Speaker: Mark Albert
From wiki
Mr. Mark Albert
Biography
Mark has been a transactional attorney for over 17 years, specializing in venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. Throughout his career, he has represented over 150 emerging growth companies, assisting them in raising funds in excess of $1 billion in capital. Mark has also successfully completed over 100 acquisition/sales transactions ranging in size from $1 million to over $1 billion. Mark's primary areas of expertise include: internet, software, entertainment, semiconductors, hardware and energy. He is especially experienced in representing university spin-outs. Mark is currently an active participant in Berkeley’s V-Lab and frequently speaks on the commercialization of university-sponsored technology.
Lecture Summary: (March 21, 2007)
Mark Albert discusses the legal aspects of starting a new company and raising venture capital funding. Albert explains how company founders should prepare themselves in terms of valuation, liquidation preferences, the vesting of stock, and a balance of control with the board of directors.