MONTHLY CHANCE MEETINGS
October 4, 2021, 5 - 6 pm via Zoom
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Theme: Best Legal Practices for Start-Ups
Founders are visionary big-picture thinkers with a passion or dream to pursue. Establishing the necessary legal framework for their business is often overlooked or delayed to the detriment of the company. When launching a start-up, it's essential to get the legal framework right from the start. Entrepreneurs need to ensure that their product or service is protected, that they are operating with the correct structure, and that the needed contracts and licenses are in place.
Join us and a panel of experts on Monday, October 4th from 5-6 pm for an in-depth discussion on best legal practices for start-ups. We'll cover laws around company structure, investment, intellectual property, and taxation.
Panelists include attorneys Matt Confer, Bill Ewing, and Jim O'Brien.
Matt Confer serves as CEO and General Counsel to a single-family office based in Jackson, Wyoming while continuing to represent a few legacy investment funds. Previously, Matt founded RPK3 Law to serve as legal counsel for clients in all corporate areas from inception to exit as well as advising lenders and investors in due diligence, transactional structuring, documenting, negotiating and closing of secured debt and equity financing transactions.
Prior to founding RPK3 Law, Matt was an attorney at the Jackson, Wyoming office of Long Reimer Winegar LLP (LRW LLP) focusing on corporate transactions and estate planning. Prior to joining LRW LLP, Matt worked in senior finance roles for emerging technology companies in the San Francisco Bay Area where he specialized in long-term financial planning raising significant amounts of debt and equity.
In addition to his role as attorney, Matt is the founder of WyomingWINs, an intrastate equity crowdfunding portal and serves as a director of over 20 corporations located throughout the United States primarily in the commercial real estate development and management and quick service restaurant industries.
Bill Ewing, Partner at Burns and Thorburg, LLP, advises and represents clients in a wide range of transactions with a particular focus on the energy industry. With over 25 years of experience, Bill understands the art of the deal and knows what it takes to close important transactions successfully in the most tax-advantageous manner — all while maximizing his client’s opportunity for success.
Co-chair of the firm’s Renewable Energy group, Bill represents clients in the energy industry in a variety of transactions, including partnership investments, sale/leaseback transactions, financings, acquisitions and sales of energy related assets. He also has a broad range of tax credit experience involving production and investment tax credits for solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and other energy-related projects, as well as in new markets and affordable housing tax credit transactions.
With significant knowledge of corporate, partnership, international and leasing transactions, Bill’s experience includes mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of business enterprises, spin-offs, complex partnership investments, and structuring for a number of U.S. inbound and outbound transactions. He also assists clients with tax audits and controversies.
James Patrick O'Brien is a partner resident in the Chicago office of Baker McKenzie, and chairs the firm's Global Projects Practice Group, which consists of over 250 lawyers who work on large energy, mining and infrastructure projects and financings.
Mr. O'Brien serves as counsel in major project and infrastructure transactions such as renewable energy projects. On behalf of project sponsors, investors and lenders, Mr. O'Brien has led the counsel team moving complex projects through development, financial closing and operation.
From 2007 to 2012, Mr. O'Brien served as General Counsel of Oncor Electric, the largest transmission and distribution utility in Texas, with over 3.5 million customers. During his time as General Counsel, the utility deployed the largest automated meter program in the United States, with over $600 million of investment.
NEWS AND NOTES
SEPTEMBER VISIONARY VENTURES: COACHES ARE ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS
"The Tetons region is filled with people willing to risk it all in the arena," explains author Gary Trauner. "But they cannot do it alone. Finding and cultivating mentors or coaches — not usually something entrepreneurs put at the top of their list — can be the difference between failure and the “triumph of high achievement.”
Read more about the importance of coaching and mentoring and learn about how Silicon Couloir can help with both our Pitch Day and TEAMS programs.
GIVE'R IS HIRING!
Give'r, one of our star ecosystem companies, is hiring! Looking for an awesome job where you have fun at work and have the flexibility to keep the fun going outside of work?! Give'r is looking for eager, driven people to add to the magic in both our Production and Fulfillment Zones. Part-Time and Full-Time opportunities are available, with extra incentive for people who can keep the engine humming during nights and weekends. We want to work with you to create a flexible schedule so you can work hard and play hard! More info and applications on the Give'r Careers Page.
VERTICAL HARVEST PARTNERS WITH AVANT DELIVERY
Vertical Harvest Farms has partnered with Avant Delivery to bring you their 6-week Fall Farm Share 2021 with 100% reusable packaging.
Order online by October 1st and it will sell out fast! Farm Share runs October 8 - November 12th.
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THE WY GLOBAL
TECH SUMMIT
Wyoming Global Tech Summit will be held on October 7th in Jackson, WY at the Arts Center. The Wyoming Global Technology Summit is hosted by the Jackson Hole Technology Partnership. The purpose of the JHTP is to identify cutting-edge technologies relevant to rural populations and accelerate their accessibility to promote quality of life and job creation locally, regionally, and globally. The 2020 Summit featured government leaders, high-tech entrepreneurs, financiers, and futurists on the topics of angel investing, agriculture technology, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, economic empowerment, quantum computing, venture capital, and digital healthcare technology. This event helps energize solutions to old challenges by leveraging new technologies to produce quantifiable outcomes for rural populations. The 8th annual event will expand upon the conversations ignited over the last several years and will not disappoint. Updated speaker information will be posted to this event and on the Jackson Hole Technology Partnership website.
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