Louis Lehot is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, based in the firm’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices, where he is a member of the Private Equity & Venture Capital, M&A and Transactions Practices and the Technology, Health Care, and Energy Industry Teams. Louis Lehot focuses his practice on advising entrepreneurs and their management teams, investors and financial advisors at all stages of growth, from garage to global. louislehotattorney.substack.com
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Modern AI systems are now transforming white-collar professions, impacting various roles such as graphic designers, programmers, and writers. As these technologies advance, professionals and managers must adapt to stay competitive.Here are a few key Insights:🔹 McKinsey & Company's research shows that AI can automate mundane tasks, allowing managers…
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Louis Lehot Talks AI, Machine Learning, and Generative Technology
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Louis Lehot, Partner and Business Lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP, hosted a live-stream webinar for startup founders and investors in 2023, a year marked as the era of generative AI. New software, including ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney, and Bard, collectively created one of those rare "This is going to change everything!" moments in Silicon Valley and…
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According to a recent PitchBook report, medtech M&A is on the rise, especially with cardiovascular tech and surgical robotics.Key points to note about this recent shift:▪️ Q1 2024 saw $3.3B in funding, up from $2.8B in Q4 2023▪️ Cardiovascular and surgical robotics led the charge with $2.2B and $1B, respectively, in the past year▪️ About 1/2 of the…
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The Venture Mindset | NACD
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NACD Northern California Chapter welcomed renowned innovation and corporate venture expert Ilya Strebulaev, professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) and founder and faculty director of the Stanford GSB Venture Capital Initiative, and Claudia Fan Munce, venture advisor and board director, to a virtual fireside chat with host and m…
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In the AI sector, the contributions of immigrants have proven to be invaluable. 2023 marked a pivotal point in AI development, with immigrant talent playing a crucial role. Here are a few insights: ◼ Immigrants both lead and drive innovation in many of the U.S.'s major tech companies. ◼ An impressive 80% of billion-dollar private firms have immigra…
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PitchBook's Q1 2024 US PE Breakdown showed some interesting insights about the start of the year. Here are a few key things to note:🔹 The total US PE exit value decreased 19% QoQ in Q1 2024, despite a brief surge at the end of 2023.🔹 Sluggish exit activity could negatively impact PE’s capital formation due to high interest rates, limited deal activ…
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Silicon Valley lawyers Louis Lehot, partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, and Nicole Hatcher, co-founder of Allen & Hatcher, describe what is a capitalization table, how to prepare it, how to manage it, and best practices to protect your startup. They then discuss the use of a “pro forma” cap table to understand who gets what in a venture capital or othe…
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In our recent digital discussion on fundraising for your startup, we drilled down into what it means to be an entrepreneur, what investors are looking for and how to bridge the gaps. Some key learnings from the conversation include: Fundraising in High Resolution: We are witnessing a complicated fundraising environment in which traditional tactics …
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How to Navigate the Federal Trade Commission in 2024
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Foley & Lardner and NACD hosted a virtual event on ‘How to Navigate the Federal Trade Commission in 2024’ recently. The speakers provided invaluable insights into key areas such as compliance, enforcement, and emerging trends within the FTC’s jurisdiction. Topics discussed included: * Recent developments in FTC regulations and enforcement prioritie…
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How Antitrust Regulators Are Affecting M&A Transactions
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In a recent webinar co-hosted by 4thly and Foley & Lardner LLP, attorneys Greg Neppl, Natasha Allen and Louis Lehot engaged in a thought-provoking discussion with 4thly’s Bret Waters. Together, they discussed the complexities of the current antitrust landscape, highlighting the challenges and uncertainties faced by companies navigating the ever-shi…
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AI Regulations for Startups and Investors
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In a recent webinar co-hosted by 4thly and Foley & Lardner LLP, lawyers Natasha Allen and Louis Lehot engaged in a thought-provoking discussion with 4thly’s Bret Waters on the evolving regulatory landscape surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI). As AI continues to automate workflows and entire industries, the conversation highlighted the challeng…
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Early Stage Venture Capital Term Sheets for 2024
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For startup founders and investors, term sheets are the Rosetta Stone for each financing transaction. Unlike the Rosetta Stone, terms that are considered ordinary and customary change a little every year, as economic tides flow and the startup ecosystem evolves. 4thly and Foley & Lardner discussed term sheets for venture financings, including SAFEs…
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Navigating the Generative AI Revolution: Insights by Louis Lehot
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Louis Lehot, Partner and Business Lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP, hosted a live-stream webinar for startup founders and investors in 2023, a year marked as the era of generative AI. New software, including ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney, and Bard, collectively created one of those rare "This is going to change everything!" moments in Silicon Valley and…
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Louis Lehot Discusses Biotech Trends 2023
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Biotech remains a red-hot area for startup founders and investors, with next-generation gene therapies, precision medicine, and the use of AI and ML to accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs, alongside entirely new delivery methods. Louis Lehot, Partner and Business Lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP, joined a livestream panel discussion …
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The Current State of Venture Transactions | Louis Lehot
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As we approach 2024, the transaction landscape is much different than it was a year ago. There’s is an uptick in M&A transactions prompted by portfolio consolidation (aqui-hires and similar transactions) as well as venture financings with more challenging terms. Louis Lehot joined as a panelist in a special livestream webinar for startup founders a…
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Private Company Compliance: Investigations, Regulations, and Litigation | NACD | Louis Lehot
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Ever since former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Mary Jo White announced the Silicon Valley Initiative, we have seen the enforcement division moving into the private company sphere. Major compliance and governance failures, such as Theranos, FTX, and IRL, have put the spotlight on what is communicated internally and externally in employe…
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Biden's Executive Order regarding US investments into China - a Panel Discussion by 4thly and Foley & Lardner
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Originally published by 4thly. On this episode, a panel of US-China experts discuss President Biden's recent executive order which subjects private US investments into China to screening. This obviously has a pretty big impact on venture capital and private equity firms, but in the discussion we got into the larger picture of the US-China relations…
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Louis Lehot: "It All Happens Outside of the Boardroom."
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In this episode, Evan Epstein talk with Louis Lehot, a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner, based in the firm’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. Louis focuses his practice on advising entrepreneurs and their management teams, investors and financial advisors at all stages of growth, from garage to global. In this …
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What to Know When Starting an NFT Marketplace
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the hot craze. While the initial coin offering (“ICO”) craze of 2017-2018 fizzled out in the face of government enforcement actions, a resurgence in the global market for bitcoin and the new category of NFTs is fueling a new boom in digital assets as mainstream interest increases. Recently, Christie’s became the very …
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Hsu Untied interview with Louis Lehot
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SHOW LESSAn interview with Louis Lehot, Partner at Foley & Lardner with Richard Hsu Feel free to connect with Louis: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louislehot1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louislehot/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lehotlouis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lehotlouis --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.…
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Garage to Global With Guggenheim Securities Rob Bartlett, Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Securities, With Cohosts Richard Levick of LEVICK and Louis Lehot, a Partner at Foley & Lardner
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Garage to Global With Guggenheim Securities: Rob Bartlett, Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Securities, joins cohosts Richard Levick of LEVICK and Louis Lehot, a partner at Foley & Lardner, to discuss the market, SPACs, 2021’s hypergrowth and 2022’s market expectations, market stability and making the transition from accountant to law firm pa…
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Louis Lehot || High Resolution Seed Financing for Startups
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By Louis Lehot, a business and technology lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP in Silicon Valley Louis Lehot || High Resolution Seed Financing for Startups Seed financings are flourishing right now in Silicon Valley and beyond, as startup founders are tapping the incredibly strong investor appetite for early-stage investment opportunities. According to Cr…
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By Louis Lehot, a business and technology lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP in Silicon Valley Breakups hurt — both financially and emotionally — in both business and in marriage. Just as sociologists have predicted spikes in marital divorce rates, there is now a noticeable increase in partner disagreements in healthy, thriving businesses. Insurance com…
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 09
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 08
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 07
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 06
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 05
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 04
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 03
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 02
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Minting & Selling an NFT | Episode 01
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Louis Lehot | Garage2Global | Episode 3
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Garage2 Global With Square Panda Co-Founder Andy Butler: Andy Butler, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Square Panda, a company dedicated to helping children worldwide across skill sets and socioeconomic backgrounds learn to read, write and communicate speaks with cohosts Richard Levick and Ian Lipner of LEVICK and Louis Lehot of Foley & Lard…
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Louis Lehot | Garage2Global | Episode 2
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Garage2 Global With Square Panda Co-Founder Andy Butler: Andy Butler, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Square Panda, a company dedicated to helping children worldwide across skill sets and socioeconomic backgrounds learn to read, write and communicate speaks with cohosts Richard Levick and Ian Lipner of LEVICK and Louis Lehot of Foley & Lard…
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Louis Lehot | Garage2Global | Episode 1
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Garage2 Global With Square Panda Co-Founder Andy Butler: Andy Butler, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Square Panda, a company dedicated to helping children worldwide across skill sets and socioeconomic backgrounds learn to read, write and communicate speaks with cohosts Richard Levick and Ian Lipner of LEVICK and Louis Lehot of Foley & Lard…
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Louis Lehot | Seed-stage Financing and Entrepreneurship | Episode 7
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Great ventures begin with well-structured seed financing. Getting that right will make future financings much easier and more efficient. It’s a fast-changing world today, as technology innovation and the fundraising process itself have evolved. Today’s seed financings are often dramatically different from the way they were done just a few years ago…
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Louis Lehot | Seed-stage Financing and Entrepreneurship | Episode 6
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Great ventures begin with well-structured seed financing. Getting that right will make future financings much easier and more efficient. It’s a fast-changing world today, as technology innovation and the fundraising process itself have evolved. Today’s seed financings are often dramatically different from the way they were done just a few years ago…
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Louis Lehot | Seed-stage Financing and Entrepreneurship | Episode 5
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Great ventures begin with well-structured seed financing. Getting that right will make future financings much easier and more efficient. It’s a fast-changing world today, as technology innovation and the fundraising process itself have evolved. Today’s seed financings are often dramatically different from the way they were done just a few years ago…
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Louis Lehot | Seed-stage Financing and Entrepreneurship | Episode 4
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Great ventures begin with well-structured seed financing. Getting that right will make future financings much easier and more efficient. It’s a fast-changing world today, as technology innovation and the fundraising process itself have evolved. Today’s seed financings are often dramatically different from the way they were done just a few years ago…
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Louis Lehot | Seed-stage Financing and Entrepreneurship | Episode 3
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Great ventures begin with well-structured seed financing. Getting that right will make future financings much easier and more efficient. It’s a fast-changing world today, as technology innovation and the fundraising process itself have evolved. Today’s seed financings are often dramatically different from the way they were done just a few years ago…
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Louis Lehot | Seed-stage Financing and Entrepreneurship | Episode 2
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Great ventures begin with well-structured seed financing. Getting that right will make future financings much easier and more efficient. It’s a fast-changing world today, as technology innovation and the fundraising process itself have evolved. Today’s seed financings are often dramatically different from the way they were done just a few years ago…
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Louis Lehot | Seed-stage Financing and Entrepreneurship | Episode 1
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Great ventures begin with well-structured seed financing. Getting that right will make future financings much easier and more efficient. It’s a fast-changing world today, as technology innovation and the fundraising process itself have evolved. Today’s seed financings are often dramatically different from the way they were done just a few years ago…
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Many early-stage startups can't afford to hire legal counsel to deal with all the contractual obligations that may arise in the course of their business. The situation becomes even more complicated when sophisticated investors enter the game. Panelists: Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP Catherine Zhu - Lead Counsel & Principal // Calico …
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Many early-stage startups can't afford to hire legal counsel to deal with all the contractual obligations that may arise in the course of their business. The situation becomes even more complicated when sophisticated investors enter the game. Panelists: Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP Catherine Zhu - Lead Counsel & Principal // Calico …
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Many early-stage startups can't afford to hire legal counsel to deal with all the contractual obligations that may arise in the course of their business. The situation becomes even more complicated when sophisticated investors enter the game. Panelists: Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP Catherine Zhu - Lead Counsel & Principal // Calico …
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Many early-stage startups can't afford to hire legal counsel to deal with all the contractual obligations that may arise in the course of their business. The situation becomes even more complicated when sophisticated investors enter the game. Panelists: Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP Catherine Zhu - Lead Counsel & Principal // Calico …
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Many early-stage startups can't afford to hire legal counsel to deal with all the contractual obligations that may arise in the course of their business. The situation becomes even more complicated when sophisticated investors enter the game. Panelists: Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP Catherine Zhu - Lead Counsel & Principal // Calico …
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Many early-stage startups can't afford to hire legal counsel to deal with all the contractual obligations that may arise in the course of their business. The situation becomes even more complicated when sophisticated investors enter the game. Panelists: Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP Catherine Zhu - Lead Counsel & Principal // Calico …
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Many early-stage startups can't afford to hire legal counsel to deal with all the contractual obligations that may arise in the course of their business. The situation becomes even more complicated when sophisticated investors enter the game. Panelists: Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP Catherine Zhu - Lead Counsel & Principal // Calico …
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