Read about Walkabout, a very interesting company with an app that aggregates everything on the internet locally, helping neighbors to connect in meaningful ways in person.

In this alert, we discuss the Trump administration’s executive order on crypto assets, the new Crypto Task Force, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s statement on the future of crypto regulation, and other recent developments involving crypto regulation.

This issue of MintzTech Connect covers venture capital funds warehousing investments and their challenges, provides practical guidance for directors of early- and growth-stage corporations concerning their fiduciary duties, and a spotlight on Surgimatix, an early-stage medical device company pioneering the first proprietary laparoscopic device that delivers suture-like fixation in seconds.

This edition of Mintz Venture Watch reports on the firm’s VC transaction activity in the first half of 2024. During this period, Mintz represented issuers and investors in the technology, life sciences, energy, and other sectors in 73 transactions valued at more than $980 million.

This issue of MintzTech Connect covers a federal court ruling blocking the nationwide enforcement of the FTC’s noncompete rule, a checklist for foreign companies expanding into the US, and a spotlight on GUDEA, a tech company using AI-driven tools to help companies predict, map, and influence information flows across social networks.

This issue of MintzTech Connect covers the FTC’s controversial final rule banning most post-employment non-competes, qualified small business stock issues affecting the conversion of an LLC into a corporation, clinical trial innovator Radicle Science, and an event co-sponsored by Mintz and the Sustainable Media Center, which focused on the impact of social media on today’s youth.

This issue of MintzTech Connect covers Corporate Transparency Act compliance requirements, considerations for companies undertaking Section 409A valuations, and Mintz’s year in review of laws impacting employee non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements.

This edition of Mintz Venture Watch reports on the firm’s VC transaction activity in 2023. Mintz represented issuers and investors in the technology, energy, life sciences, and other sectors in more than 130 transactions valued at over $2.6 billion.