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Following the strong interest and insightful discussion from our previous session in 2025, we’re continuing the conversation with Part 2 of our IP & Employment Law for Startups series. In this follow-up webinar, we’ll build on the key issues introduced in the first event and provide updated insights, deeper guidance, and practical strategies to help startups protect their most valuable assets—their people and their ideas.

In the fast-paced world of startups, failing to put the right legal foundations in place can lead to costly disputes, lost intellectual property, and major growth setbacks. This practical session will revisit core concepts from our earlier discussion while expanding on new developments and real-world scenarios founders and startup teams are facing today.

Join us as we explore how to:

  • Ensure IP ownership is properly assigned from employees, contractors, and founders
  • Draft employment and contractor agreements that protect your company
  • Navigate non-compete and confidentiality clauses in a shifting legal landscape
  • Manage exits and prevent IP loss when team members move on
  • Build scalable legal policies that grow with your business

This webniar will also discuss important details from the book, Employment Contracts and Agreements: A Guide for Corporate Counsel. Available at: https://store.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/employment-contracts-and-agreements-a-guide-for-corporate-counsel.html

Whether you attended our first session or are joining the conversation for the first time, this webinar will provide valuable updates and actionable guidance to help founders, startup executives, and early-stage investors avoid legal pitfalls, safeguard innovation, and build a compliant, growth-ready team structure.

Presented by the Entrepreneurial Strategy Series and Gearhart Law.

WHEN: Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • Networking (11:30 am – 12 pm EDT)
  • Presentation (12 pm – 1:15 pm EDT)

OUR SPEAKERS:

David Postolski, Esq.isa senior partner at Gearhart Law, is a registered patent attorney and Intellectual Property (IP) attorney for close to 20 years. David specializes in assisting inventors, creators, artists, start-ups, entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and emerging companies with their U.S and international IP strategy, protection, enforcement, and monetization. David is a frequent speaker and author on emerging IP issues and technologies including, raising capital, business formation, food science, software, licensing, Data and Privacy Compliance, equity-based crowdfunding, and compliance with other US and International Regulatory structures. David is also a Professor at Temple University, Parsons School of Design and the Radzyner Law School (Herzliya, Israel) where he teaches master-level students about IP, ethics, and other regulatory considerations. David is a current Council Member of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, founder of their International Action Group, and editor of their monthly newsletter, and the outgoing Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Officer. David currently serves on Harvard’s Lemann Entrepreneurial Program Advisory Board. Read more at: https://gearhartlaw.com/team/david-postolski-esq/

Steven Frydman is a trademark and copyright attorney at Gearhart Law with a B.S. degree in business from the NYU Stern School of Business. He obtained his law degree from the Benjamin L. Cardozo Law School. Steven’s focus is protecting clients’ intellectual property through helping them to obtain and defend their trademarks and copyrights. Steven is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Read more at: https://gearhartlaw.com/team/steven-frydman/

Email the event moderator, David D. Postolski, Esq.. with any questions at: david@gearhartlaw.com

This event is sponsored by Gearhart Law, a full service Intellectual Property firm specializing in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law domestically and globally. We serve inventors, entrepreneurs, and established businesses. We can help you strategize and build your IP portfolio based on your business needs. Call us for a free consultation at 908-273-0700 or contact us through: https://gearhartlaw.com/