February 5, 2026 12:30-1:30 at the Alumni Reception Center

What does it really mean for a startup to “exit”? From strategic M&A to IPOs and secondary transactions, exits are defining moments for founders, investors, and counsel alike. This lunch-time panel brings together company counsel, investor counsel, and buyer counsel to unpack how exits actually work in practice, with a particular focus on M&A transactions.
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This event showcased the current state of startups and venture capital with Goodwin attorneys Dane Patterson ‘14, Sona Karakashian ’15 and Kelly Carson ‘21, moderated by Prof Abraham Cable, Faculty Director of the UC Hastings Center for Business Law. The guest speakers discussed some of the most relevant startup and venture capital issues impacting their practices,
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