Global Corporate Law Society at Berkeley

11/13/2019

Will AI technology replace lawyers, or just increase the value creation during billable hours? One of our alumni is working on a startup to find the answer. Share your opinion in this two minute survey and help building your dream tool.
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09/10/2019

Election Week!
Vote for the new Executive Board 2019-2020 until Thursday here:

Create a new survey on your own or with others at the same time. Choose from a variety of survey types and analyze results in Google Forms. Free from Google.

04/23/2019

One of members is launching a Legal Tech startup. Learn more and support his vision by participating in this three-minute survey!

Our proposal is an interactive generator for legal documents. Our app provides a toolbox for lawyers to structure the building blocks of a legal document as a decision tree. Using such a generator, anyone can create documents on a Question&Answer basis.

04/08/2019

Brazil is gaining momentum and we have new insight on some interesting trends.

Check out our recommended reading on Brazilian asset deals here: https://www.boaltglobal.com/blog/the-saga-of-u-s-investors-doing-cross-border-asset-deals-in-brazil

Rewatch the Brazil chapter of our Expansion ABC video series here: https://www.boaltglobal.com/blog/expansion-abc-brazil

By Alan Parker* After a very divisive and disputed presidential election, for the first time in its recent democratic history, Brazil elected a conservative pro

02/28/2019

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02/12/2019

We are excited to announce the publication of our first collaboration with Complianceai.

Thank you Christopher Ohne for your help writing this insightful article and Sebastián Bravo Söhrens for the publication.

“In 2018 there were 16 cases where the SEC issued enforcement actions related to digital asset securities. In these cases, the SEC either halted Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and secondary market trading or imposed other penalties on securities violations. All of these cases involved the unregistered, non-exempt sale of securities, or fraud and misrepresentation during the offering.”

Are your tokens safe? Read more to find out:

The regulatory landscape around digital asset securities that was once an open-ended question is now becoming increasingly clear. And by the regulatory landscape, the SEC means the following: Initial offers and sales of digital asset securities (including those issued in initial coin offerings ("ICO...

02/06/2019

Incorporating your startup in Switzerland: What entity form do you choose, how do you establish the company, what do you need to think about? Michel Kertai answers these questions in this week's Expansion ABC video.

EXPANSION ABC: INCORPORATING & EXPANDING BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE

This video series by the Boalt Global Corporate Law Society and EMBARK.LAW is tailored to help founders and investors understand how to maximize corporate law for their startup projects.

Each week, a corporate lawyer from around the world gives us an overview on how to establish a company in his or her country:
- What are the main legal entity forms? Which one(s) are suitable for businesses with the purpose of scaling fast?
- What are the key characteristics of each entity form?
- What are the costs and general requirements in each country?

Contributors: Alvaro Pereira Sakka Kobayashi Işıl Selen Denemeç Bogdan Buta Alex YeagleyThiago Maroli Saurbh Kothari Juan Luis HC Carlota SG Michel Kertai

Find all published videos at https://lnkd.in/dZwMNjP.

Music by bensound.com

These videos are for discussion and general information purposes only. They are not meant as legal advice.

01/30/2019

Starting a business in Colombia? The country's founder-friendly corporate law makes it easy to establish your company. Alvaro Pereira, our co-founder, explains why and how.

EXPANSION ABC: INCORPORATING & EXPANDING BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE

This video series by the Boalt Global Corporate Law Society and EMBARK.LAW is tailored to help founders and investors understand how to maximize corporate law for their startup projects.

Each week, a corporate lawyer from around the world gives us an overview on how to establish a company in his or her country:

- What are the main legal entity forms? Which one(s) are suitable for businesses with the purpose of scaling fast?
- What are the key characteristics of each entity form?
- What are the costs and general requirements in each country?

Contributors: Sakka Kobayashi Işıl Selen Denemeç Bogdan Buta Alex Yeagley Thiago Maroli Saurbh Kothari Juan Luis HC Carlota SGMichel Kertai

These videos are for discussion and general information purposes only. They are not meant as legal advice.

01/23/2019

We've heard about the basics of establishing a company in the USA, now let's dive into some specifics for foreign companies wanting to incorporate in the USA. By Alex Yeagley, Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

EXPANSION ABC: INCORPORATING & EXPANDING BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE

This video series by the Boalt Global Corporate Law Society & EMBARK.LAW is tailored to help founders & investors understand how to maximize corporate law for their startup projects.

Each week, a corporate lawyer from around the world gives us an overview on how to establish a company in his or her country:
- What are the main legal entity forms? Which one(s) are suitable for businesses with the purpose of scaling fast?
- What are the key characteristics of each entity form?
- What are the costs & general requirements in each country?

All published videos: www.embark.law/expansion

Music: bensound.com

The videos are for discussion & general information purposes only. They are not meant as legal advice.

01/16/2019

Don't miss the lunch talk on SurveyMonkey's IPO now! For everyone interested in Startup Law, also check the Webinars in the link below.

Free Webinars and More on Hot Topics in Law and Business Berkeley Boosts is a monthly series of free webinars (with MCLE credit) and articles for legal practitioners and organizational leaders. Berkeley Boosts content is carefully curated by the Berkeley Center for Law and Business and Berkeley Law....

01/15/2019

We've talked about the basics of incorporating a company in Brazil, now let's focus on some specific requirements for foreign businesses. By Thiago Maroli, Founding Partner at NHMF Advogados.

Does it resemble the experience in your jurisdiction?

*About the video series

In "Expansion ABC: Incorporating and Expanding Businesses Worldwide," we offer a global and startup-oriented approach to corporate law.

The series is specifically tailored to help founders and investors understand how to maximize corporate law for their startup projects in different countries around the world.

Co-hosted by EMBARK.LAW
Music by bensound.com

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* These videos were made for discussion purposes. They are not meant as legal advice.EXPANSION ABC: INCORPORATING & EXPANDING BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE

Contributors: Alvaro Pereira Michel Kertai Işıl Selen Denemeç
Sakka Kobayashi Bogdan Buta Alex Yeagley Thiago Maroli Saurbh Kothari Juan Luis HC Carlota SG