Securities attorney on investors, investing and term sheets -- Jim Burk of Burk & Reedy, a Washington, DC-based law-firm who specializes in business law and financing. Jim has 40 years(!) experience in business law and business financing! He assists emerging companies in their initial stages of organization and then growing with the companies through the public offering stage. Jim assists domestic and international clients with business matters including corporate issues, contracts, mergers, acquisitions, venture capital financings, tax, asset protection, securities and franchise law. He has also assisted companies in securing seed and mezzanine funding for emerging companies. Highlights:Usual term-sheet gotchas that few people talk about? Top 3 legal considerations => financing?What often goes wrong with financings? What top 3 success factors were in place for your most successful financings?