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Blair Joins The Corporate Counsel Board of Advisors

Manatt@s Katherine Blair, a partner in the firm@s Corporate and Finance practice, has been appointed to the board of advisors of TheCorporateCounsel.net, one of the most prestigious and sophisticated sources of securities law in the nation.Blair is a well-recognized legal advisor in the securities and corporate governance area and was personally invited to join the board by the editor, due to...

Corporate And Finance, Corporate Governance, Securities

Manatt Partner Offers Suggestions for Venture Capitalists During an IPO

Private Equity Hub turned to Manatt@s@Craig D. Miller, co-chair of the firm@s Financial Services @ Banking Practice, for insight into determining the appropriate time for a venture capitalist board member to give up a board seat during a company@s initial public offering (IPO).Private Equity Hub reports that Facebook had three venture investors on its seven-member board at the time of its IPO...