This course provides a dynamic introduction to the key agreements used in typical venture capital transactions for start-up companies.

John Montgomery provides an in-depth look at the five main documents: Series A preferred stock puchase agreement, investor rights agreement, right of first refusal and co-sale agreement, voting agreement, and amended and restated certificate of incorporation. He also gives a brief review of the ancillary documents used in these transactions.

Montgomery & Hansen, LLP began business in 2003 as Montgomery Law Group, LLP. Though the firm itself is fairly young, its attorneys collectively have decades of experience and have acted as lead counsel on transactions worth billions of dollars.

M&H was founded on the principle that a client’s interests are best served by attorneys who focus on a particular area of the law. As other firms have added practice areas indiscriminately, M&H has limited its practice to what the firm does best—build successful companies.

Being a company builder means many things. It means long, unpredictable hours, a willingness to be “always on” and a tolerance for risk that is unusual in our industry.

But, more than anything, it means a tireless commitment to surrounding clients with an ever-expanding group of people with complimentary talents and skills. M&H has been called a “Keiretsu,” a “Virtual Incubator” and an “Accelerator.”

Whatever term is appropriate, it is the ability to connect people that makes Montgomery & Hansen truly special.