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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 FinancingsJul 6, 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 30, 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 10, 2026Daehoon Park

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Seed Preferred Stock Financing: A Closing Checklist for Founders and Investors

This guide provides a structured closing checklist for seed preferred stock financings, helping founders and investors navigate the transition from term sheet to final execution while maintaining corporate hygiene and regulatory compliance.

Private FinancingsAug 11, 2026

Daehoon Park

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When Should a Manufacturer Hire Supply and Distribution Counsel?

Navigating complex supply and distribution chains requires legal expertise to protect your interests. If you are drafting new agreements, facing supplier disputes, or expanding into international markets, engaging a dedicated manufacturing contracts lawyer is essential to mitigating operational risk and ensuring your commercial interests remain fully protected in every transaction.

Commercial ContractsManufacturingAug 10, 2026

Daehoon Park

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U.S. Governance Rights for a Korean Parent Company

A Korean parent exercises governance rights over a U.S. subsidiary through formal stockholder action, board representation, and reserved matters, subject to Delaware corporate law limits on parent control of a wholly owned subsidiary.

Cross-Border TransactionsAug 9, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Outside General Counsel: A Practical Legal Calendar for Growing Companies

A practical operating framework for connecting legal matters, authority, source records, monthly, quarterly and annual reviews, event-driven escalation, specialists, evidence and follow-through.

Corporate Structuring & GovernanceAug 5, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Founder Departures Before Financing: Vesting, Repurchase and Control

A departure-specific U.S.-law framework for separating founder capacities, classifying equity, calculating vesting, testing repurchase and control rights, completing handoff, and preparing financing diligence.

Corporate Structuring & GovernanceAug 2, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Fiscal Sponsorship or a New 501(c)(3)? Governance and Control Considerations

A U.S.-law framework for comparing fiscal sponsorship with a standalone 501(c)(3) through control of charitable funds, governance, operations, assets, compliance, transition, and termination.

Corporate Structuring & GovernanceJul 30, 2026

Daehoon Park

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When Does an AI Company Need Technology Transactions Counsel?

AI companies and enterprise adopters face a cascade of contract, IP, and data-rights decisions long before a model ships or a vendor agreement is signed. This guide explains the specific commercial and technology transaction moments when qualified legal counsel should be engaged—and what can go wrong when it isn't.

Technology TransactionsArtificial IntelligenceJul 28, 2026

Daehoon Park

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Delaware Corporate Housekeeping: Board Approvals, Stock Issuances and Cap-Table Records

A practical framework for maintaining Delaware board and stockholder approvals, equity issuance records, stock ledgers, cap tables, annual compliance, defect triage, and diligence readiness.

Corporate Structuring & GovernanceJul 27, 2026

Daehoon Park

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What Corporate Counsel Handles for Nonprofits

This insight examines the role of nonprofit corporate counsel in New York, detailing key responsibilities in formation, governance, conflict management, and regulatory compliance under the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.

Corporate Structuring & GovernanceJul 26, 2026

Daehoon Park

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