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Venture Capital Firms and Fiduciary Duties: Considerations and Developments for Corporate and Securities Counsel

Expired
Program Number
2328
Program Date
2013-06-10
CLE Credits
2

When venture capital firms invest in portfolio companies, it is common for a general partner of the fund to take a position on the company's board. It is understood that the general partner owes a fiduciary duty to the company's stockholders, but what about the venture capital fund itself? Under what circumstances may the fund be found to owe fiduciary duties to the company's other stockholders? What are the limitations on what the fund can do? May the fund exercise its contractual rights with impunity or are there limitations? Join Roger Lane and Courtney Worcester as they explore these questions in this evolving area of the law and provide practical advice for addressing them to counsel who advise venture capital funds and portfolio companies.

Available in States

  • California
  • Colorado Eligible
  • Georgia
  • New Jersey Eligible
  • New York
  • Texas Self Study

Program Categories

  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Corporate and Securities Law
  • Criminal Law & White Collar
  • Federal Courts
  • In-House Counsel
  • Litigation & Litigation Skills
  • Regulatory and Administrative Law
  • Securities & Investing

PROGRAM CREDITS

  • Areas of Professional Practice : 1 Credit
  • 1.00 General CLE credit : 1 Credit