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A Guide to Acquiring a Distressed Tech Company
by Daniel Lopez, Richard Smith and Douglas S. Mintz | May.27.2020
Orrick’s Daniel Lopez, Richard Vernon Smith and Doug Mintz co-authored an article in Forbes.
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SEC Provides Temporary Relief from Certain Regulation Crowdfunding Requirements in Response to COVID-19
by Albert Vanderlaan and Brian Bloomer | May.27.2020
On May 4, 2020, the SEC adopted temporary final rules, in light of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, that eased Regulation Crowdfunding ...
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OLNS #6 – Leading Tech Companies through a Downturn
May.25.2020
Downturns can be challenging for any company, but the current COVID-19 pandemic shows once more that the effects of such a crisis on start-ups can be ...
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Future Fund: FAQs
by Ylan Steiner, Janine Suttie and Heidi Wardle | May.22.2020
#TeamOrrick thanks the nearly 200 people who attended our webinar on the #FutureFund convertible loan notes. We tried to answer all of your ...
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Update on Japan’s FDI Regime:
518 Japanese Listed Companies
Now Designated as Core Restricted Businesses
by Hiroki Sugita, Sakon Kuramoto and Benjamin Miller | May.15.2020
After completion of the solicitation period for public comment on April 12, 2020, the amended ordinances prepared by the Japanese government to ...
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Acquiring a Distressed Private Technology Company – A Roadmap
by Daniel Lopez, Richard Smith and Douglas S. Mintz | May.13.2020
After years of sky-high valuations, private equity funds and strategics will have ample opportunity to buy technology companies at a discount in the ...
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Time to Review D&O Liability Protections in Distressed Private Companies
by Richard Smith and Sara Gates | May.13.2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the oversight and management skills of directors and officers (“D&Os”) of all businesses, especially lean private ...
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Financing a Distressed Private Company – De-Risking Inside Rounds
by Peter M. Lamb, Daniel Lopez and Zac Padgett | May.13.2020
During economic downturns, private technology companies often seek emergency funding from existing VC and growth equity investors.
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Life Sciences Snapshot - A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends
by Stephen Thau, Scott M. Iyama, Gregg Griner, Albert Vanderlaan and Blake Ilstrup | May.11.2020
The market meets COVID-19
Q1 2020
In this new series, our expert lawyers explore trends in venture investing across the life sciences sector.
Q1 2020
In this new series, our expert lawyers explore trends in venture investing across the life sciences sector.
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The Future Is Female: Three CEOs Build Legal Technology that Revolutionizes Law
May.08.2020
A conversation that explores the power of computational law, data, AI, collaboration, diversity and inclusion in advancing the legal industry.
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Updates on COVID-19 in Japan:
New Subsidies Available for SMEs
including Subsidiaries of
Non-Japanese Companies
by Hiroki Sugita and Benjamin Miller | May.02.2020
On April 30, 2020, Japan's Diet passed a 25.69 trillion yen (US$ 240-billion) supplemental budget for fiscal year 2020 to finance an emergency ...
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COVID-19 UK: Technology - Future Fund Scheme: Orrick Collaborates on Law Firm COVID-19 Task Force Advising HM Treasury on New Loan Package for Start-Ups - Update
by Ylan Steiner and Janine Suttie | April.20.2020
On 20 April 2020, the UK Government announced a new scheme to provide financing to UK start-ups and scale-ups, called the Future Fund.