Nick Dorsey Participates in the International Bar Association’s From Start Up to IPO Conference
October 20, 2021
On October 19, 2021, Cravath partner Nicholas A. Dorsey participated in “From Start Up to IPO,” a conference held by the International Bar Association from October 17 to October 19, 2021 in Paris. Nick spoke at a session entitled “IPOs, SPACs and Other Exit Trends in Exits In the Technology Sector,” which discussed recent developments in IPOs, exits in general and SPACs, what SPACs have to offer to shareholders and target companies, and the various available tracks shareholders and companies should choose when exiting.
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J.D., 2009, Cornell Law SchoolOrder of the Coif, summa cum laude
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M.Acc., 2006, Case Western Reserve Universitysumma cum laude
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B.S., 2006, Case Western Reserve Universitysumma cum laude
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