It is never to early to start engaging with quality legal counsel when building your business. Like a monetary investment, small things early pay off greatly over time.  If you are have a startup and think a session with an experienced lawyer may help, sign up to join our Startup Legal Roundtable with Michelle Rowe Hallsten of Greenberg Traurig and begin to get on equal footing with the big fish.  We are pleased that she has agreed to be available exclusively for our cleantech cluster companies.

Why should you come?  Being a small startup in clean tech is rough.  Often companies are faced with collaborating with much bigger companies and investors who have experience they don’t, making them feel like a small fish in a big sea. Working with investors and their lawyers requires companies to have experienced professionals on their side. Especially when dealing with anything requiring a legal analysis.

Here’s an example:  Michael Carroll of small hydro equipment manufacturer Helios Altas has been an entrepreneur working with bigger players for years. While not lacking confidence in his business, he acknowledges there are areas he always gets help to keep on equal footing with partners, investors and governments. He knows having a well-rounded and experienced team is important to succeeding long term. Carroll wants to know more than what to do, he needs to know why.  Carroll says that Hallsten’s experience provides background enabling him to be confident in his decisions. Additionally, when negotiating, he sees the benefit of having strong representation when building collaborative agreements.

“I have been working with different lawyers for the better part of 20 year now though my business career. When I talk with Michele about different issues that arise, she has a way of counseling me that gives me the confidence to proceed forward with our decision that is invaluable.” – Michael Carroll,  Helios Altas

Does it sound like something you could use?  Then sign up and join us on May 21st.