Publications
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20182018 Augmented and Virtual Reality Survey ResultsLawyer PublicationsPerkins Coie surveyed 140 startup founders, technology company executives, investors and consultants on key challenges and opportunities in the AR/VR space.
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03.26.2018AR/VR Industry is Growing and Facing New Challenges, Perkins Coie Survey FindsUpdatesAugmented reality and virtual reality are showing clear signs of a growing industry—with increased investment, exciting new content (and types of content) and technological advancements.
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11.28.2016Need for AR/VR Content Presents OpportunitiesArticlesThe biggest challenge facing the burgeoning augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) industries is clear: There is currently a lack of high-quality engaging content.
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09.13.2016Future of Augmented and Virtual Reality Revealed in Perkins Coie and Upload SurveyUpdatesThe launch of Pokémon Go in July took the world by storm, with downloads of the AR game reaching more than 100 million within a month, and 2016 saw the launch of several VR headsets. Multiple studies have predicted significant growth for the industry, including a January 2016 report from Goldman Sachs projecting that AR/VR will be an $80 billion market by 2025.
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20162016 Augmented and Virtual Reality Survey ResultsLawyer PublicationsPerkins Coie and Upload surveyed more than 650 startup founders, executives with established technology companies and investors on the future of augmented and virtual reality.
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02.07.2008SEC Permits Smaller Public Companies to Use Form S-3 Registration Statements for Primary Offerings of SecuritiesUpdatesThe SEC recently amended the eligibility requirements for companies to use Form S-3 registration statements to facilitate more efficient capital market access by smaller public companies.
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01.18.2008Preparing for "E-Proxy Season": A Practical Guide to the New E-Proxy RulesUpdates
In 2007 the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the proxy rules that will require companies to post their proxy materials on a publicly available Internet website. Proxy materials include proxy statements, proxy cards, information statements, annual reports to security holders, notices of shareholder meetings, additional soliciting materials, and any amendments to such materials. The e‑proxy rules do not apply to proxy materials relating to business combination transactions.
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10.29.2007Back to Writing Basics: SEC Says Executive Compensation Disclosure Needs Better Analysis, Clarity and OrganizationUpdatesThe Securities and Exchange Commission recently reviewed the executive compensation disclosure of 350 companies under its new rules adopted in 2006. Following this review, the SEC issued comment letters to the companies reviewed and then issued a report that follows the general themes that run throughout these comment letters.
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07.18.2007New Tools Will Help Companies Comply With Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: SEC Guidance and Proposed PCAOB Auditing StandardUpdates
The SEC recently published an interpretive release providing guidance on compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The SEC separately finalized rule amendments relating to internal control over financial reporting and defining the term “material weakness.” The guidance became effective on June 27, 2007, and the amendments to the rules will be effective August 27, 2007. The SEC also proposed a new definition for the term “significant deficiency.”
This Update summarizes key highlights of the SEC's interpretive guidance, the SEC's new and proposed rules and PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5.
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03.09.2007Perkins Coie Announces the Revised February 2007 Edition of the Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC's New RulesUpdatesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce a revised version of the Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC's New Rules, a publication written by Perkins Coie attorneys that provides a complete, plain English explanation of the SEC's executive compensation and related disclosure requirements.
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02.28.2007Now Are You Ready for the New Rules? Special Preview of the Revised February 2007 Edition of the Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC's New RulesUpdatesThe Securities and Exchange Commission amended its new executive officer and director compensation disclosure rules in December 2006 and released Staff guidance on these rules in 2007. The substantial changes to the rules will likely increase the attention and scrutiny the SEC, investors and the public apply to proxy statements and annual reports during ongoing proxy and annual reporting seasons. The revised edition of the Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC's New Rules provides an overview of the most significant changes and requirements through mid-February 2007 under the new rules and guidance and offers practical advice to help companies understand, and comply with, the new disclosure requirements.
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01.24.2007Who Is Your Constituency? Pending Washington State Bill Could Impact Fiduciary Duties of Directors of Washington CorporationsUpdatesRecently introduced Washington House Bill 1111 and its Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 5294, would add Washington to the list of states with so-called "constituency statutes." If adopted, these bills will significantly change the standards of conduct that apply to directors of corporations organized in the State of Washington.
Presentations
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05.16.2017Game FinanceSpeaking EngagementsVideo Game Bar Association – VGBA Legal Affairs Summit 2017 / Los Angeles, CA
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Founder Insights
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How to Classify Employees as Exempt or Nonexempt
When hiring employees, a company should ensure it is complying with applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding employee minimum wages, withholdings, and other applicable requirements. To ensure compliance, employers must first determine whether an employee is “exempt” or “nonexempt.” Nonexempt employees are entitled, among other things, […]
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How to Prepare for an Equity Financing
We have covered in past FTTWs how to value your startup and how much capital to raise. Once your startup decides to pursue equity financing, you should start to prepare for the investor due diligence process. On the business side, you will need to prepare a business plan and should take steps such as obtaining management references, interviews and background reviews, customer/user references, technical/product reviews, financial statements and business model reviews.
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What Every Startup Needs to Know
On Wednesday, June 26th, Perkins Coie’s Palo Alto office hosted the startupPerColator event, “What Every Startup Needs to Know.” Lowell Ness, a Perkins Coie partner in the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice, moderated a panel which included Herb Stephens of NueHealth, Thomas Huot of VantagePoint Capital, Jennifer Jones of Jennifer Jones and Partners, Yuri Rabinovich of Start-up Monthly, and Olga Rodstein of Shutterfly.
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Surviving the Series A Crunch: Financing Alternatives
The “Series A Crunch,” which is the significant decline in the number of startup companies per quarter that are completing their first equity financing, appears to be deepening.
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