(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
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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…
Business & Legal Developments | November 2025
Friends,In last month’s newsletter, we explored two forces reshaping venture capital’s risk-reward calculus: the overwhelming dominance of artificial intelligence (AI) in venture capital (VC) deal flow — now commanding over 63% of invested dollars — and the long-awaited resurgence of the initial public…