By: Rick Ressler

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When you decide that your business needs to raise money, and you decide to approach outside investors, there are some critical legal issues that you should be aware of.  After 32 years of legal experience and working on well over 100 private and public offerings, I have observed that certain issues often get missed, even by the sophisticated investor.  There are many important considerations, and certainly more than 5 legal “things to consider”, but here are the ones that seem to recur.

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