Entity Formation and Governance

Learn how to help founders select and form the right business entity and safeguard key IP. 

Business Law Fundamentals

Learn key business law and regulatory fundamentals critical to counseling startups. 

Startup Finance 101

Learn startup finance and fundraising, pre-seed angel financings through VC Series A. 

About the Course

Counseling entrepreneurs and startups is exciting! They invent ground-breaking technologies and business models. But successfully forming and launching a startup requires founders to make countless important decisions and complete numerous legal and governance tasks. Founders also have to ensure that new products and services are launched in compliance with applicable regulations, that legal and risk management protections are in place, and that funding does not run out before the startup achieves profitability.  Startup lawyers guide founders through these myriad decisions and tasks. And they must do all of this with care and precision at the speed of business and often in coordination with founders who are inexperienced and resource constrained. Consequently, the work of startup counsel is fascinating and immersive, but also challenging and risky. While others are encouraged to enroll and attend, this course on Startup Law and Fundraising is focused on teaching lawyers and law students everything they need to know about advising entrepreneurs and startups on how to build, grow, and finance innovative businesses and how to prevent common legal, governance and regulatory challenges. This course is offered by Business Law Seminar Group, LLC (c) 2025 Business Law Seminar Group, LLC

Meet Your Instructor - Paul Swegle

Paul Swegle is an adjunct law professor and teaches entrepreneurial law and finance at Seattle University School of Law and Gonzaga University School of Law. Paul is also currently chief legal officer/general counsel to multiple innovative companies involved in medical diagnostics, virtual health, remote patient monitoring, SaaS, AI, medical devices, e-commerce, sports betting data analytics, and retail technology. He has completed $16+ billion of financings and M&A deals, including growing and selling startups to public companies ING, Capital One, Nortek, and Abbott. He was a lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice early in his career.

Course Curriculum

4 Chapters · 22 Lessons

  1. 1

    Forming and Launching a Startup

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      Session 1 Video

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      Introduction - Causes and Nature of Startup Legal Mistakes

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      Pre-Entity Formation Considerations

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      Founders Term Sheet - Roles, Responsibilities, Contributions, Ownership, and Expectations

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      Entity Selection, Formation, and Domicile

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      Formation and Launch Checklist 06.19.2024

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      Structuring and Managing Key Relationships

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      Corporate Governance Overview

  2. 2

    Intellectual Property; Regulatory Overview; Securities Regulation

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      Session 2 Video

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      Intellectual Property

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      Overview of Common Regulatory Mistakes

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      State and Federal Securities Laws

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    Startup Finance

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      Session 3 Video

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      Startup Finance - Terminology, Concepts, Actors and Instruments

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      Preferred Stock - Economics and Control

  4. 4

    Fundraising - Pre-seed, Seed, and VC

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      Session 4 Video

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      Pre-seed and Seed Fundraising

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      Venture Capital Fundraising

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      National Venture Capital Association Series A Term Sheet Template

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      Alternative Fundraising Methods - Crowdfunding and Reg A+ Mini IPOs

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      Course Evaluation - Complete and email to [email protected]

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      CLE Submission Package for Startup Law and Fundraising - Business Law Seminar Group - 2025

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