Washington, D.C. partner Thomas Hungar is the author of “INSIGHT: The SEC’s Failing Report Card on Regulatory Losses,” [PDF] published by Bloomberg Law on July 31, 2020.
Denver partners Beau Stark and Frederick Yarger and associate Graham Valenta are the authors of “Navigating the Battleground State,” [PDF] published by Oil and Gas Investor in its August 2020 issue.
Paris associate Alexis Downe is the author of “Séparer et rapprocher… Voyage au pays des comparatistes” [PDF] published by Jurisprudence – Revue critique in August 2020.
Los Angeles partner Benyamin Ross, New York associate Mark Mixon Jr. and Los Angeles associate Reginald Glosson are the authors of “Court of Chancery Considers Bundled Assets and Rights of First Refusal,” [PDF] published by Delaware Business Court Insider on July 29, 2020.
Dallas associate Bennett Rawicki is the author of “Numerosity Analysis Fix Can Improve Class Cert. Decisions,” [PDF] published by Law360 on July 28, 2020.
Los Angeles partner Michael Dore is the author of “Privacy Rights after Carpenter,” [PDF] published by Los Angeles Lawyer in its July/August 2020 issue.
Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. is the author of “Trump’s lawsuit against Bolton will fail,” [PDF] published by The Washington Post on June 18, 2020.
Washington, D.C. partner Joshua Lipshutz and San Francisco associates Warren Loegering and Zach Tan are the authors of “Supreme Court quietly eliminates critical constitutional protections,” [PDF] published by the Daily Journal on July 20, 2020.
Denver partner Jessica Brown and Palo Alto associate Collin James Vierra are the authors of “Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?” [PDF] published by Law360 on July 7, 2020.
In the first three months of 2020, the US economy suffered its sharpest decline since the 2007-8 financial crisis. Venture-backed companies are not immune. According to a white paper recently published by the National Venture Capital Association, investment in the US startup ecosystem is expected to drop significantly. In this turbulent period, companies may exhaust (or face difficulties obtaining) funding available under government stimulus programmes. Venture-backed companies in need of capital may have trouble finding new investors or convincing existing stockholders to inject additional capital. They may then be forced to decide between strategic alternatives such as a merger, a partial or complete liquidation, or a down round or cramdown financing.
Originally published by International Financial Law Review on June 25, 2020.
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Paris associate Alexis Downe is the author of “The choice of French Law for the new ISDA Master Agreement: Part 2” [PDF] published by the Buttersworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law in April 2020.