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Fair Use and AI: What Buyers and Investors Need to Know

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Buy-side investors typically require the target company to represent that it has not infringed on the copyrights or other intellectual property of any third party. Typical language might read: “The operation of the Company as...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Highlights From CFIUS’ 2024 Annual Report to Congress

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Key Takeaways: - In 2024, CFIUS reviewed 325 covered transactions and increased its scrutiny of non-notified deals. Nevertheless, both the number of filings reviewed and the number of requests for formal filings following...more

Cooley LLP

Deal Count Increases and Invested Capital Down for Late-Stage Rounds; Valuations Rise and Pay-to-Play Reaches 10.1%

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Cooley handled 238 reported venture capital financings in Q2 2025, representing $6.5 billion of invested capital. Deal count increased by more than 20% across all stages of financing compared to the previous quarter, with...more

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Is an IPO Window Opening for H2 2025?

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The IPO market is showing encouraging signs of recovery in 2025, with 201 companies going public year-to-date compared to 225 for all of 2024. While deal volumes are increasing and aftermarket performance is strong, average...more

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Mintz Venture Watch — Volume 8: A Report on Deal Trends from 2024 and H1 2025

Despite continued macroeconomic headwinds and a cautious investment climate, Mintz’s Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice remained highly active throughout 2024 and into the first half of 2025. Our team advised on...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes upRound™: Juillet 2025

Dans cette édition - Ce que les fondateurs et les jeunes entreprises devraient savoir en matière de droit du travail pour protéger leurs intérêts à mesure que leur entreprise prend de la maturité....more

Fenwick & West LLP

AI Startups Outpace the Market Again - But for How Long?

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AI continues to be the standout in venture dealmaking, with Q1 2025 extending the sector’s winning streak. AI companies raised more capital and achieved significantly higher pre-money valuations than their non-AI...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Settlement Alert: The Dust Settles in SEC's Cybersecurity Lawsuit Against SolarWinds

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In a significant turn of events on July 2, 2025, the SEC, SolarWinds Corp. and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Timothy Brown, announced through a joint letter to the U.S. District Court for the Southern...more

Cooley LLP

Flexible Financing in Focus: Why Convertibles Are Taking Center Stage in 2025

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Market momentum - As we close out the first half of 2025, we are seeing renewed and encouraging energy in the capital markets. While the eight technology initial public offerings (IPOs) that have occurred so far this year...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Tax Highlights related to Research and Experimental Expenditures, Qualified Small Business Stock and...

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On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) was signed into law. The OBBB extends various expiring tax provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and introduces a variety of other substantial tax law changes....more

A&O Shearman

Navigating German FDI Rules

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KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS - Germany’s foreign direct investment (FDI) regime has been expanded considerably in recent years, mirroring a global trend towards increased scrutiny...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 66: Guiding Fintech Startups from Formation to Funding

RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt are joined by Orrick partner Ellen Ehrenpreis, head of the firm’s US Venture and Bay Area Technology Companies practice. Ellen shares insights on best practices for fintech...more

Offit Kurman

When to Patent: Common Mistakes Business Leaders Make

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Suppose a newly hired engineer on your team sketches a promising new concept for a health monitor in a notebook. Excited by the idea, you loop in marketing, and soon, your company is promoting the product’s features through...more

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How Intellectual Property Protection Fuels Growth in Tech Startups

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Strategic protection of intellectual property (IP) is crucial for driving the growth and sustainability of high-tech startups, enabling them to secure their innovations, maintain a competitive edge, and strengthen their...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

U.S. Private Equity Market Recap - June 2025

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Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. Deal activity: The U.S. PE deal market has been choppy in 2025 YTD...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Investor Insights: An Overview of PitchBook’s H1 2025 VC Tech Survey

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Having done a deep dive into PitchBook’s H1 2025 VC Tech Survey, not to mention living and breathing the state of venture with my clients who are in market for capital, I wanted to share my thoughts about how investors appear...more

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Building a Patent Strategy that Actually Works for Your Business

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If your business relies on bringing innovations to market that generate returns on investment, then a well-designed patent strategy is critical for realizing those returns. Patents help introduce new products to the market,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Paramount May Usher In a Big Change to Hollywood’s Ruling Class | Insights & Events

Family offices have long been part of Hollywood’s DNA, quietly shaping its most iconic moments and technological progress. Paramount Pictures was one of Hollywood’s first family-controlled studios under business titan Adolph...more

Cooley LLP

Q1 2025 Venture Financing Report – Interview With Jeff Crowe

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Key insights from Jeff Crowe​​​​​​​ - On what differentiates an outstanding venture capital investor: “They have a nose for where technology is going, build deep expertise in their areas of focus, grow their personal...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Investment Opportunities in TechBio and Pharma Services - European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2025

In April 2025, McDermott once again hosted its annual European Health & Life Sciences Symposium at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris. Attended by some 300 delegates from across the industry, participants including investors,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Director Judy Bruner on Finding the Right Mix of Skills for a Board

Well-run boards are constantly evaluating their own make-up, including the optimal mix of skills and experience among their directors. In an interview with The Informed Board, Judy Bruner discusses the ways in which a variety...more

Adams & Reese

How to Protect Your Patent and Safeguard Your IP

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(A&R Vets to Ventures features a co-authored article with our friends from Data² - a veteran-owned small business that leverages advanced analytics, data science, machine learning, and AI to enable organizations to harness...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Market Update: Investments in Healthcare Education on the Rise

Partners Julia Boyd, Marshall Jackson, Jr., and Gregory Metz explored the increasing investment activity at the intersection of education and healthcare during a recent panel that featured Dina Said Dwyer, founder of Eden...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2025: Key Takeaways

In April 2025, we were proud to host the annual European Health & Life Sciences Symposium at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris. Attended by some 300 delegates from across the industry, participants including investors,...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Fedtrade® Podcast – Bill Noonan, Choose New Jersey – SelectUSA Spotlight

The Fedtrade® podcast recently interviewed Bill Noonan, Chief Business Development Officer of Choose New Jersey, as part of our SelectUSA Investment Summit Spotlight series. Choose New Jersey is the state’s leading non-profit...more

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