Foley & Lardner LLP partner Louis Lehot co-authored The Legal Intelligencer article, “State of Tech M&A: A 2026 Playbook for Founders Who Want to Win,” providing a practical guide for founders of emerging companies considering mergers and acquisitions.Lehot
Louis Lehot
Louis Lehot is a legal professional associated with Foley & Lardner LLP, a law firm that publishes content focused on corporate governance, capital markets, and emerging legal issues. The publications often cover topics such as board evaluations, IPO readiness, SPAC transactions, venture capital trends, and the impact of artificial intelligence on legal and business landscapes. The content is aimed at CFOs, finance leaders, general counsels, private equity partners, and board members, providing insights into regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and market dynamics. The discussions emphasize practical guidance for navigating complex capital market shifts, corporate governance challenges, and technology-driven changes in the legal environment.
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From Ritual to Results: Turning Board Reviews Into Action
(January 08, 2026) — Louis Lehot and Kelly S. Boyd of Foley & Lardner LLP discuss how to turn board evaluations from a compliance exercise into a system for self-correction, strategic alignment and improved performance, moving beyond process to achieve outcomes.Boards today…
Business & Legal Developments | January 2026
Friends,In last month’s newsletter, we examined how strong venture capital (VC) momentum and artificial intelligence’s (AI) dominance collided with extended liquidity timelines to reshape exit strategies. While funding and deal activity surged, delayed initial public offering (IPO) windows fueled…
What the INVEST Act Means for Startups and Venture Funds
(January 05, 2026) — Louis Lehot of Foley & Lardner LLP discusses the INVEST Act, outlining how the bipartisan bill expands flexibility for fund managers, broadens investor access, and modernizes rules for startups and venture funds.For years, I’ve been saying that the U.S.…
Sunset 2025: The Year the Ground Moved Under Our Feet
As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about the year the way many of my founder clients do: not as a clean sequence of quarters, but as a series of shocks, reversals, and reinventions that forced all of…
The Next Era of Board Evaluations From Compliance to Strategic Advantage
https://medium.com/media/56841b21bf228e841d64486001ca986c/hrefLaurie Yoler led a candid discussion with Jessica Denecour, Louis Lehot, Logan McDougal, and Brian M. Wong on how the board evaluation process is evolving, and why board “effectiveness” must now be treated as a strategic priority rather than…
Foley Event Key Takeaways- Ready for Anything: Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital…
Foley Event Key Takeaways- Ready for Anything: Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital Market ShiftThis article originally appeared on Foley on December 4, 2025: Foley Event Key Takeaways- Ready for Anything: Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital Market ShiftFoley…
Business & Legal Developments | December 2025
Friends,In last month’s newsletter, we discussed how Silicon Valley saw venture funding climb to $95.6 billion, marking four straight quarters of growth, with artificial intelligence (AI) dominating more than half of all capital and decacorns attracting nearly a third…
Ready for Anything: Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital Market Shifts
Foley & Lardner is proud to host Protiviti, SS&C Intralinks and NASDAQ for our next capital markets event in our Palo Alto office on Wednesday, December 3rd from 4:30–7:00 pm.Ready for Anything: Preparing for IPOs, SPACs, and Unexpected Capital Market…
Three Trends That Will Define AI in 2026
This article by Louis Lehot and Natasha Allen originally appeared on FOLEY on November 6, 2025: Three Trends That Will Define AI in 2026There has been a great deal of discussion surrounding the current artificial intelligence (AI) boom, as well…