Leading San Francisco Startup Law Firm, Putnam Gordon P.C., Announces San Francisco Startup Event on Equity Issues for Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs

San Francisco, CA, May 2, 2017 (Newswire.com) - Jason Putnam Gordon, a leading attorney for San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley startups, is proud to announce an informative public event on startups and equity funding. Properly structuring equity is crucial to the birth of any startup, and the event will guide participants through many of the key issues involving equity and compensation for the key founders, investors, and other startup entrepreneurs present and participating during a firm's early history.

"The excitement of launching a San Francisco Bay Area startup should not blind participants to the pitfalls of improperly structuring equity relationships," explained Jason Putnam Gordon, principal attorney at Putnam Gordon P.C., a law firm for startups based in San Francisco and serving the entire Bay Area, including Silicon Valley. He continued, "This informative event will guide participants through many of the key issues involving how best to structure equity to compensate and/or reward early participants in a venture."

This informative event will guide participants through many of the key issues involving how best to structure equity to compensate and/or reward early participants in a venture.

Jason Putnam Gordon, Principal Attorney

To register directly for the event, one can go to meetup.com at https://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Startup-Idea-to-IPO/events/238985378/.  To learn more about Putnam Gordon, P.C. a leading San Francisco startup law firm, visit http://www.putnamgordon.com/practice-areas/lawyers-for-technology-startups/. That page explains much of the law firm's philosophy, but interested parties are urged to either reach out the law firm for a private, one-on-one consultation or to attend the event on startup equity issues, where many common questions will be addressed.

STARTUPS AND HOW TO STRUCTURE EQUITY RELATIONSHIPS

With the startup scene red hot in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, it is easy for an entrepreneur to be caught up in the fever. These days, it seems like everyone in San Francisco has an idea for the next big thing, and everyone is eager to solicit and build both a startup team and the funding necessary to propel the startup from idea to IPO or acquisition. Indeed, with respect to the latter route, Putnam Gordon is known as one of the best boutique law firms in San Francisco for mergers and acquisitions (see: http://www.putnamgordon.com/practice-areas/top-san-francisco-mergers-and-acquisitions-attorneys/).

The event on startups and equity is entitled, 'Startup Equitable Equity: Carving up the Ownership Pie,' and will be held Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at Sandbox Suites, 404 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA. Interested entrepreneurs, investors, and others are urged to register at the meetup.com website at the link above, in advance, as seating is limited and reservations are first-come, first served. Anyone looking for a fun, informative San Francisco startup event will be well served by attending.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a rising star, Jason Putnam Gordon is a top San Francisco-based attorney for startups and entrepreneurs. While at his former firm, Jason served as counsel to large tech companies like Google and Netflix; he now focuses his practice on startups, emerging growth companies, and middle-market companies. Jason handles matters such as entity formation, financing transactions, founder agreements, securities issuance, contracts, and mergers and acquisitions.  

Jason received his J.D. magna cum laude from Villanova University School of Law and is admitted to practice in California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and his home state of Pennsylvania. Outside of his legal practice, Jason is a competitive skydiver.

ABOUT PUTNAM GORDON P.C.

Putnam Gordon, P.C. is a San Francisco-based law firm that focuses on startups, business formation, corporate governance, financings and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property at http://www.putnamgordon.com/. The firm serves clients throughout the state of California including, but not limited to, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Marin County. Learn more about the law firm by visiting the website or calling 415-986-7200.

Source: Putnam Gordon, P.C.