Webinar Watch: Caring for Your Corporation in the COVID-19 Era

Watch and listen to Santa Cruz Works Partner Pioneer Resource Member Bill Richter, of Richter Law Offices for a discussion of 10+ things you can think about doing so that your corporation emerges strong, financeable and acquirable.

Topics to be covered include general discussions (not legal advice) of:

Ensuring continuity of ownership - Looking out for your family’s interest in your ownership stake and your control of the business

Ensuring continuity of governance - How to protect the ability of your Board to function in an emergency

Ensuring your equity incentive plans are doing their jobs – Ways to be kind to your optionees

How to think about fundraising in the COVID-19 era, lessons from 2008

What to look for if you are reviewing existing contracts, seeking waivers, negotiating new agreements

How to think about the Board’s oversight obligations

How to make creative uses of equity

Reasons to preserving the record to make claims for relief

Regulatory considerations: Don’t ignore deadlines with USPTO; Planning in the event of closures of Secretary of State

The need to maintaining trust and confidence of your constituencies, and discussion of strategies on how to do that