Two DLA Piper attorneys will serve on the faculty of the 36th annual Venture Capital Institute, an intense, four-day educational seminar designed for venture capital and private equity industry professionals.
Partners Jeffrey M. Leavitt and Douglas R. Spear will mark their fourth consecutive year on the faculty this fall, when the seminar is held Sept. 27-30 at the Emory Conference Center. So far, they are the only local attorneys on the announced faculty. They will teach a segment on term sheets for structuring and negotiating deals.
The only other attorney on the faculty so far is Jack S. Levin of the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis, who'll speak on critical legal and tax aspects of the venture capital industry.
Other faculty include Ginnie Breen of Sausalito, Calif.-based venture capital firm Sienna Ventures, which manages $150 million, and David Jones of Chrysalis Ventures, a Louisville, Ky.-based fund with $400 million under management and a portfolio focusing on the health care and technology sectors.
The program is organized by the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies.