EP09 - Crypto Legal and Lawyers 101 - a conversation with Brandon Ferrick at B+J Studios

In this episode, I welcome Brandon Ferrick, co-founder and GC at B+J Studios, formerly Sullivan and Cromwell attorney, and former GC of Injective Labs. We have a down-to-earth chat about what it actually means for teams to work with lawyers in web3. Show notes: What do general counsels do? Why do teams need one and when should they hire one? Fundraising for a web3 startup An open-source, one-page SAFT (Simple Agreement for Future Tokens) What legal questions have we yet to answer as an industry? Biggest legal pitfalls you've seen in web3 What's it like to work with a lawyer and how do you make sure it's a good fit? "Air cover" and token memos How do you stay up-to-date on crypto legal and regulatory topics? If you're a lawyer and you want to get into web3, people are really nice - keep asking them how you can get involved and help ---Learn more about B+J Studios: Twitter: @BrandonFerrickhttps://www.sec.gov/finhubhttps://www.lexdao.coop/https://www.lexpunk.army/https://github.com/saft-projecthttps://github.com/BranDAOn/OP-SAFThttps://cupcake.com/ ---Learn more about WEB2.5 and omo: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@guocamole⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@solirvine⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@omodotso⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://omo.so⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠omo⁠⁠⁠ EP05 - Taxes, Corporate Structures, and Business Impact - a conversation with Linda Pfatteicher, Tax Partner at Dentons --- The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal, financial, or tax advice; all information, content, and materials made available by this podcast are for general informational purposes only.