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• I Have A Dream Foundation – 30th Anniversary Gala – June 14, 2011
  I’m honored to have recently been elected to the national Board of this terrific 30-year-old nonprofit organization, which is focused on fostering high school completion, college access and college completion for underprivileged children. The Foundation’s 30th Anniversary ‘Spirit of the Dream’ Gala is Tuesday evening, June 14, 2011. Click here for more infor […]
• Jeff Fromm’s Panel Featured in April 8th News Segment about the US/Israel Venture Summit (The Jewish Channel)
  I’m pleased to report that my panel was featured in a news segment about the The US/Israel Venture Summit, in an April 8th broadcast of The Jewish Channel. A link to the section of a YouTube video covering the panel is below. Fast forward to the 8:31 minute mark in the video. Share This Post […]
• Dorsey & Whitney Sponsoring the US/Israel Venture Summit: Where Israeli Innovation Meets Capital
  I’m pleased to announce that Dorsey & Whitney is the Diamond Sponsor of the US/Israel Venture Summit, now in its 5th year, which is being held at Digital Sandbox in downtown NYC on Wednesday, March 30th. This conference will bring together over 50 venture capital firms and over 300 attendees including entrepreneurs, investment bankers and […]
• Results of the Dorsey CEO Fundraising Survey on Investors
  Reprinted from Matt Bartus’s blog, A View From The Valley. Posted there on October 12, 2010. Today the Palo Alto office of Dorsey & Whitney released the results of a survey we conducted of startup founders and CEOs about the criteria they use to select investors. The full survey can be downloaded here and a press release […]
• The Loss of a Legal Visionary, An Inspiring Lady and a Friend
  I wanted to memorialize the passing of Gail Koff, a long-time client and friend, on August 31st. Gail quietly fought a type of Leukemia for more than 10 years, yet due to her strength and love of life the people around her never thought her final day could be so soon. Gail was one of the founding […]
• NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony with University of the People
  On August 17th, I had a real treat of joining my non-profit, pro bono client, University of the People, for the closing bell ceremony at NASDAQ. UoPeople, the first tuition-free online university, was founded by Israeli education technology entrepreneur, Shai Reshef. You can learn more about this terrific organization that is trying to democratize higher [.. […]
• Hidden Dangers of Independent Contractors – TV Interview with Dorsey Partner Mike Droke
  Mike Droke, the head of our Seattle office and the Co-Chair of Dorsey’s Labor & Employment practice, recently spoke on Fox Business News about some of the pitfalls of misclassifying people as independent contractors. Federal tax authorities are increasingly targeting companies that treat people as contractors when they really should be treated as employe […]
• Seal the Deal?
  This post is being filed in my new “Strange (or Interesting) Corporate Laws” category. This one came up in a recent Delaware Supreme Court case entitled Whittington v. Dragon Group, L.L.C. The general statute of limitations for contract disputes in Delaware is 3 years. However, if the contract in question is “sealed”, then the statute […]
• Equity Incentive Compensation in LLCs
  In a recent post, I recommended that the typical startup should start as an LLC (limited liability company) and remain an LLC as long as possible. One ever-present challenge with LLCs is that most entrepreneurs (present company included) like to try to force-fit corporate concepts and structures into an LLC format. This is not always […]
• AEP Legal Corner – Independent Contractor or Employer: Getting It Right Is More Important Now Than Ever Before
  by Gary M. Gansle, partner in Dorsey & Whitney’s Labor and Employment practice For far too long, employers have taken a laissez-faire approach to classifying workers as independent contractors in order to help control costs, streamline their organizations, and honor the stated preferences of their workers. However, the cost associated with being undiscip […]