TechGCx Private Lunch

Wednesday

,

January

17

at

5:30pm

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Keynote Speaker:
How to succeed as In-house Counsel at a Venture Backed Startup

René Paula

René is the General Counsel of Zx Ventures, a global growth and innovation division within AB InBev launched in 2015. ZXV operates diverse global business units including e-commerce operations, food & beverage retail, and private equity/VC investing in over a dozen countries. Prior to ZXV, René led the legal team for Audible.com, a subsidiary of Amazon.com.

René earned his bachelor's degree in finance and accounting at New York University and earned a law degree with honors at Columbia University School of Law.

Please join us for our inaugural TechGCx event, a festive private lunch for counsel at venture backed startups and venture capital firms, featuring a talk by René Paula, General Counsel, ZX Ventures on how to excel in an in-house role at a startup.

*By Invitation Only. Non-transferable.

Please join us for our inaugural TechGCx event, a festive private lunch for counsel at venture backed startups and venture capital firms, featuring a talk by Seth Weissman, Former General Counsel of SolarCity on how to excel in an in-house role at a startup.

*By Invitation Only. Non-transferable.

"Lawyers at startups so often find themselves ‘reinventing the wheel’—the TechGC network helps you avoid that trap. Through the TechGC events and resources, I’ve built a great network of peers who have been critical in my own success and who have become good friends."

BEN ALDEN, GENERAL COUNSEL, BETTERMENT

Speaker

How to Succeed as a (Mid-Level) In-house Counsel at a Venture Back Startup

Presented by René Paula, General Counsel, ZX Ventures

TechGC is excited to be home in New York City for our second Private Dinner and CLE in 2017. The CLE topic, Advanced Corporate Governance for VC-Backed Companies, will be presented by our friends at Fenwick & West.

Join us for a festive evening of dinner, drinks and learning from your peers!

* By Invitation Only

Hosts

Greg Raiten

General Counsel

Firstmark Capital

Emily Menchel

General Counsel and Head of HR

Parachute Health

Vinay Jain

VP and Senior Counsel

American Express GBT

Jude Gorman

General Counsel

Reorg Research

Michal Rosenn

General Counsel

Expa

Schedule

12:00 PM

Networking and Lunch

12:30 PM

Opening Remarks and Introductions

12:40 PM

How to Succeed as a (Mid-Level) In-house Counsel at a Venture Backed Startup

Presented by René Paula, General Counsel, ZX Ventures

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Lunch and Networking Continues

Headline Sponsor

"Being part of the TechGC community has been an invaluable resource. As the only lawyer at my company for the first few years of operation, it was extremely helpful to get to know a network of peers who had considered many of the same legal issues that arise at a growing tech startup."

ERIN ABRAMS, VP OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, VIA

The Private Lunch will take place at Poppin NYC in Flatiron.

About Poppin

Poppin is the one-stop-shop for all things workspace. We've created an award-winning family of products ranging from office furniture to branded notebooks - all to provide the foundation for corporate culture and branding. Our “Work Happy” ethos is at the core of everything we do - helping companies create modern, inspiring offices.

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About TechGCx

TechGCx is an invitation-only program sponsored by TechGC for senior in-house counsel at venture backed startups and venture capital firms. Participants have access to private educational programing, mentorship opportunities, a private list-serve, participant directory, certain live events and the TechGC webinars and jobs newsletter.

Our mission is to drive innovation, education and mentorship in the legal industry while creating a strong peer group and community that supports each other for many years to come. Our membership includes counsel across New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, and Chicago and our events are supported by leading venture focused law firms.

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Please join us for our inaugural TechGCx event, a festive private lunch for counsel at venture backed startups and venture capital firms, featuring a talk by René Paula, General Counsel, ZX Ventures on how to excel in an in-house role at a startup.

*By Invitation Only. Non-transferable.