Gesmer Updegrove LLP

10/15/2026

Meet Dallas, our senior counsel and the head of our Artificial Intelligence Practice Group.
Dallas advises technology companies across formation, capital raises, IP, contracts, privacy compliance, and exits. On the AI side, he coordinates guidance across corporate, IP, and privacy for founders and investors building in a space where the law is still catching up.

https://gesmer.com/team/dallas-mosier/

10/14/2026

Finding the right angel investor is about more than securing funding.

The best investors bring strategic guidance, valuable connections, and experience that can help accelerate your company's growth. Learn what founders should consider when seeking angel investment.

Watch the video for practical insights.

10/14/2026

For many founders, an S corporation election looks like an easy tax win. But the rules that make it attractive for a closely held business can create real problems once a company starts raising venture capital, granting equity to employees, or planning for an exit.

In his latest article, Managing Partner Aaron Kriss walks through five S corporation restrictions founders should understand before making the election, including shareholder eligibility limits, the single-class-of-stock rule, and the impact on QSBS, which can be worth far more at exit than the annual tax savings.

Read the full article here: https://gesmer.com/.../s-corporation-election-startup.../

An S corporation election can save taxes early, but it can complicate venture financing, equity grants, QSBS eligibility, and eventual exit

10/13/2026

The companies building a cleaner future face financing, IP, and regulatory questions unlike any other sector. We help clean energy and green technology innovators protect what they've built and fund what comes next.

10/08/2026

Last week, Braeden Anderson participated in the 2026 Securities Enforcement Forum Central panel, “Cyber and Emerging Technologies: Cybersecurity, AI-Washing, Digital Asset Fraud, and Beyond.” The discussion addressed the rapidly evolving challenges organizations face today.

Read Braeden’s full recap for key takeaways and insights: https://braedenanderson.com/insights/emerging-technology-enforcement-ai-cybersecurity-digital-assets-2026
Watch the full panel discussion here: https://youtu.be/INYaCuIC8Ek?si=gJHNCcCJqdGcUQ1v

10/07/2026

Client love from Matthias Hofmann of Eyebot.
Matthias points to the range, which is the core of how we work with startups. Incorporation, IP research, trademark filing, hiring, and strategy. One firm that knows the company well enough to answer the next question before it becomes a problem.

10/06/2026

Silverside Detectors builds advanced neutron detection technology that helps guard against nuclear threats, with a growing reach into new scientific and commercial fields. Protecting work that important takes the right legal foundation and the right connections. We're proud to help. Here's their story.

Read the full story at gesmer.com.

10/05/2026

Eleven years is a long time to keep the same law firm.
This client came to us in 2015 and has stayed with us for corporate, real estate, transactional, and HR matters since. Companies do not stick around that long because a firm is thorough. They stay because the advice is practical, and someone picks up the phone.
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10/02/2026

Meet Braeden Anderson, partner.
Braeden is a nationally recognized securities regulatory and enforcement lawyer. Before joining Gesmer, he practiced at Sidley Austin and Kirkland & Ellis and served in-house at Robinhood Markets. That combination shows up in the work: he knows how enforcement proceedings unfold and what it looks like from inside a company on the receiving end.
He leads our Securities Regulation and Financial Services and Securities Enforcement and Investigations practices, advising clients on government and internal investigations, fintech and digital asset regulatory matters, broker-dealer issues, and complex regulatory disputes.

https://gesmer.com/team/braeden-anderson/

10/01/2026

Filing fast isn't the same as filing well. Todd Gerety, a partner in Gesmer Updegrove's IP Department, explains how founders and in-house teams can decide which AI inventions to patent, draft claims that are eligible and enforceable, and build a specification that holds up as the technology evolves.

Watch the full video below!

https://youtu.be/97ZQmJgCPdI

Filing fast isn't the same as filing well. Todd Gerety, a partner i...