Founder's Shares Showdown

Hours before your startup's IPO filing, three early employees ambush you with evidence suggesting you doctored the original equity agreement. With $800M in potential market cap on the line, you must navigate this crisis before the morning bell or risk the entire offering collapsing. Their lawyer claims to have forensic proof of document tampering.

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

CEO/Founder of TechVault, a cybersecurity startup

Conversation Partner

Alexandra Reeves, Securities Litigation Partner

Setting

Glass-walled conference room on the 42nd floor, Manhattan skyline visible in pre-dawn darkness, scattered IPO documents across a black marble table

Location

Prestigious Law Firm, Downtown Financial District

Learning Objectives

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Negotiate an acceptable equity redistribution while preserving IPO timeline

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Establish credible defense against tampering allegations

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Secure legally binding resolution with confidentiality provisions

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“The forensics team just confirmed the metadata anomalies in the 2019 equity agreements. You have exactly three hours until the SEC filing deadline. Shall we discuss a quiet resolution, or should I start calling the financial press?”

This is how Alexandra Reeves, Securities Litigation Partner's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#352

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