Talk Videos from Event 1 of 2019 Foundations of Entrepreneurship Series - Organizing the Entity

Helen Reeves is a member of the Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice. Her practice focuses on representing growth stage companies on a wide range of complex transactional matters including mergers & acquisitions, venture capital transactions, start up founder/corporate structuring issues, employment matters and general corporate advice. Helen regularly serves as the outside general counsel to a number of emerging growth and middle market companies, providing both strategic and transaction advice on major business transactions domestically and internationally. Helen is a member of the American Bar Association’s Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee.

Michael Brennan, CPA, is a tax director at Anchin as well as a member of the Firm's Technology, Compensation and Benefits Services Group, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry Groups. Michael services a wide range of clients including high net worth individuals, corporations and partnerships. His clients include companies that range from early stage start up all the way to well established multi-national companies, doing business in multiple states and countries. Michael develops appropriate tax-planning strategies to guide his clients through each phase of their business’ lifecycle. Michael also advises clients on Qualified Small Business Stock (Section 1202) and is able to help his clients identify what Federal and State tax credits & incentive programs they may qualify for. Michael is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Kris Brown is a corporate law partner in the Tech-Life Sciences Group at Goodwin Procter LLP in New York City, as well as an active tech and life-sciences focused angel investor. He counsels domestic and global early stage companies, venture capital funds and corporate strategic investors, like the corporate venture arm of Johnson & Johnson, and BMWi Ventures. In addition, Kris sits on the board of advisors for Venture for America.