BioLabs@NYULangone: Financing Strategies for Emerging Companies in the New Normal
Jul
16
2020
Date: July 16, 2020
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM (EST)
Location: View the Webinar Recording
Dan DeWolf and Sam Effron are speaking on a webinar hosted by BioLabs@NYULangone. Hear insights regarding financing strategies in the midst of a global pandemic.
Topics to be discussed:
- Developing business plans
- Financing instruments such as convertible notes and SAFEs
- Down-round financings
- Redemption of founding stockholders and the tax impact on Qualified Small Business Stock under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code
- Issues relating to issuing equity in lieu of cash and the use of stock option plans
Speakers
Daniel I. DeWolf
Speaker
Daniel I. DeWolf is a Member at Mintz and a leading authority on growth companies and venture capital law, having worked on pioneering online capital-raising methods. He is immersed in the national and international ecosystem of emerging companies and investors focused on startups. He has also been a member of NYU Law School’s faculty since 2003, where he teaches venture capital law.
Samuel Asher Effron
Speaker
Samuel Asher Effron is a Member at Mintz who assists clients with venture capital and private equity transactions, helping startups with legal and business matters. He has clients in a variety of technology sectors, including video gaming, music, virtual and augmented reality, and consumer electronics.

