Draft better contracts by paying attention to words

By Rick Colosimo / October 12, 2010 / Comments Off on Draft better contracts by paying attention to words

This post on the use of the term immediately, one of many similar explorations by Ken Adams, is the sort of thing that attracts me to contract drafting. There is a lot to be said for using the right language to convey an idea: language that is clear, concise, hard to misconstrue, and simple without…

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Five-minute general counsel: should I be a social enterprise?

By Rick Colosimo / September 9, 2010 / Comments Off on Five-minute general counsel: should I be a social enterprise?

Here’s a question on quasi-nonprofits that I’ve been hearing more often: Do I need to have a nonprofit status to become a social entrepreneurial enterprise? I found this LinkedIn question to be interesting for two reasons: first, it’s very related to a nonprofit question I field all the time, and second, I have a current…

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Five-minute general counsel: when should I consider a convertible bridge?

By Rick Colosimo / September 5, 2010 / Comments Off on Five-minute general counsel: when should I consider a convertible bridge?

I have more than one client currently considering convertible bridge notes as a parallel angel/seed round funding technique, and I have one who recently closed a small convertible note that will convert in the upcoming seed round. What’s a convertible bridge note? A convertible bridge note is a not-uncommon financing instrument in venture capital. This…

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Five-minute general counsel: What is due diligence?

By Rick Colosimo / August 9, 2010 / Comments Off on Five-minute general counsel: What is due diligence?

Due diligence is the catchall phrase used to describe both the amorphous investigative process that prospective investors and acquirors go through before, during, and after their initial decision to proceed with a transaction with your company as well as the materials (paper, electronic, and Q&A) that they and their advisors receive in response to their…

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