Join us for short presentations on 2 important universal topics: pitching by Joy Montgomery and public relations by Grant Draper. Our panelists will hit the high points and provide you with the basics for positioning your startup company for success.

Join us for a one hour webinar as our panel of entrepreneurs discuss the future of the film industry, current trends in entertainment technology and opportunities in the new and growing industry of Film Tech

Please join us for an online discussion of various state tax issues for companies and individuals doing business in California. Our panelists will cover recent developments in California income and sales tax, tax credits and incentives, multi-state tax issues for technology companies and state residency planning for individuals.

Financial and legal mistakes go hand in hand and often overlap. This interactive "conversation" between a CFO and an attorney will shed light upon these common mistakes, as well as provide solutions for avoiding common pitfalls. This webinar is geared towards current and future executives at startups, financial and legal advisors of startups, and students considering starting their own businesses.

Lisa Chapman and Satya Narayan of the Royse Law Firm will provide an overview of federal and state laws relating to trade secrets, with an emphasis on practical solutions to prevent the theft of company trade secrets by employees and competitors and avoid being liable for trade secret theft.

In this age of information overload, companies must make smart decisions about which documents to retain, and when and how to retain them. Lisa Chapman, Esq. of the Royse Law Firm will provide an overview of legal and practical considerations that should inform your documentation policy.

Sara Rauchwerger joins Roger Royse at Royse Law Firm in Palo Alto to lead a workshop on investor pitches.

Satya Narayan, a top attorney in the field of intellectual property and commercial transactions at the Royse Law Firm, will share her wealth of knowledge on NDA missteps and surprises and some real life examples of the not so "boilerplate" NDAs.

In 2010, Congress passed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to address underreporting of income held by US taxpayers in foreign accounts. FATCA will basically require foreign financial institutions to either agree to provide the IRS with information about its US account holders or be subject to withholding taxes on their US source income.

When Dorothy was in the haunted forest, she famously feared lions and tiger and bears. That often is the way many of us feel about the courthouse, arbitration and mediation - three scary alternatives. If anything, the legal process is becoming more challenging. We have invited a leading judge, arbitrator and mediator - no wizards - to help guide you through the process to determine which forum is best for you depending on your needs.