Welcome everyone! The promotion of infrastructure is normally the first thing on the “to-do” list of every developing country. …

Investment rounds are an essential part of the entrepreneurial journey. It is a long process that will take a lot of time off from the founders and that will take away time from them doing what they do best: building the company. Let’s talk about the different investment rounds stages that a company can be in and when do they normally happen. I’ve structured this post so you can decide who much do you want to read (let me know if you like it):

The LLM is not only a time to learn about law. It is also a time to make friends and connections that will last forever. About 3 months before flying from Spain to the Washington DC to attend Georgetown Law LLM, I talked to a colleague at the firm that had done the same some years before me. He told me the following: “the first few days everyone is going to be a little bit…

In a world where all that matters is the money you can bring to the table, improving your business development skills is key to success. This article by Michael McDonald in Above The Law talks about it and raises some very interesting points. It is true, as they say, that advertising in the legal industry has an unprecedented stigma. …

Law firms starting their own incubator programs could be a game changer in the startup industry. It all started with this major announcement: Allen & Overy, one of the best known UK firms, is launching a “technology innovation space” in its London office named “Fuse”. …

Start ups should ask their lawyers to leverage their network to find better funding opportunities, better partners and potential new clients. Starting up a company is hard. No one denies that. I wrote a post back in November on the importance of involving a lawyer in the early stages of the company in order to have the proper corporate and tax structure, have your IP protected and with all the necessary…

The moment you receive the list of courses that are available to you for your LLM is intimidating, but you must never forger why you are there. Yes, course selection is a very important part of the LLM as it will define what are you going to learn. Everyone is tempted to chooses all the courses that sound great and that will make him look for eligible for a future job. …

Every lawyer should decide which day of the week, or at least what time of the week, is going to devote to personal time. Every week. All the time. This personal time gives you some space to look back and think if you’re managing your time as you should. Nick…

At the end of the day, cash is what will keep a start-up moving forward, but is it the most important thing to create value? I have been fortunate enough to talk about start-ups with a fair amount of people so far in my career. Most of the people agree on most of the steps to grow a company: escalate, hire wisely, look for the right partners, etc., …