The Venture Capital (VC) industry has been experiencing a significant transformation driven by technological innovation, favorable market conditions, and evolving investment priorities so far in 2026. …
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Data center development is booming—driven by AI and other high-throughput workloads. But beyond the physical buildout, a new product is emerging that might enhance the sector’s value proposition: SLA insurance.

The capital intensity of data center projects attracts institutional investors. One common vehicle is asset-backed securitization, where data center leases and their associated cash flows are…

  1. Down-rounds, Re-Pricings, and Recaps Increase — The current macroeconomic environment, coupled with record increases in valuations over the last several years, is creating an increase in down-rounds, re-pricings, and recapitalizations. The exponential rates of valuation increases seen over the last few years are gone and, particularly for capital-intensive companies that raised cash in 2021 or
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From floating infrastructure to biohacking, floating solar farms to AgTech, projects that are first of their kind bring with them exciting opportunities, but also unique legal complexities. In this recent Environmental Law Institute webinar, Maneuvering “Unicorns” – Opportunities and Risks of Unprecedented Projects, GT Environmental Practice Shareholders Jillian C. Kirn and Kerri L. Barsh…

uSAOver the last few months I have had the chance to speak to entrepreneurs from Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Norway, Singapore and Ukraine seeking to operate and solicit investment here in the U.S.  As an attorney, I’m expected to focus on best legal practices.  They’re indeed important, but perhaps not worth quite so much energy if the company isn’t on a course to succeed as a business.

Among my first questions, I’m curious to know what a company has, why it’s great, who’s willing to pay, and how much.  Then, I explore other challenges facing the business.

For start-up companies that still want to talk, here’s my simplified rundown of business and legal items (for information purposes only, not legal advice):Continue Reading U.S. Market Entry Top 10