The Startup Legal Blueprint Webinar

Join UF Innovate | Accelerate for a webinar with Alex Johnson and JR Moore of FBT Gibbons titled The Startup Legal Blueprint: Entity Structure, Equity, IP & Governance Essentials.

During this webinar, attendees will learn about choosing the right entity structure, distributing equity among founders and employees, general intellectual property (IP) issues, and general corporate governance issues.

This event is open to the public.

Please register by Tuesday, July 7 at 12 PM.

Alex Johnson

Alex is an experienced intellectual property attorney with a focus on patents and trademarks. He supports U.S. and foreign-based clients in protecting critical IP and developing strategies to maximize and leverage the value of IP assets. With over a decade of experience in patent searches, patent application preparation, patent prosecution, trademark assessments, and validity and infringement analyses. Alex helps manage portfolios for early-stage companies, venture-backed entities, and established businesses.

Alex has a degree in chemistry but works extensively in the mechanical and electrical fields in addition to the chemical arts. In addition to his patent and trademark practice, Alex assists in all transactional and commercial agreements involving intellectual property including master services agreements, manufacturing agreements, licensing agreements, and technology transfer agreements. Alex brings a knowledgeable and innovative approach to the growth of his client’s IP portfolio.

Regardless of whether the client is a first time inventor or an established company, Alex utilizes his skill and understanding of the ever-changing field of intellectual property to reach and exceed his client’s goals. Alex is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

JR Moore

JR advises venture capital and private equity fund sponsors on fund formation, ongoing operational matters, and portfolio investment transactions. His practice spans the full lifecycle of private funds, including formation, marketing, closings, and governance, as well as transactions involving transfers of limited partnership interests, portfolio investments, and other related operational and strategic matters.

He also represents institutional investors in connection with commitments to private investment funds including venture capital, growth equity and private equity funds. He regularly drafts, reviews, and negotiates fund and investment documentation, including offering materials, limited partnership and operating agreements, internal general partner and management company agreements, subscription agreements, side letters, and LP transfer agreements.

In addition, JR represents startups, early-stage, and growth-stage companies throughout their corporate lifecycle and counsels investors in venture capital transactions, including the identification and investment in technology companies across a range of industries and geographies.

FBT Gibbons

FBT Gibbons is a leading national law firm serving clients ranging from mid-sized businesses and growth-oriented startups to multinational corporations operating or investing in middle markets.

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Along with industry knowledge, our lawyers leverage technology and innovation for clients, and we are proud to be recognized as one of the Most Innovative Firms in North America by The Financial Times. We know that innovation, particularly in the AI arena, is not simply about new tools and technologies. It also means continuously seeking better and more creative ways to practice law, invest in our people, and serve our clients and communities.