At the very beginning of a successful business, there is always
an idea and a team. The path to success encompasses several steps
from finding clients, means, solutions, and partners. At each step
of the way, legal support is always an asset.
However, start-uppers are sometimes too focused on their actual
business that they don't realize how quickly everything that
they have created can be put at risk.
From a legal point of view, here are the areas that are
important:
Reg... what now?
From the outset, it is important that new businesses are
compliant within the existing legal framework. However, regulatory
frameworks are becoming more and more complex and fast evolving.
And the businesses need to keep up with them. Moreover, innovation
is often found in nascent areas which are by nature less regulated
(or not regulated at all). FinTechs for instance, typically operate
in a grey area of regulation.
