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Trust Your Instincts: Susan Pravda On Leadership, Relationships, And Resilience

Foley partner Susan Pravda shares how a relationship-driven approach has shaped her four-decade legal career, from a chance encounter on her first day of practice to her current role leading the firm's Health Care & Life Sciences Sector. She discusses the importance of viewing clients as people rather than entities, being present during pivotal moments, and trusting your instincts when navigating uncertainty.

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Foley & Lardner

SBIR/STTR Programs Reauthorized After Six-Month Lapse

The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act of 2026 introduces significant changes to the SBIR and STTR programs, including a new strategic breakthrough award category worth up to $30 million, enhanced national security screening requirements, and agency-specific proposal submission limits.

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Early Stage Funding Considerations — SAFEs And Convertible Notes

Hosts Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner break down SAFEs and convertible notes as early-stage funding mechanisms, examining their structural similarities and key differences. The discussion explores how these instruments function in practice and their strategic implications for both founders seeking capital and investors deploying it.

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

2026 Venture Capital Report

WilmerHale's 2025 Venture Capital Report provides comprehensive analysis of US venture capital financing trends, examining SAFE financings, mega-rounds, and the impact of recent legislation on qualified small-business stock. The report explores convertible note terms, venture capital financing structures, and key factors shaping the venture capital landscape in the coming year.

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

Raising Capital: Private Placements

United States Commercial

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Cohen & Gresser

Taft Acts As Legal Counsel To Ardlussa Capital In $225 Million Debut Fund Raise

United States Finance

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Giving Away The Farm With SAFEs: Understanding The Alternatives And Avoiding Unnecessary Dilution

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

SEC Issues Notice Of Intent To Issue Order To Increase Qualified Client Thresholds

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The 50% Rule Is Dead; Long Live The 50% Rule

United States Commercial

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Jenner & Block

Off-the-Table: Pre-Exit Founder Liquidity In Venture-Backed Startups

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Q1 2026: A Record Quarter, A Compressed Market, And A Window That Won't Stay Open

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

The Next Frontier Of Space Finance: Programmatic SPVs And Regulation A As A Distribution Layer

United States Commercial

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Bevilacqua

Podcast - Outlander VC: What Founder-First Investing Really Means

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

VC Diversity Reporting In California Put On Hold

United States Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The Jury Is The Audience (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

Virtual And Digital Health Digest

Worldwide Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Podcast - Making Disease Optional, Rewriting The Future Of Human Health

As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption expands, entrepreneurs face a defining question: How do you use today's technology to solve tomorrow's problems?

United States Technology

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Holland & Knight

California DPFI Suspends Implementation, Enforcement Of State's New Investor Law

On March 17, 2026, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DPFI) announced it would suspend implementation of the California Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Act...

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Fair Investment Practices By Venture Capital Companies Law: Suspension Of Implementation And Enforcement Pending Rulemaking

This alert is a follow-up to our January 2026 client alert regarding the California Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies (FIPVCC) Law.

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Temporary Pause On New California Reporting Requirements For Venture Capital Funds

On March 17, 2026, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it has temporarily suspended implementation and enforcement of the Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law (FIPVCC)...

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

Flash Alert: California DFPI Pauses VC Diversity Reporting — April 1 Deadline Lifted

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

California DFPI Suspends FIPVCC Implementation Pending Rulemaking

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

California’s Venture Capital Demographic Reporting Requirements: Suspended

United States Commercial

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Mintz

California DFPI Suspends Implementation And Enforcement Of FIPVCC Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Law Pending Rulemaking

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Welcome To ‘The Founder's Hour' (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

Family Office Investments: What's Different About Venture Capital Funds?

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

No Guesswork: Building A Playbook For Family Office Private Fund Investing

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

California's New Mandatory Venture Capital Company Diversity Reporting Requirements Go Live

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Getting Started Right — Formation, Founders, And Early Decisions (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

Assembling Your IPO Team

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

No Guesswork: Building A Playbook For Family Office Private Fund Investing

For sophisticated investors, including family office principals and executives, investing in private funds requires more than a red flag review of the governing agreement...

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

California's New Mandatory Venture Capital Company Diversity Reporting Requirements Go Live

California's mandatory venture capital persity reporting program under the Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies...

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Getting Started Right — Formation, Founders, And Early Decisions (Podcast)

Introducing The Founder's Hour, Lowenstein Sandler’s Emerging Companies, Venture Capital podcast, where hosts Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner discuss the ins-and-outs of starting a company.

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

Assembling Your IPO Team

For every company hoping to go public, a crucial part of IPO preparation is assembling the group of employees, board members, outside professionals and advisors who are needed for the IPO journey and life as a public company.

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

2026 IPO Report

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

Update: California Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements — VCC Portal Now Open

As a follow up to our February 4, 2026 alert on the California's Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law...

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

California "Fair Investment Practices By Venture Capital Companies" Law Practical Q&A

With the California Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law ("FIPVCC") coming into effect and compliance deadlines approaching for "Covered Entities" to register and report...

United States Commercial

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

What Fund Sponsors Need To Do Now: Registration And Reporting Requirements For The California FIPVCC

California enacted the Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law (FIPVCC) as part of a broader policy initiative aimed at increasing transparency in venture capital...

United States Commercial

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California's Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Deadline Approaches

Reporting requirements are rapidly approaching under California's first-of-its-kind law requiring qualifying investment firms with a California nexus to collect and annually report demographic data about the founding teams of the companies in which they invest.

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Upcoming Reporting Requirements For Venture Capital Companies With A Nexus To California

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

AI's Integration Into Alternative Data Fuels New Opportunities And Challenges

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Department Of Labor Advances Proposed Rule Expanding 401(k) Access To Private Capital

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Upcoming Registration And Reporting Deadlines For VC Funds With CA Nexus

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

California Rolls Out New Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

New California Law Mandates Reporting Related To Certain VC Investments

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Outlook 2026: Emerging Technology

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California's New Investor Reporting Law: Considerations For Institutional Investors

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Outlook 2026: Venture Capital

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California's VC Diversity Report Card Comes Due

United States Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

When SAFE Is Stock: Implications Of Series SAFE Preferred

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

California Rolls Out New Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

FinReg Monthly Update - January 2026

Worldwide Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

California Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements — 2026 Deadlines Approach

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

MintzTech Connect Client Spotlight: Conductive Ventures

United States Commercial

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Mintz

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Arnold & Porter

Beyond Legal: How Crowley Law Connects Startups To Business Experts (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

Welcome To Lowenstein AI: A-I Didn't Know That (Video)

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Lowenstein Sandler

MB Microtalk: Documenting IP Ownership For Emerging Companies – Copyrights

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Mayer Brown

Startup Advisors: Tips For Startups To Get VC Funding (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

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