Everyone hates lawyers—until they need one. To keep from needing one, avoid the mistakes made by others. As your business is getting underway and growing, the potential for legal traps awaits. This panel of three commercial and corporate litigation lawyers will help you benefit from the experiences of other startups. They will summarize several dispute generating mistakes they have seen early stage businesses make. And the panel will discuss ways to address those issues. These past problems range from missing--or problematic--key terms in agreements to dealings with vendors, customers, governments and investors.

PANELISTS

• Phil Bledsoe
• Sean Gallagher
• Lauren Schoeffler
• Tricia Meyer