UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Exclusive India Affiliate
Capitalizing Opportunity Evolving Business – Role of
Legal Counsel
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
2
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Do you have an enterprising idea?
Capitalize the Opportunity
Pre-formation StrategyGetting StartedThe Road Ahead
Got an IDEA ?
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
3
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Capitalizing OpportunitiesLegal Strategies for Business
Choice of Entity
Funding Options
Building your Team
Protecting your IPR
Contracts
Compliance
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
4
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Choice of Entity
Private Company
Public Company
LLP
Partnership
Proprietorship
India U.S.
LLC
Limited Partnership
General Partnership
Sole Proprietorship
Corporations –
C Corps & S Corps
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
5
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Funding Options
Bootstrapping
Friends and Family
Term Sheets – Angels and VCs
Finance Structuring - Equity, Debt, Convertibles
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
6
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Building your Team
Founders’ Contracts
Employment Contracts
ESOPs
Employees vs Contractors
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
7
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Protect your IPR
Trademarks
Registration• Advisory• Searches• Registration strategies• Replies and registrations
Copyrights
Patents
Industrial Designs
Post Registration• Renewals• Oppositions• Prevent unauthorized users• Protection against Passing-off• Licensing, assignment and royalty
matters
IPR Protection• Oppositions• Prevent unauthorized users and action
against the unauthorized users• Protection against Passing-off actions
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
8
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Contracts
Structuring and Negotiating
Key Provisions
Evaluation of Risk and Exposure
Exit Options
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
9
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Compliance
Corporate
Labour
Tax
Other
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
10
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Going Global
Identify Entry Strategies – Organic vs Acquisition
Mobility of Work Force
Tax Structuring
Compliance
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
11
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Law 2.0Evolving role of Legal Counsel
Advocacy
The Business Partner
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
12
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Role of Legal Counsel
Private Equity/VCsPrivate Equity/VCs
LitigationLitigationCompliancesCompliances
IPR ProtectionIPR Protection
StrategiesStrategies
Business and Legal Advisory
Business and Legal Advisory
Corporate GovernanceCorporate GovernanceEntry and Growth Strategies
Entry and Growth Strategies
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
13
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
UNIVERSAL LEGALATTORNEYS AT LAW
14
29th July 2010
TiE BBB Session, Mumbai
Contact Us THE CHUGH FIRM
Inderpreet Sawhney,
Senior Partner,
Silicon Valley
U.S Locations
*Los Angeles *New Jersey *Atlanta *Silicon Valley
India Locations
* Bangalore *Chennai *New Delhi *Mumbai *Chandigarh
UNIVERSAL LEGAL
Sharanya G Ranga
Partner in charge
Mumbai
Recommended
