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Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerAre Return to the Office Mandates a Management Abuse of Power? with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerAre return to the office mandates a management abuse of power?Business leaders would say, “of course not.”Employees, on the other hand, might say, “not so fast. Don’t you trust us?”Today’s episode explores that tension and whether return to office mandates are done because management can or because management should.What You’ll Discover About Return to the Office Mandates:* Why working remotely is here to stay, regardless of return to the office mandates. * 3 reasons why return to the office mandates are a misguided management...
2023-09-0734 min
Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerAre Return to the Office Mandates a Management Abuse of Power? with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerAre return to the office mandates a management abuse of power?Business leaders would say, “of course not.”Employees, on the other hand, might say, “not so fast. Don’t you trust us?”Today’s episode explores that tension and whether return to office mandates are done because management can or because management should.What You’ll Discover About Return to the Office Mandates:* Why working remotely is here to stay, regardless of return to the office mandates. * 3 reasons why return to the office mandates are a misguided management...
2023-09-0734 min
Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerAre Return to the Office Mandates a Management Abuse of Power? with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerAre return to the office mandates a management abuse of power?Business leaders would say, “of course not.”Employees, on the other hand, might say, “not so fast. Don’t you trust us?”Today’s episode explores that tension and whether return to office mandates are done because management can or because management should.What You’ll Discover About Return to the Office Mandates:* Why working remotely is here to stay, regardless of return to the office mandates. * 3 reasons why return to the office mandates are a misguided management entitlement.* Tips for how to get the productivity management needs without resorting to return t...
2023-09-0734 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #18 - A Values-Driven Life with Hannah GentonOn the 18th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast I am joined by Hannah Genton, who is a Co-Founder at CGL LLP, a law firm she established, a speaker on Innovation in the Law and Work Models for Mental Health, and a Death Doula.I contacted Hannah for this conversation after reading an amazing viral post of hers that very authentically depicted the challenge of juggling the big law career and raising a baby. This experience proved to be the inspiration for setting up a law firm that accommodated other approaches to working in...
2023-05-1650 min
MACROSOUNDSMACROLEV PRESENTS MACROSOUNDS - EPISODE 153THE NEW EPISODE IS OUT EVERY FRIDAY!Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Soundcloud and MixCloud.Tracklist:MACROLEV - I Have To Know (Extended Mix)Friendly Fire - Public Enemy (Original Mix)Kyle Watson - The Reason (Extended Mix)Dope Demeanors - Run From Here (Original Mix) [Revoke]Sam Smith Ft. Kim Petras - Unholy (3than Remix)Wax Motif - Traga (Original)Gorgon City - Sidewindah (feat. Flirta D)Tuff E Nuff...
2022-10-281h 04
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys039: Lessons From the Biggest Recent Data BreachesCyberattacks are not going anywhere soon. The risk of a data breach has been steadily increasing for businesses over the past decade. In fact, in Q3 of 2021, there were more data breaches caused by cyber attacks than there were total breaches in 2020. These dynamic and new threats are coming up constantly. According to the 2021 Business Aftermath Findings: * 58% of small businesses have been impacted by at least one data breach or one security breach. * 45% of small businesses spend between $250,000 and $500,000 to cover the cost of a breach. * 15% had to reduce their headcount to c...
2022-06-2319 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys038: Operations Privacy and Data SecurityPrivacy is ubiquitous in our legal and business landscape today and it can seem really big and daunting to companies of all sizes. Although privacy as a legal concept and an operational imperative is new for organizations, the law is developing so rapidly that it can be hard to keep up. In this episode, CGL partner Keri Kelly and Robert Glaser, Managing Principal at Conduit Privacy Solutions join the conversation to discuss operations, privacy, and data security. They also dig into the link between privacy, legal, and IT – a triad of elements to form a single operational pr...
2022-06-1634 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys037: Steps to Startup Compliance SuccessFounders have a tendency to avoid seeking legal advice in the early stages. That is completely understandable considering the limited resources they have. However, this could lead to compliance issues down the road. From the outset, the cost of legal advice can seem really intimidating, but it is always more expensive to fix what has not been done right. Fixing legal mistakes can be significantly more expensive than being compliant. In today’s episode, we discuss five common mistakes early-stage startups make and some ways to avoid those to set your company up for compliance succ...
2022-06-0927 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys036: A Story of Distributed Work Featuring CGL's Jessica Clark REPLAYIn this replay episode, I speak with privacy expert Jessica Clark about her journey to distributed work with CGL. She explains how she moved from a fulfilling job with the FTC in Washington D.C. to a leafy suburb in Canada. She also discusses why she didn’t want to (or ultimately need to) choose between her career and the lifestyle she desired. To be sure, Jessica’s story shows the value of distributed work for lawyers. However, in her experience, the clients benefit too. In this episode, you will hear about: Jessica’s career b...
2022-06-0220 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys035: Better Supply Chains with Better ContractsDo you remember the toilet paper panic buying scenario during the onset of the pandemic? Since the beginning of the pandemic, supply chains have been making headlines. The supply chain struggles have affected most of us in one way or another. And if you’re following up on what’s going on with the baby formula shortage right now, it’s an undeniable fact that supply chains significantly impact our society and economy. Supply chain strains are caused by various factors, from shutdowns and the rising cost of production, to trucker issues, warehouse, and worker shortage...
2022-05-2618 min
Change is possible: Your Career Transformation GuideEpisode #8: Career pivot with Hannah Genton: Leaving a billion-dollar law firm to create her own company and life.In this episode, I will meet you with Hannah Genton - a Berkeley school of law graduate and a former start-up attorney turned entrepreneur. After years of practice in one of Silicon Valley's leading law firms, she realized it was never quite enough, regardless of how much she accomplished. Additionally, the extra workload she was required to take on left her sacrificing family time, especially after the birth of her first child. This fueled the belief that there must be a better way to honor her professional and personal life.
This is why she co-founded a very di...
2022-05-2335 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys034: VC Financing Tips and TricksMany startups see venture capital financing as a sexy way to raise funds and it has become more available in recent years. In fact, last year was a record year for VC investment. VC or venture capital is a type of financing that relies on private investors who invest funds into a startup in exchange for equity. This is attractive to some startups because it is available at the company's early stages before the company is profitable. While VC financing comes with a host of advantages, it’s also not without its drawbacks.
2022-05-1918 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys033: ICs in CaliforniaThe laws surrounding employee and independent contractor (IC) classification and compliance in California are complex. It’s an area fraught with risks so it's really important that you understand the potential risks that come with bringing in additional workers before you take that leap. In this episode, learn some things you need to know when it comes to classifying and hiring independent contractors in California. If you're unsure, it is best to err on the side of treating a worker as an employee, then from there, you can see if they fit into the independent cont...
2022-05-1218 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys032: Balancing Urgent Work with Important Life Events in 2022In this episode, CGL partner Jenny Gumer joins us to discuss ways to balance urgent work with important life events - so you get the best of both worlds. Since life is always changing and the things around us are always evolving, balance is a work in progress. What is balanced for us at one point may not be balanced at a different point, and so you have to find what works for you at any given point in your life. A large element of this is being mindful of your rel...
2022-05-0535 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys031: The 4-Day Work WeekAs business owners, we want workers to not only get the work done, but also to stay motivated, engaged, and creative. Unfortunately, some companies and workers still believe that working long hours is the only way to be profitable and productive. The 4-day workweek trials taking place around the world are challenging that misconception, however. While also reducing the risk of burnout and employee attrition. While it comes with benefits, implementing a 4-day workweek does come with challenges and compliance hurdles. For instance, there are wage and hour laws y...
2022-04-2818 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys030: Compliance for CBD CompaniesIn this episode, CGL partner Jenny Gumer joins us to discuss some regulations around CBD products. Currently, the regulatory landscape for CBD products is a total mess and the only road out of all this confusion is if the FDA changes its stance on CBD and introduces federal regulations. Once (and if) that happens, states will then align their regulations with the federal regulations, resulting in increased uniformity and certainty. Until then, it’s going to continue to be tough to navigate the CBD regulatory landscape, and impossible to comply. And so, the trick is to bal...
2022-04-2120 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys029: Minimum Wage RequirementsIn today's episode, we address some common questions we hear regarding the role of minimum wage and worker classification in California startup operations. California is incredibly strict with these rules and unfortunately, there are ramifications in the event you misclassify individuals. Therefore, it’s important that companies understand their obligations and what they need to do to properly classify individuals so they can prepare the appropriate contracts, with the help of a trusted legal counsel. If you are a startup founder/owner, be sure to listen in to find out more about worker classification, minimum wag...
2022-04-1411 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys028: Don’t Lose Your EDGAR CodesCGL senior corporate paralegal Sean Agranov joins us today to talk about why you shouldn’t lose your EDGAR codes. The EDGAR system stands for Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis and Retrieval system, which is used to submit most filings to the SEC to provide transparency and information to investors, analysts, and regulators. Access to the EDGAR code is strictly controlled, yet it’s also the most important code that you should not lose. Working as a paralegal for over 20 years now, Sean has spent many years developing his expertise in corporate transactions as well as co...
2022-03-0317 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys027: Key IP Issues for StartupsIntellectual property (IP) provides a competitive advantage for tech companies, whether it’s their main source of generating profits or they’re establishing the business's value. However, many of these companies mistakenly believe that patents are the only form of IP and IP protection, but it’s not. They don't realize they also own other potentially valuable IP. Therefore, early IP protection is critical for startups, especially before they publicly launch their products and services. In this episode, we talk you through some key IP issues we encounter in our representation of founders, startups, and entrepre...
2022-02-1711 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys026: What's Happening with COVID-19 and the Vaccine in the Workplace?Today we’re going to be discussing a timely issue that I keep getting questions about: what are your responsibilities as a business owner regarding COVID-19 and the vaccine? In this episode of Conversations with CGL, we’ll be discussing California's emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 prevention. And while many requirements remain in place from the Cal OSHA emergency temporary standards including sick leave and infection prevention requirements that remain in place, there are three significant changes that employers really need to be aware of. In this episode, you will hear: The...
2022-02-1010 min
Startup Life Show with Ande LyonsEP 139 Building a Successful Law Firm Without Sacrificing Legal Team's Work-Life BalanceIs it possible to run a profitable law firm without sacrificing the legal team’s work-life balance?Our guest, Hannah Genton, Founding Partner of CGL LLP, says unequivocally: YES.Hannah knew that pursuing partner at a traditional law firm would be an uphill battle, especially as a Mother. In 2017 Hannah and her founding partner Noem Cohen launched CGL, LLP - a fully distributed law firm focused on disrupting the legal industry by providing top-quality legal services combined with true work-life balance for attorneys. The firm has doubled revenue every year and has cl...
2021-08-1758 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys025: A Special AnnouncementWe don’t have an episode for you all today but we do have a special announcement. As you may or may not know, Hannah is nine months pregnant. Therefore, she’s going to be taking a little break from the podcast and the regular recording schedule. She’s going to use this time to instead welcome her third child into the world. The podcast is certainly not going away forever. Hannah just needs to step away to have some time to heal and just be a mom for a while. Feel free to keep up wit...
2021-08-1202 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys024: Infusing Humanity into the Law with Special Guest Sophie AlcornToday we have a very special guest joining us. Sophie Alcorn is both a good friend and an incredible lawyer. She has an interesting journey that led her to start her law firm, Alcorn Law. In this episode, Sophie and I are talking about infusing humanity into the law. As an immigration lawyer, Sophie meets people with incredibly diverse backgrounds every day. This has inspired her to build compassion into her firm. Sophie now trains her team to do the same. Their goal is to show their clients the same respect and value that they wo...
2021-08-0527 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys023: Why It's Vital to Invest in LegalSpending the money on an attorney is something we see a lot of founders put off for as long as possible. That's understandable. We get it. There are so many competing financial priorities for cash strapped startups. And investing in your company's legal needs can feel daunting at times – but it really matters. In this episode of Conversations with CGL, we dive into the importance of investing in legal services, which is something that impacts all founders at some point in their journey. We will show you how your attorney can shield you from risk, provide creative sol...
2021-07-1520 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys022: Letting Go of the Supermom FallacyHave you heard the term “supermom?” This is a topic that’s very near and dear to my heart. I get messages all the time from people asking me how I am always put together. However, social media doesn’t give you the full picture. There is no such thing as a super mom; it’s a fallacy. In this episode of Conversations with CGL, I’m diving into the topic of supermoms. I’m explaining who they are and what they do. Then, I’m going to tell you why the myth of the supermom is extreme...
2021-07-0810 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys021: A Winning Recipe for a Happy and Successful Lawyer (and Team!)Here at CGL, we are all about promoting happiness and balance for our team. Even before the pandemic, we were having conversations about the relationship we as a society have with work. These conversations are now at the forefront for many other employees in the country as well. Because of this greater emphasis on balance in the workplace, the issue of burnout and a lack of work-life balance has been coming up a lot. So today we want to share our thoughts on balancing happiness and success with the realities of legal practice. We want t...
2021-07-0218 min
Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerCould Hiring Autonomous Workers be Smart for Your Business?Autonomous WorkersAutonomous workers. Are they the key to your business success in a post-Covid world? Are they different from remote workers? Do they help or hurt your bottom line?Explore these important questions and concept of autonomous workers from a leadership perspective with special guest, Hannah Genton, co-founder of CGL LLP.What You’ll Discover About Autonomous Workers:* The difference between autonomous workers and remote workers [01:44]* How autonomous workers stay focused on results [03:19]* Thoughts on recruiting autonomous workers [04:26]* How autonomous workers still collaborate with col...
2021-06-1721 min
Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerCould Hiring Autonomous Workers be Smart for Your Business?Autonomous WorkersAutonomous workers. Are they the key to your business success in a post-Covid world? Are they different from remote workers? Do they help or hurt your bottom line?Explore these important questions and concept of autonomous workers from a leadership perspective with special guest, Hannah Genton, co-founder of CGL LLP.What You’ll Discover About Autonomous Workers:* The difference between autonomous workers and remote workers [01:44]* How autonomous workers stay focused on results [03:19]* Thoughts on recruiting autonomous workers [04:26]* How autonomous workers still collaborate with col...
2021-06-1721 min
Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-KelchnerCould Hiring Autonomous Workers be Smart for Your Business?Autonomous WorkersAutonomous workers. Are they the key to your business success in a post-Covid world? Are they different from remote workers? Do they help or hurt your bottom line?Explore these important questions and concept of autonomous workers from a leadership perspective with special guest, Hannah Genton, co-founder of https://cgl-llp.com/ (CGL LLP).What You’ll Discover About Autonomous Workers:* The difference between autonomous workers and remote workers [01:44]* How autonomous workers stay focused on results [03:19]* Thoughts on recruiting autonomous workers [04:26]* How autonomous workers still collaborate with colleagues [05:45]* How to establish accountability for autonomous wo...
2021-06-1721 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys020: Changing the Narrative Around Wealth Management with Marielle SchurigMany of us look at money and see only money. It’s simply a number of bills in our hands or a virtual number on a screen. However, we have the ability to give our money meaning. If we were to view our money through the lens of what it can do for us, everything would change. We would start to understand how it can give us the life of our dreams, provide us with the legacy we desire, and help us reach our greatest goals. Today I am talking with Marielle Schurig about this ne...
2021-04-2916 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys019: Unlocking Your Potential with Mollie EliasofEveryone wants to reach their fullest potential. Whether you are looking to expand on your success or you are on your way to success, a big part of the journey is getting out of your own way. Because that journey can be daunting, we need some help. This week’s guest, Mollie Eliasof, fills that need as a private consultant. She helps people reach their fullest potential by helping them feel more confident and more like themselves. Mollie is the kind of inspirational person we love to have here at CGL. Tune in to hear her...
2021-04-0119 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys018: Spring Cleaning Work StressorsOur goal at CGL is to change the narrative around work. We want to create a thoughtful and conscious work environment that’s a healthy place to work. Changing our lives starts with changing the narrative we tell ourselves. This is one of the hardest things to change, but it is a worthwhile mission. Today I am talking about this with Jenny Gumer, one of the partners here at the firm. A big part of changing our mindsets around work is reducing workplace stressors, so Jenny is sharing the top 3 things she has implemented to reduce her st...
2021-03-2519 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys017: NDAs: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?As founders begin to grow their businesses, they need to protect the company’s confidential information. Non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, are a tool for this. These agreements are critical when building partnerships, exploring new business avenues, and scaling a company. They may not be at the top of your to-do list, but they are helpful for avoiding unnecessary pitfalls as you grow. In this episode, we are doing a Q and A on NDAs. We are answering many of the recurring questions we receive around this topic. Listen in for some insight into NDAs. In thi...
2021-03-1809 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys016: Let’s Talk About 409A ValuationsWe get a lot of questions on 409A Valuations here at CGL. These valuations are very important to startups and founders in the early stages. As a CEO, it is your duty to make sure these are done in a reasonable and defensible way. So if you’re at this stage or have questions about 409A Valuations, this episode will be helpful for you. We are answering many of the common questions we get around this topic. Specifically, we’re discussing 409A Valuations as they relate to privately held companies. Tune in to learn all about this impor...
2021-03-1120 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys015: Post Incorporation Action ItemsWe get a lot of recurring questions on what to do post-incorporation. While the work we do to set up our businesses and incorporate them is extremely important, there is still much to do afterward. For those of you who are confused or lost in this area, today’s episode will be very helpful. In this episode, I speak with one of our corporate counsel here at CGL, Danielle Simmons. Her practice focuses on general corporate governance, venture financing, and mergers and acquisitions. In our conversation, we address all of the post-incorporation action items founders need...
2021-02-2536 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys014: What is Burnout? A Conversation with Special Guest Michael Levitt, Chief Burnout Officer of the Breakfast Leadership NetworkHere at CGL, we are passionate about work-life balance. This is one of the main reasons we are a distributed company. Burnout is far too common amongst professionals. Finding a balance between the stress of work and real life is more important than ever. I believe it is extremely important to talk about this issue so, in this episode, I discuss it with an expert. Michael Levitt is the Chief Burnout Officer of the Breakfast Leadership Network. He is a leading authority on burnout, recovery, and prevention. Michael also has a diverse professional background that w...
2021-02-0443 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys013: Revisiting our 2020 Cannabis Industry PredictionsIn this episode, I speak with one of my friends and partners here at the firm, Jenny Gumer. Jenny is our cannabis expert. At the beginning of last year, we made predictions for the cannabis industry in 2020. Now that we are about a month into 2021, we thought it would be a good opportunity to reflect on how those predictions played out. Obviously, 2020 didn’t play out like anybody thought it would. So, tune in to hear how the unprecedented economy impacted the cannabis industry. In this episode, you will hear: Whether we were...
2021-01-2815 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys012: The New "Ideal" WorkerThe current climate of corporate America is one of innovation and adaptation. Executives have been forced to find new ways to run their businesses. It’s hard to meet someone who hasn’t experienced job cuts in one way or another. Given the current economy, us covering the topic of the ideal worker could not be more timely. The topic was first defined decades ago in what was then the ‘modern office’ workplace. The ideal worker was the employee who showed up every day and did their best work no matter what. If their child was sick, their hou...
2021-01-2120 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys011: 6 Tips on Setting Up Your Distributed CompanyCGL is a fully distributed company that values the autonomy of every individual on our team. We investigate and provide high-quality solutions for our clients. However, we do so without threatening the personal freedom among our team members. This has raised a lot of questions from our listeners. There are so many different opinions brought into a distributed workplace like ours. Yet, we have found a way to navigate these disagreements and work together for the benefit of our customers. Many of you have wondered how we make this work. The answer is 6 steps. We u...
2021-01-1420 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys010: Significant Privacy Considerations Challenging Companies in 2020 and 2021Over the last few weeks, months, and years, there have been a lot of developments in the privacy world. For instance, Californians voted to replace the California Consumer Privacy Act with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) in November. Additionally, the new administration is likely to be more privacy-minded, and they’ll also need to renegotiate legal transfers of personal data from the EU to the US. COVID-19 has also resulted in significant changes, largely due to the movement towards work-from-home arrangements. People are now handling and processing confidential information on their own home networks, posing some ser...
2021-01-0731 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys009: A Story of Distributed Work Featuring CGL's Jessica ClarkIn this episode, I speak with privacy expert Jessica Clark about her journey to distributed work with CGL. She explains how she moved from a fulfilling job with the FTC in Washington D.C. to a leafy suburb in Canada. She also discusses why she didn’t want to (or ultimately need to) choose between her career and the lifestyle she desired. To be sure, Jessica’s story shows the value of distributed work for lawyers. However, in her experience, the clients benefit too. In this episode, you will hear about: Jessica’s career backgrou...
2020-12-3120 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys008: Magic Mushrooms, Are They Legal?In this episode, I speak with CGL partner, Jenny Gumer about Psilocybin mushrooms, the Oregon Measure 109, and what that means. Are mushrooms illegal or are they legal? If they are legal, how do we use them? With our background in the cannabis industry, we thought the “mushroom market” would be worth discussing given their similarities (and differences). The regulatory environment around these emerging ‘drug’ markets is unestablished, which is incredibly interesting from a legal perspective. Here, we delve into some potential scenarios for the mushroom market and what that means for consumers. In this episode, you will h...
2020-12-2420 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys007: What is Distributed Work?Today, we talk about a topic very close to our hearts. In fact, it’s at the core of the CGL business model – distributed work. CGL started as a distributed company from day one. It was the type of working environment we wanted to set up for ourselves. Later, that blossomed into a space we wanted to create for other people as well. We recognize the terminology "virtual law firm" has a lot of negative connotations. When you call yourself a virtual business, people have preconceived notions and misconceptions around what actually that means. The change...
2020-12-1722 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys006: No Regulatory Counsel, No Cannabis BusinessIn this episode, I speak with CGL partner, Jenny Gumer about the impact of changing regulations on cannabis businesses. One of the key issues outlined is the importance of cannabis companies having regulatory, commercial, and corporate counsel work together when advising cannabis companies. Like other businesses, cannabis companies benefit from input from corporate and commercial attorneys. But it's crucial that it’s supported by regulatory counsel because of the complexities in the regulatory ecosystem that governs the cannabis industry. . In this episode, you will hear: Why there is a need for a holistic legal cou...
2020-12-1014 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys005: Let’s Talk About the COVID VaccineToday, we are speaking with CGL partner Jenny Gumer. As you may know, Pfizer announced promising preliminary clinical trial results related to its experimental COVID vaccine. As the firm's Regulatory and Compliance Practice Lead, Jenny is going to help us better understand the regulations around the COVID vaccine and where exactly is Pfizer now in the game. In this episode, you will hear: How vaccines are regulated The 3 phases of a clinical trial How variables are managed The process of creating a vaccine, and where Pfizer is in that process The need for a risk-benefit analysis...
2020-12-0315 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys004: Additional Considerations When First Starting Your BusinessIn this episode, we continue our discussion on forming a company and some of the key considerations involved in that process. We specifically talk about the early stages and the lifecycle of a company as well as what founders need to think about when they are setting up their businesses. Today’s conversation is focused on the Silicon Valley model of corporations, founder equity grants, the hiring of employees, and grants to employees. If you have an LLC, it's going to look very different, which calls for a separate discussion. In this episode, you will hea...
2020-11-2632 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys003: Starting a Company? The Incorporation Process and Early ConsiderationsStarting a company takes more effort than you think. Whether you're incorporating your company, protecting your intellectual property, or hiring employees, it can get costly to clean it up later down the road when you fail to do it correctly the first time. Today, we talk about some of the key considerations when starting a company. We're going over a lot of recurring questions we get on this topic, and hopefully, these answers will shed light on a few things. In this episode, we will answer some common questions we get like: When should y...
2020-11-2027 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys002: A Chat with CGL Partner Jenny Gumer on Big Law, Parenthood, and the Cannabis Industry Today, we talk with Jenny Gumer, Partner at CGL and the head of the firm’s Regulatory Practice. Jenny gives us an in-depth look into her transition from BigLaw to academia and CGL, the challenges and opportunities she faced along the way, as well as the joys of legal practice, motherhood, and pursuing her passions. In this episode, you will hear: Jenny’s journey from big law to academia and eventually, CGL Her enthusiasm for the cannabis industry and what makes it a fascinating area of the law The power of “flow” and team alignment...
2020-11-1025 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal Journeys001: The Birth of the Law Firm CGLWelcome to The CGL Podcast! Get ready to have your burning legal questions answered by seriously talented, former big law attorneys. Each week, we share an in-depth look at legal and business questions that can make or break your growth strategy. Our goal is to tackle growth-centric topics to help your business harness legal strategies that minimize capital drain as you scale. Today, we are sharing our personal journey of how we started. About CGL CGL is a lean, fully distributed law firm overseeing multibillion-dollar transactions in Silicon Valley. Ou...
2020-10-1532 min
Conversations with CGL: Professional Insights and Personal JourneysWelcome to the CGL Podcast!What if you could have your burning legal questions answered by seriously talented former Big Law attorneys weekly? Host Hannah Genton – Founding Partner of CGL – tackles growth-centric topics to help your business harness legal strategies that minimize capital drain as you scale. Sharing the wisdom she’s gained running CGL, a lean fully-distributed law firm, and overseeing multi-billion-dollar transactions in Silicon Valley, every episode takes an in-depth look at legal and business questions that can make or break your growth strategy. Buckle in for discussions about commercial transactions, B2B agreements, capital infusions, leasing, licensing, intellectual property, privacy, corporate govern...
2020-09-2101 min
More From LawEp. 23 - Founding an Alternative Law Firm: with Hannah Genton of CGL LLPHannah Genton worked in the world of law in Silicon Valley before deciding to found her own law firm with one of her friends from law school - focusing on flexible and virtual remote working. We discuss her journey, her advice for aspiring lawyers and entrepreneurs, as well as her thoughts on how remote working may change within law as a result of COVID-19.
Music provided by Audio Library: Jungle Juice - Wataboi.
2020-06-1224 min