Shearman & Sterling and Donnelly Financial Solution co-sponsored this year's free business and law event at the University of Texas Club on September 20.  The event began with lunch and networking, followed by a discussion on how in-house counsel can best guide their company through the significant events in its growth from startup to a publicly traded giant.  Seasoned practitioners, both in-house and in private practice, shared their experiences over the course of three sessions:

Your First Financing
Shearman & Sterling
Kent Radford, General Counsel and Co-Founder, CSDisco
Tom McKeever, Chief Legal Officer, ClearDATA

Your First Acquisition
Michael Dorf, Partner, Shearman & Sterling, San Francisco
Robert Munden, General Counsel, ESO Solutions
Stephen Day, Managing Director, Navidar

Your First IPO
Lee Anne Sexton, Donnelley Financial Solutions (panelist introductions)
Alan Bickerstaff, Partner, Shearman & Sterling
Liz Hocker, Managing Director, NASDAQ, Austin
Bryan Barksdale, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, YETI