode explores the issue of personal liability for the owners (and others) of corporations and LLCs and how you can avoid going down with the ship if your startup fails.  Tracy Duplantier is a practice area specialist with Lexis Nexis and has a lot to say about the court doctrine of ignoring corporate legal structures in imposing liability aka piercing the corporate veil claims. The link for the materials is at https://legal.lexisnexis.com/smartstartup

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Andrew Pannell is a partner in the Investment Management Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s London office. His practice focuses on advising venture capital, private equity and corporate clients on venture and growth capital transactions

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Kevin Crisp is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Orange County office.

Kevin’s practice covers a range of commercial litigation matters, including corporate fiduciary duty, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy matters, as well as all manner of business torts and contract disputes. A banker before he was a lawyer, Kevin thrives in matters involving finance and accounting.

Kevin also represents clients involved in government investigations and homeowners’ association disputes.

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Eric Goldman is a Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute and Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate. Professor Goldman focuses on Internet Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Advertising & Marketing Law.

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Why should a startup founder care about estate planning and why should they start early? Attorney John Martin discusses the importance of early estate planning and tehe tools available to avoid probate costs and minimize transfer taxes.  John C. Martin, Esq. is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization. As an estate planning specialist, John assists clients in establishing living trusts; transferring wealth to the next generation; providing for the protection of minor and adult beneficiaries; devising action plans to manage business, health or financial affairs in the event of incapacity; and handling trust and estate litigation matters. https://johncmartinlaw.com/