Joseph W. Bartlett

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Joseph W. Bartlett is Of Counsel in Sullivan & Worcester's Corporate Department. He has extensive experience in alternative investments, venture capital, emerging companies, corporate restructurings, private equity and buyouts. Mr. Bartlett has acted as counsel to, director of, and shareholder in, a number of development stage companies during his 47-year career in the venture capital business.

Mr. Bartlett has also served as trustee of a series of public mutual funds, chair of a public REIT, and as counsel to asset managers throughout his career, including the managers of public and private equity funds. He has been a limited partner in a number of pooled investment vehicles, including Bain Capital and Needham Emerging Growth Partners.

Prior to joining Sullivan & Worcester, Mr. Bartlett was an Of Counsel at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP . He is a Courtesy Professor at Cornell University, The Johnson School of Business; formerly an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law and a visiting Professor (Securities Regulation and Corporate Finance) at Stanford.

He has published numerous articles and books including: Fundamentals of Venture Capital, (Madison Books, 1999) Equity Finance: Venture Capital, Buyouts, Restructurings and Reorganizations, (Aspen 1995, Supps. 1996 - 2003); Corporate Restructurings: Reorganizations and Buyouts, (Wiley 1991; Supps. 1992, 1993); Venture Capital: Law, Business Strategies and Investment Planning, (Wiley 1989; Supps. 1990 - 1994) and The Law Business: A Tired Monopoly (Rothman, 1982).

Mr. Bartlett is admitted to practice in New York, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.

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Edited Sections

Joseph W. Bartlett has acted as a contributing editor for the following sections of the encyclopedia:

• 0 Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance
• 0.1 Chapter 1 - What Is All The Talk About?
• 0.1.1 Introduction To Venture Capital
• 0.1.2 What Is Venture Capital?
• 0.1.3 How Venture Capitalists Talk
• 0.1.4 Should You Start Your Own Company?
• 0.2.3 Venture Capital Firms
• 0.2.7 Placement Agents
• 0.3.1 Valuation And Pricing
• 0.4.2 S Corporations
• 0.4.3 Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
• 0.4.4 Corporation Versus Limited Liability Company
• 0.5.2 Corporate Charter
• 0.5.9 Indemnification
• 0.6.2 Cheap Stock To Employees And Promoters: The Eat-'Em-All-Up Preferred Stock Approach
• 0.6.4 Section 83 And Stock Subject To Vesting
• 0.7.1 Drafting The Business Plan And Private Placement Memo
• 0.7.10 The Bull's-Eye Theory Of Forecasting: Shoot High
• 3.1.1 Subscription Agreement for Series A Round (Short Form)
• 5.1.6.a Term Sheet: E Round: Selected Clauses Specific to Cram Downs
• 7.2.2.a Separation and Release Agreement
• 7.9 Fair Credit Reporting Act
• 8.14.1 Rules for Publishing Quotations in the Pink Sheets and OTCBB
• 9.13 Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Venture Transactions
• 10.2.4.c.i Selected Hurdle Issues
• 10.2.4.d Private Equity Limited Partnerships: Distribution Drive System vs. Allocations cum Distributions
• 10.2.6.c Note on Valuation of Illiquid Securities
• 10.2.6.c.i Pre-1996 Valuation Guidelines
• 10.4.1 Side Letters and Special Treatment of LP's: Problems and Commentary
• 10.13.6 Structure for LP Control: An Alternative to Divorce
• 30.7.13 Archived- Fair Labor Standards Act: Management and Investor Liability (Legal Updates)
• 90.88 Confidentiality Agreement (Short Form)
• 90.89 Model NDA a Reluctant VC Fund May Sign Before the Term Sheet is Finalized
• 90.97 Common Stock Warrant: Private Company; Issuer Favorable (Short Form)
• 90.99 Registration Rights Agreement (Short Form)

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