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Looking into the Future of a Legal Metaverse?
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Initially coined in...

Louis Lehot
Sep 23, 20216 min read


Meet the New SPAC Circus Ringleader: The PIPE Investor
By: Louis Lehot Since late 2019, when the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC, returned to the public markets with a new...

Louis Lehot
Sep 20, 20216 min read


Quantum Future and the Quantum Arms Race
Quantum computing is a perennially hot topic in science and technology, with many researchers and companies scrambling to build the first...

Louis Lehot
Jul 2, 20215 min read


What to Expect for Cybersecurity Investment as We Emerge from the Pandemic
As we emerge from a global pandemic and return to robust economic growth, the cybersecurity industry is on fire, and venture capitalists...

Louis Lehot
Jul 2, 20215 min read


Preparing for the Future of Work
Speculating about the future can be a perilous undertaking. If predictions from the twentieth century were right, we would be cruising...

Louis Lehot
May 28, 20217 min read
Virtual Dealmaking and the Return to Work
Over the last year, the pandemic upended many industries, prompting businesses to pivot quickly to enable a fully virtual everything,...

Louis Lehot
May 25, 20215 min read


Louis Lehot, Partner at Foley & Lardner
Louis Lehot is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP, based in the firm’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and Los Angeles...

Louis Lehot
May 24, 202110 min read


Louis Lehot | Startup and Venture-Capital Investing in the Post-COVID Era
By Louis Lehot, a business law partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Silicon Valley When the pandemic first hit the U.S. economy, many...

Louis Lehot
May 17, 20215 min read


The Art of the Exit – What Happens to Startup Culture After a Merger or Acquisition?
By: Louis Lehot The art of M&A includes integrating cultures This article was originally published at Westlaw.com on April 12, 2021. ...

Louis Lehot
May 7, 20216 min read


The IPO Markets Are Changing, and so Is the Lock-up Agreement
An initial public offering (IPO) is a crucial time in the life of a company and its stakeholders. Initial investors, employees, and...

Louis Lehot
Apr 29, 20214 min read


What To Expect for Seed and Pre-Seed Stage Financing in 2021
Authors: Louis Lehot Nicole Hatcher Natasha Allen Brandee L. Diamond Catherine Zhu Why SAFEs will continue to dominate in early stages...

Louis Lehot
Apr 27, 20214 min read


A Brief Legal Guide To Buying and Selling Shares of Private Company Stock
Authors: Louis Lehot, Nicole Hatcher, Natasha Allen. Brandee L. Diamond, Catherine Zhu What to expect in a secondary market transaction...

Louis Lehot
Apr 26, 20215 min read
What Are SPACs, and How They Are Different From IPOs?
Authors: Louis Lehot, Nicole Hatcher, Natasha Allen. Brandee L. Diamond, Catherine Zhu What you need to know about going public in 2021...

Louis Lehot
Apr 24, 20215 min read
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