Silicon Valley attorney Roger Royse, the founder of Royse Law Firm, will deliver his popular presentation: “Top Ten Legal Mistakes that Could Kill Your Startup", which is based on his popular book, Dead on Arrival, Avoiding the Legal Mistakes That Could Kill Your StartUp The presentation will summarize the most common legal mistakes that startup companies and their lawyers make and how to avoid making those mistakes. Some of those mistakes can be rectified, but many will result in your startup company being "dead on arrival" when it come time for for funding or acquisition opportunities. Knowing what those mistakes are and how to avoid them is essential to starting and building a successful company. Roger will cover corporate, securities, tax, employment and technology law and more!

1. Top 10 Legal Mistakes
Startups make
Roger Royse
Royse Law Firm, PC
rroyse@rroyselaw.com
@rroyse00

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Notes:
Use of Prior Employer’s
Facilities
9
Failure to Comply with
Securities Laws
Notes:
10 9

3. 3
409A Violations
• No Valuation
• Non-Qualified Deferred
Compensation
Infringing Another’s
Trademarks
8 7
Notes: Notes:
Trademark:
Registered Trademark:
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4. 4
Failure to Obtain
Invention Assignments
5
Non-compliance with
California Wage and
Hour Laws
6 5
Notes: Notes:

5. 5
Lack of Tax Planning
3
Entrenched Management
(no vesting, no buy-sell)
4 3
Notes: Notes:

6. 6
Lack of Corporate
Documentation
Not Having the Right
Legal Counsel
2 1
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