Kris Brown '89, is a corporate partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. He negotiates and structures private equity and venture capital financing transactions. Kris advises on a broad range of financings, including venture, private equity and capital markets transactions, for financial and corporate strategic investors as well as emerging growth companies in the life sciences and […]

Join the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Consulate General of Israel to New England, for our annual Boston Synapse. The synapse (or startup trek) provides Brown and RISD students the opportunity to explore the entrepreneurship culture of Boston, Massachusetts. Students meet with potential employers throughout Boston, and get a practical understanding of the day-to-day life […]

Brown EP and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship are proud to host a roundtable discussion with Abhishek Pruisken (Rip) ’10, founder of Rip Van Wafels. Abhishek Pruisken ’10 will sit down with 6-8 selected students who will have a candid and informal discussion. As a student at Brown, Abhishek Pruisken ’10 missed the traditional stroopwafel […]

This workshop will cover all the legal issues you need to think about when starting a business. Should you form a corporation or an LLC? Should you incorporate in Rhode Island, Delaware, or somewhere else? What agreements should you sign with your co-founders and initial employees and consultants? How do you issue stock? How should […]

Stephanie Singer '04 focuses her practice on advising entrepreneurs, startups and high growth companies with respect to corporate law matters throughout their life cycle. She represents technology and life sciences companies of all sizes in a range of industries, advising clients on formation, equity-related matters, corporate governance, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and ongoing […]