Zoltan Papp
Zoltan has provided counsel for 35 years across the spectrum of global business issues and company development from formation, business plan creation, corporate governance, private placements, global corporate and securities law, venture capital, business development, financial and operational, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, intellectual property, employment law, bankruptcy, crypto, and all types of commercial transactions.
He has experience inside companies from startups to large global technology companies. He has co-founded companies which experienced very successful exits gaining direct entrepreneurial and operational experience. He has also co-founded venture capital firms in the US and China. He continues to be involved in cutting edge technology and legal issues in many sectors including technology, wellness, health care and crypto.
Sample Areas of Practice
Venture Capital:
Private placement memorandums
Subscription agreements
Registration rights agreements
Investor rights agreements
Assist with registration of public offerings
Term sheets
Due diligence
Equity and debt instruments, including preferred equity, bridge loans and convertible notes
Advice concerning structure, incentive plans
Commercial Transactions:
Contracts (domestic-global)
Nondisclosure agreements
Software licensing
Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements
Patent and other IP licensing agreements
Distribution, OEM and VAR agreements
Marketing agreements
Purchase and Sale agreement
R&D agreements
Consulting agreements
Services agreements
IT agreements
Manufacturing agreements
Financing agreements, including securitization
Employment agreements
Commercial real estate transactions, including environmental law and regulatory compliance
Government contracts
Web page privacy policies and terms of service
Corporate:
Business entity formations – domestic to global, including strategic tax efficiency planning
Corporate governance model structuring
Stock purchase agreements
Shareholder agreements
Shareholder, member, Board meeting prep and assistance
Joint Venture formation
Strategic Alliances
Intra company agreements, such as royalty agreements, service agreements
Employee incentive agreements, including stock option plans
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance advice
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Advice on transaction structures and antitrust analysis
LOI and term sheets
Due diligence
Merger agreements
Stock or Asset Purchase agreements
Healthcare:
HIPAA/HITECH & Electronic Health Records
Stark Law, Fraud and Abuse, Anti-Kickback
Clinical Research and IRB’s
Bankruptcy experience:
Creditors Committee
Liquidating Trustee
Licensed:
Texas, California, Michigan and Pennsylvania
Education:
Michigan State University College of Law (J.D. cum laude 1985)
University of Michigan (B.G.S. 1979)