Corporate Governance and Securities
The attorneys practicing in the corporate governance and securities area provide advice and assistance in general and complex corporate governance and securities matters. Some of the specific legal services provided by the Office of General Counsel in this area include:
- Conflicts of interest
- Commercialization models
- Compliance with applicable state and federal law, as well as University policies
- Corporate restructuring and change of control
- Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing agreements, including operating agreements, stockholder agreements, stock purchase agreements, management agreements, and inventor waiver agreements
- Inter-institutional arrangements and collaborations with outside entities
- Investment transactions
- Litigation management
- Preparing and carrying out meetings of boards of directors
- Stockholder actions
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- Individual Financial Conflict of Interest Policy
- Patents and Inventions Policy
- University Faculty Profit-Making Corporations Policy
Attorneys Who Practice in This Area