Startup Law: Sustainability

Stanford law students, working under the supervision of the Stanford attorney teaching team, provide pro bono legal assistance and support to non-profit and for-profit startups focused on climate, sustainability, and impact.

Services

The program is open for engagements all year. The program typically supports:

Formation / incorporation

Founder equity issuance

Founder IP assignment to corporation

Hiring advisors and consultants

Fundraising (convertible notes, SAFEs, or equity <$5M)

Legal research & issue spotting

Referrals to specialists (immigration, patent, trademark)

Instructors: N/A
Faculty Principal Investigator (PI) Required?: N/A
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  • Entrepreneurship: Primary Entrepreneurship Focus
  • Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
  • Eligibility: Co-term, Graduate Students, GSB Students, Masters Students, PhD Students, Postdocs, Stanford Faculty, Stanford Staff, Stanford Student, Stanford Students, Undergraduate Students
  • Objective(s): Accelerate, Evaluate
  • Resource Type: Other
  • Quarter(s) Available: Fall, Spring, Winter
  • Updated: December 11, 2023

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  • Objective(s): Enrich
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Podcast: Business and Environmental Sustainability

Join Stanford GSB Professor William P. Barnett as he delves into the key insights and discussions emerging from the Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability Research Conference Series. Through engaging conversations with guests, including leading researchers and industry practitioners, this podcast series offers listeners a deeper understanding of the complex issues surrounding environmental sustainability...
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  • Objective(s): Enrich
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Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability Research Conference Series

The Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability (SIBES) Research Conference Series, jointly hosted by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, serves as a premier platform for showcasing cutting-edge research on environmental sustainability. This series aims to foster a rich exchange of ideas and insights among leading researchers and practitioners in the field of sustainability...
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  • Sustainability: Primary Sustainability Focus
  • Eligibility: Not Yet Stanford-Affiliated
  • Objective(s): Enrich
  • Resource Type: Other
  • Quarter(s) Available: Fall, Spring, Winter