From Seed Round to Stock Exchange: Navigating Capital Across the Company Lifecycle

June 3, 2026
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Join Snell & Wilmer and ACC San Diego for an exclusive in-person CLE event.

This program provides a high-level look at capital raising across the company lifecycle, from early-stage financing through the transition to and operation as a public company. Partner Christopher Tinen and Counsel Sarah Hibbard will discuss key legal and strategic considerations at each stage, with a focus on the role of in-house counsel at both private and public companies. Topics include governance evolution, access to capital, and the increasing complexity of later-stage and public company environments, as well as pathways to the public markets and the ongoing responsibilities companies face once public.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Key legal considerations for in-house counsel at each stage of capital raising  
  • How governance, oversight, and risk management evolve as companies scale 
  • What to watch for in later-stage and strategic investments 
  • Overview of pathways to the public markets and related legal considerations 
  • Core compliance, disclosure, and governance responsibilities of operating as a public company 

Time

June 03rd, 2026 from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM


Location

Snell & Wilmer, 3611 Valley Centre Drive, #500, San Diego, CA 92130


Sarah Hibbard, Counsel in our San Diego, and Palo Alto locations.
Sarah Hibbard,
Counsel
Christopher L. Tinen, Partner in our San Diego, and Orange County locations.
Christopher L. Tinen,
Partner
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