Business and Startups Legal Landscape

16769 Farley Road,Los Gatos CA 95032

10 March, 2023

Description

The objective of this program is to provide legal guidelines and information to entrepreneurs and businesses in our community starting and managing their companies including the following topics: 1. Comparison of various corporate structures, state registrations, and tax considerations. Ashrar Ahmed from Infinity Law Group, Founding Partner( https://www.infinitylawca.com/our-people/ashar-ahmed). 2. Review of corporate governance and various legal issues involved in starting and managing any company and where litigation can often occur. (Marwa ElZankali from McManis Faulkner ( https://www.mcmanislaw.com/people/lawyers/marwa-elzankaly). This is the profile she provided (Marwa Elzankaly is a trial lawyer and has been practicing for over twenty years. She was a Partner at McManis Faulkner for five years and is currently Of Counsel there, where she manages many of the firm's high-stakes commercial litigation cases in areas such as securities fraud, antitrust, intellectual property disputes, breach of contract, and various business torts. Marwa has been honored with numerous awards for her work, including the 2020 National Winning Litigators award by the National Law Journal, and the 2009 Attorney of the Year Award by California Lawyer magazine.Marwa has practiced in both State and Federal courts and has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a nationally televised appearance on C-Span). 3. Potential financing at various stages of corporate growth and related contractual events. (Riaz Karamali from Pillsburylaw (https://www.linkedin.com/in/riazkaramali/). 4. Recommended protection means of intellectual property. (Feras Mousilli from Lloyd & Mousilli (https://www.lloydmousilli.com/team/ferasmousilli/) and Firasat Ali from Haley Guiliano (https://www.hglaw.com/ourteam/firasat-ali)). Here is the event schedule: 1. Maghrib prayer at 6 pm-6:15 pm 2. Light dinner meal and networking from 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm. 3. Introduction, panel, and presentations from 6:45 pm to 8 pm (15 minutes each). 4. Ishaa prayer at 8 pm. 5. Q&A 8:15 pm to 9 pm. "This program is for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide any legal advice, and should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from qualified counsel. Your attendance at this event does not create any attorney-client relationship between you and any of the attorneys presenting at this event. If you wish to seek legal advice, you should contact qualified counsel to discuss your particular matter separately."