IP & Employment Law for Startups: Avoid Costly Legal Mistakes as You Grow

Don’t let legal missteps cost you your company—learn what every founder needs to get right.

Following the strong interest and insightful discussion from our previous session in 2025, we’re continuing the conversation with Part 2 of our IP & Employment Law for Startups series. In this follow-up webinar, we’ll build on the key issues introduced in the first event and provide updated insights, deeper guidance, and practical strategies to help startups protect their most valuable assets—their people and their ideas.

In the fast-paced world of startups, failing to put the right legal foundations in place can lead to costly disputes, lost intellectual property, and major growth setbacks. This practical session will revisit core concepts from our earlier discussion while expanding on new developments and real-world scenarios founders and startup teams are facing today.

Join us as we explore how to:

Ensure IP ownership is properly assigned from employees, contractors, and founders
Draft employment and contractor agreements that protect your company
Navigate non-compete and confidentiality clauses in a shifting legal landscape
Manage exits and prevent IP loss when team members move on
Build scalable legal policies that grow with your business
This webniar will also discuss important details from the book, Employment Contracts and Agreements: A Guide for Corporate Counsel. Available at: https://store.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/employment-contracts-and-agreements-a-guide-for-corporate-counsel.html

Whether you attended our first session or are joining the conversation for the first time, this webinar will provide valuable updates and actionable guidance to help founders, startup executives, and early-stage investors avoid legal pitfalls, safeguard innovation, and build a compliant, growth-ready team structure.

Presented by the Entrepreneurial Strategy Series and Gearhart Law.

AGENDA:

Networking (11:30 am – 12 pm EDT)
Presentation (12 pm – 1:15 pm EDT)

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