10,000 Startups: Legal Strategies for Startup Success
Managing a startup is challenging enough. Don't allow legal planning to burden your business! Set yourself up for success with "10,000 Startups", a podcast based on the book that describes impactful legal planning for startup companies. Attorney Roger Royse and his guests take you through the successful outcomes that result from strategic legal planning. Startup law is complex and covers a wide range of legal disciplines and highlights the questions you should ask to ensure that you have the best possible chance for success.
10,000 Startups: Legal Strategies for Startup Success
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with Kit Addleman
Powerhouse lawyer Kit Addleman advises public companies, officers and directors, investment advisors, private funds and broker-dealers concerning securities investigations. She has successfully defended clients in civil and criminal investigations and litigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, advised clients on compliance with securities regulations and conducted internal investigations of suspected securities violations. Kit’s experience serving in four different regional offices over her 20 years in senior management at the SEC allows her to deftly advise clients at Haynes Boone, where she serves as chair of the firm's SEC Enforcement Practice Group and is a prominent member of the Government Enforcement and Investment Management Practice Groups.
Many of Kit’s biggest successes have involved defending allegations of accounting and financial fraud, insider trading, private funds and investment advisor fraud, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations. Clients note that Kit is “rare in her securities specialty and one of the top enforcement lawyers in that area,” that her “SEC experience is incredibly valuable," and "bringing her in gives us an edge on very complex regulatory issues and the practical business implications," Chambers USA 2020 (Chambers and Partners). Every year since 2016, Kit has been the only lawyer in Texas ranked for Securities: Regulation: Enforcement (Nationwide) by Chambers USA.