Founder Legal Boot Camps


In Orrick’s two-day Founder Legal Boot Camp (FLBC) events, we equip aspiring founders with what they need to avoid common legal pitfalls and succeed in their fundraising and scaling efforts.

New: We’re excited to announce the expansion of Orrick’s acclaimed Greenhouse program as a new, integral component of our FLBCs. This will bring behind-closed-doors coaching tailored to the German market to a select group of fundraising deeptech teams, including the rare opportunity to trial-pitch in front of real U.S. venture capital investors. Participation is free of charge and exclusive to FLBC attendees who are at the right stage for this level of coaching. We’ll reach out directly to the FLBC participants of the next events with details on how to apply. Learn more

We share lessons learned from working with countless start-ups and focus on, amongst others:

  • founder equity split and setting-up the company,
  • start-up financing (convertible loan and equity financing),
  • employee participation programs (virtual and equity-based),
  • tax pitfalls,
  • data privacy must haves,
  • IP must haves for university spin-offs,
  • employment law must haves,
  • U.S./German holding structures/flips, and
  • Case studies for AI business models.

This FLBC series is organized by Orrick together with some of Germany's most renowned technical and entrepreneurial universities' initiatives, in particular RWTH Innovation, WHU Entrepreneurship Center, TUM Venture Labs (Munich and Heilbronn), KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Stuttgart Transfer Center (TRACES) and BRYCK Startup Alliance.

Participation is free of charge.

View an overview of upcoming events and topics.

If you would like to attend, you can register via the links on the event pages below. Please note that only those who have registered and whose participation has been confirmed can attend.

 

Upcoming Edition(s)

Founder Legal Boot Camp
2026 Southwest Edition

March.06.2026 – March.07.2026 | KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology or Remote via Zoom

Together with KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Stuttgart Transfer Center (TRACES) and TUM Venture Labs (Munich and Heilbronn), Orrick will bring the 10th edition of it's Founder Legal Boot Camp to the Southwest - in cooperation with RWTH Innovation and WHU Entrepreneurship Center.

Founder Legal Boot Camp
2026 Munich Edition

June.12.2026 – June.13.2026 | TUM Technical University of Munich or Remote via Zoom

Together with TUM Venture Labs, Orrick will bring the 11th edition of it's Founder Legal Boot Camp to Munich - in cooperation with RWTH Innovation and WHU Entrepreneurship Center.

Founder Legal Boot Camp
2026 Rhine/Ruhr Edition

September.11.2026 – September.12.2026 | Orrick Düsseldorf or Remote via Zoom

This is the 12th edition of Orrick's Founder Legal Boot Camp, in cooperation with WHU, RWTH Innovation, TUM Venture Labs and BRYCK Startup Alliance.