Top 10 Legal Mistakes Made by Start-up Companies June 14, 2012

1. TOP 10 LEGAL MISTAKES
STARTUPS MAKE
Roger Royse
Royse Law Firm, PC
1717 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
rroyse@rroyselaw.com
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June 14th, 2012
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2. Use of Prior Employer’s Failure to Comply with
Facilities Securities Laws
10 9
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2

3. 409A Violations Infringing Another’s
• No Valuation
• Non-Qualified Deferred Trademarks
Compensation
8 7
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3

4. Failure to Obtain Non-Compliance With
Invention Assignments California Wage and
Hour Laws
6 5
Notes: Notes:
4

5. Entrenched
Lack of Tax Planning Management (No
vesting, buying-selling)
4 3
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5

6. Lack of Corporate Not Having the Right
Documentation Legal Counsel
2 1
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6

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8. PALO ALTO LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO
1717 Embarcadero Road 11150 Santa Monica Blvd., 135 Main Street,
Palo Alto, CA 94303 Suite 1200 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025 San Francisco, CA 94105
www.rroyselaw.com
www.rogerroyse.com
E-mail: rroyse@rroyselaw.com
Skype: roger.royse
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