{"id":4493,"date":"2024-03-05T15:28:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/?page_id=4493"},"modified":"2024-03-05T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:05:09","slug":"season-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/season-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u2022 HLEP PODCAST <\/strong>\u2022<\/h6>\n

Listen Now on Spotify<\/a> and Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n

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On episode 1, \u201c\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc1f \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a: \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc29 & \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\u201d, we speak to Jeff Laretto, a partner at Cooley LLP’s New York City office, about the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice area, how it differs from other corporate practice areas like Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Capital Markets, and what makes successful ECVC lawyers.<\/p>\n

Jeff also discusses what startup founders should consider at the founding stage, and how ECVC lawyers help founders avoid the biggest mistakes that tend to be made.<\/p>\n

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On episode 2, “\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a: \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc32”, we speak to Christopher Higgins, a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP\u2019s Washington D.C. office, about Intellectual Property (IP), including patents, trade secrets, copyrights; what types of IP considerations founders need to make as they set out to protect their ideas; and how IP lawyers help their clients navigate these issues.<\/p>\n

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On Episode 3,\u00a0“\ud835\udc05\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc15\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27: \ud835\udc11\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25”, we speak to Rebecca DeGraw of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati about raising capital at a startup\u2019s pre-financing rounds, including its later preferred equity financing rounds, devices for raising capital like SAFEs (Simple Agreements for Future Equity), and factors for considering who to raise capital investments from<\/p>\n

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On episode 4, “\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc15\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25”, we speak to Robin Painter, a partner of Proskauer Rose LLP & Sarah Reed, general counsel of RA Capital Management, L.P., about what representing venture capital funds and their General Partners (GP) & Limited Partners (LP) is like. We also learn about the lawyers\u2019 role in helping general and limited partners recognize and manage the risks involved with VC investments.<\/p>\n

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On episode 5, “\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc30\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2c”, we speak to Sepideh Mousakhani, a partner at Cooley LLP’s Palo Alto office about the types of growing pains and challenges that founders tend to face as they build their startups from early into middle and late-stage companies. We also learn about how lawyers help their clients navigate this middle period and anticipate legal issues to come.
\nSepideh also talks about her journey and transition from associate to partner, for all the law students interested in pursuing the partner track!<\/p>\n

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On episode 6, “\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc30\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2c: \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc27-\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e”, we speak to Josh Beser, a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s New York office, about the General Counsel\u2019s role. We learn about the types of legal issues that general counsels help founders navigate and how the role compares with practicing at a law firm. Listen to hear Josh share perspectives from his time at fast-growing companies like Away, Inc!<\/p>\n

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On episode 7, “\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc04\ud835\udc31\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2c: \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c & \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2a\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2c”, we speak to Kevin Cooper, a partner at Cooley LLP\u2019s New York City Office, about the mergers & acquisitions practice area, what an acquisition & sale process looks like, and the types of issues that buyers and sellers need to consider in M&A deals.<\/p>\n

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\"\"On episode 8, “\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1c \ud835\udc04\ud835\udc31\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2c: \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1c \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc2c (\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc2c)”, we speak to Jordan Roberts & Ran Ben-Tzur, partners at Fenwick & West. We learn about public exits, what an IPO timeline looks like, and the types of considerations that founders need to make in preparation to go public. Jordan & Ran also share about what capital markets lawyers do and how they help clients navigate this exciting process!<\/p>\n

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On, episode 9, “\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0e: \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc23\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1c \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32”, we speak to Milson Yu, a partner at Cooley LLP’s Palo Alto office.
\nWe learn about the Public Companies practice area and the types of issues that companies need to adjust to after going public. Milson also shares about what it takes to make partner and discusses why diversity & representation among the partner class matters for associates considering whether to pursue the partner track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2022 HLEP PODCAST \u2022 Listen Now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts On episode 1, \u201c\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc1f \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a: \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc29 & \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\u201d, we speak to Jeff Laretto, a partner at Cooley LLP’s New York City office, about the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice area, how it differs from other corporate practice areas like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11926,"featured_media":677,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-4493","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11926"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/hlep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}