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SAFE vs Convertible Note: Choosing the Right Financing Instrument

SAFEs and convertible notes are both common early-stage financing instruments, but they differ in structure and documentation. A SAFE is typically an equity-contingent agreement with no maturity date or interest under standard-form terms, while a Convertible Note is generally documented as a debt instrument that may convert into equity; tax and accounting treatment depends on the specific terms and applicable law.

Private FinancingsJun 21, 2026Daehoon Park

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U.S. Market Entry for Foreign Companies: Building the Legal Structure Around the Operating Model

Forming a Delaware entity is only one step in U.S. market entry. Ownership, authority, tax coordination, employment, IP, banking, contracting, licensing, and foreign-investment reporting must reflect how the business will operate.

Cross-Border TransactionsApr 3, 2026Daehoon Park

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Asset Purchase vs Stock Purchase: Structuring Private Acquisitions

The choice between a stock purchase and an asset purchase drives liability succession, tax treatment under §§1060 and 338(h)(10), third-party consent requirements, and post-closing risk allocation for every private acquisition.

Mergers & AcquisitionsJan 9, 2026Daehoon Park

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Open-Source Software Risk in Technology Transactions and M&A

A transaction-focused guide to component inventories, license obligations, SBOMs, contractual disclosures and open-source remediation.

Technology TransactionsSep 21, 2026

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Private-Company Secondary Sales: A Legal Checklist for Venture-Backed Companies and Investors

A checklist for transfer restrictions, securities-law pathways, information rights and closing mechanics in private-company secondary sales.

Private FinancingsSep 21, 2026

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Cross-Border Technology Access: Export Controls in Deals, Joint Ventures and Integration

A framework for classifying technology, controlling foreign-person access and integrating export-control review into transactions.

Cross-Border TransactionsSep 14, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Venture Financing Cap Tables: Modeling Dilution, Conversion and the Option Pool

A practical guide to building and reconciling a venture financing cap table across valuation, conversion, option-pool and dilution mechanics.

Private FinancingsSep 14, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Joint Development Agreements: Background IP, Project IP and Commercialization Rights

A practical framework for allocating pre-existing technology, project results, improvements, data and market rights in collaborative development.

Technology TransactionsSep 7, 2026

Daehoon Park

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SaaS Data Processing Agreements and Security Addenda: A Contract Checklist

A U.S.-focused contract-review framework for SaaS Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and Security Addenda, distinguishing legal requirements from negotiated terms and issues requiring jurisdiction- or sector-specific advice.

Technology TransactionsTechnologySep 7, 2026

Daehoon Park

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New York Commercial Lease LOIs and Key Lease Terms for Foreign Companies

A definitive legal and strategic roadmap for foreign enterprises negotiating commercial lease Letters of Intent (LOIs) and definitive agreements across office, showroom, retail, and light industrial spaces in New York.

Cross-Border TransactionsSep 7, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Founder Stock Transfers: Rights of First Refusal and Co-Sale Rights in Venture-Backed Companies

A practical guide to ROFR, co-sale and permitted-transfer provisions governing founder stock in venture-backed companies.

Private FinancingsSep 7, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Governing Law, Forum and Arbitration in Cross-Border Commercial Agreements

How governing law, jurisdiction, arbitration, service and enforcement provisions work together in international commercial contracts.

Cross-Border TransactionsAug 31, 2026

Daehoon Park

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