Investor-Ready: Legal Moves to Secure Funding & Scale Fast

Maryland entrepreneur, CEO, investor, and advisor, Deborah Hemingway, PhD, Managing Partner, Ecphora Capital, welcomes special guest Nick Stewart, Partner at Duane Morris LLP.

SCHEDULE

11:30am - Networking + Lunch

12:00pm - Seminar & Discussion

OVERVIEW

Gain invaluable insights into corporate legal issues that are critical for startups and growing companies. Whether you're preparing for your first funding round or navigating ongoing legal considerations, this session will offer practical advice and strategies to ensure your company is legally prepared for growth and success.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Strategies for Fundraising Success: Learn how to position your company effectively to attract investors and secure funding.
• Attorney’s Role in Fundraising: Understand the critical steps in the fundraising process from a legal perspective, including structuring deals, due diligence, and compliance.
• Maximizing Legal Counsel: Discover how to leverage your legal counsel for everyday business decisions, risk management, and long-term planning.
• Navigating Corporate Legal Challenges: Gain practical insights on handling legal issues that commonly arise during the growth stages of a company.
• Best Practices for Business Growth: Learn how legal strategies can support and accelerate your company’s overall growth and success.

Take away actionable knowledge to navigate the complexities of fundraising and business operations with confidence.

ABOUT NICK STEWART

Nicholas C. Stewart focuses his practice on formation and management matters for a range of fund managers, from those with $1 billion or more under management to emerging managers. He assists various funds, including private equity, venture, hedge and real estate funds, as well as funds of funds, with respect to their formation and operation. Formation services include fund structuring and fundraising strategy, document preparation, investor negotiations and relations and related regulatory compliance. For fund management, Mr. Stewart provides counsel for general operational matters and for inflection points in the fund lifecycle, from financings and capital calls to interest transfers, fund restructurings and leadership successions. Private funds also look to him for assistance with various strategic transactions, including acquisitions and investments, follow-on financings, dispositions of investments, secondaries transactions and so on.

Mr. Stewart also represents family offices with respect to office structuring, formation of investment vehicles, review of investment opportunities, analysis and negotiation of investment documents (including side letters), and facilitation of direct investments and joint ventures with other investors. He also works with client advisers to achieve the investment and planning objectives of the respective family offices.

In addition to his fund work, Mr. Stewart serves as outside counsel for other businesses, including with respect to corporate governance matters. He also represents strategic buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions and works with early-stage companies on equity and debt financings, among other things. Mr. Stewart represents clients in an array of industries, including technology, workforce and education, healthcare, telecommunications, real estate, and food and beverage.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Stewart served as judicial clerk to the Hon. Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. of the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Mr. Stewart is a 2010 graduate, with honors, of the George Washington University Law School, where he was on the editorial board of the Public Contract Law Journal and a J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro public service fellow. He is also a cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland.

ECPHORA CAPITAL

Ecphora Capital is an early-stage medtech venture firm in Baltimore supporting the state’s most promising medical device and biotech companies. Learn more.

BIOBUZZ NETWORKS

A leading life sciences ecosystem builder, BioBuzz has grown a vibrant community of industry professionals and leaders across the Mid-Atlantic that captures the attention of a national audience. Since our inception, we’ve remained community-focused, community-forward, & community-driven. That’s why thousands of industry professionals trust BioBuzz as an authority for industry insights and networking. Learn more.

FULTON BANK

Fulton Bank supports your growth from concept to market. Life sciences and technology sectors are rapidly evolving and their Life Sciences & Technology Group is transforming the way they support your unique needs.

From vaccines to medical devices and from cyber to ag tech, Fulton's expertise enables you to focus on making a difference, not on day-to-day finances. Whatever stage you’re in—startup, early growth, or established company—our dedicated team offers products, services, and resources designed to help you succeed. Learn more.

LAUNCHPORT

The LaunchPort™ is a medtech manufacturing accelerator located in Baltimore’s Port Covington. The combined manufacturing and Medtech acceleration center allows medical device start-ups and emerging technology developers the ability to co-locate at an experienced, regulated medical device manufacturing center.

As part of that residency, they can tap into core services (e.g. financial operating systems, quality system development, supply chain activities, regulatory submission/compliance support, reimbursement and revenue model development), while allowing them to focus capital resources on developing critical core competencies. Learn more.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

City Garage Science & Technology Park, 101 West Dickman Street, Baltimore, United States