Insight #30 | 10 Years of Trados: A Discussion on Fiduciary Duties (Video)

This video features a discussion with Vice Chancellor Travis Laster and Professor Abe Cable (UC Law SF) on the Trados case, a landmark decision that addressed the question to whom fiduciary duties are owed when the interests of common and preferred stockholders’ conflict in VC-backed companies.

You can find additional reading materials related to this topic in this Boardroom Governance Newsletter post by Evan Epstein.

The video was originally recorded on February 21, 2024, for participants of the VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA), a new executive education program for directors of venture-backed companies organized by the UC Center for Business Law San Francisco, in partnership with Cooley and Nasdaq.

The 2nd edition of VCBA will be held in NYC on October 28th, 2024, at Nasdaq’s MarketSite.

You can also find the podcast version of this conversation in the link below.