Celia Bigoness is a Clinical Professor of Law and founder of the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Cornell’s first transactional law clinic. In addition to teaching at the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Professor Bigoness teaches “Introduction to Transactional Lawyering” and organizes the annual Cornell Law School Transactional Lawyering Competition. Before joining Cornell, she spent seven years practicing corporate law at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York, London, and Paris. Her experience includes project finance, leveraged finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions. Professor Bigoness received her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she was editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of International Law, and her A.B. from Harvard.
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Why You Need a Lawyer
Legal Advice for Launching a Startup
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 1pm
EST
Event Overview
The internet is overflowing with tantalizing offers of “free legal advice” and “free legal documents” for startups. If you think that sounds too good to be true, you’re right. Blogs are unlikely to provide adequate answers to complex legal questions, and relying on automated document generators can open you up to unexpected problems that can prove fatal to a start-up.
Establishing the appropriate legal structure is a key component of launching a new business, but most entrepreneurs have neither the resources nor the time to focus on legal matters. After all, they’re busy trying to turn their ideas into reality. So what’s the best way for startups to secure a solid legal footing without breaking the bank?
Establishing the appropriate legal structure is a key component of launching a new business, but most entrepreneurs have neither the resources nor the time to focus on legal matters. After all, they’re busy trying to turn their ideas into reality. So what’s the best way for startups to secure a solid legal footing without breaking the bank?
What You'll Learn
- Learn how to protect your company’s intellectual property and comply with employment laws
- Receive tips on how entrepreneurs can minimize their legal fees while also setting up the appropriate legal structure for their businesses to thrive
- Identify the most common categories of legal issues that arise in a start-up
- Understand which legal tasks start-up founders can handle themselves and which should be addressed with a business lawyer
- Learn how to use a lawyer’s time most efficiently
Speaker
Celia Bigoness
Clinical Professor of Law
Cornell Law School
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