Kandy Williams To Speak About Legal Issues to Consider When Forming New Companies

On March 3, Montage freelance lawyer, Kandy Williams, will be speaking to clients of Beacon Pointe Advisors on legal issues to consider when forming a new company, including choosing the right entity and avoiding the mistakes typically made by start-up companies. Beacon Pointe Advisors is located in Newport Beach and is one of the largest RIAs (Registered Investment Advisor) in the nation with over $5.5 billion in assets under advisement.

For more information, please contact Kandy Williams at [email protected].

Kandy Williams

Kandy Williams attended the University of Mississippi and obtained her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she served as Literary Editor of the Pepperdine Law Review. During law school, Kandy also won several moot court awards, including Best Oral Advocate in the school’s Dalsimer Competition and as well as awards in national moot court competitions. After law school, Kandy clerked for the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Memphis, Tennessee.

She then began practicing law in Nashville in the corporate and securities group at Waller Landsden Dortch and Davis LLP. She then returned to California where she joined the corporate group at Snell and Wilmer, LLP. At Snell and Wilmer, Kandy negotiated mergers and acquisitions, prepared copyright and trademark registrations, and worked on corporate-related litigation matters.

Kandy then joined Brobeck Phleger and Harrison LLP’s corporate and securities group, where she negotiated venture capital financings on both the venture capital fund side and the company side in the high technology and emerging growth sectors. After taking some time off to be at home with her two children, Kandy relaunched her legal career by consulting with entrepreneurs and start-up companies and eventually started her own law firm. She affiliated with Montage Legal Group in early 2010.

In addition to her legal career, Kandy sits on the Board of Directors and the Governance Committee of Hope University, which provides an arts-centered curriculum for adults with developmental disabilities.

Kandy was recently interviewed by “Critical Mass: The Radio Show” to talk about how entrepreneurs could benefit from engaging a business attorney in the early stages of the lives of their business. Click here to listen to her radio interview.

Kandy has also been featured by iRelaunch, a company started by Carol Fishman Cohen, the well-known author of “Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-At-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work.” iRelaunch produces career reentry programming, events, and content for employers, universities, organizations and individuals. Kandy was featured as a “Success Story” for getting back into the legal market after taking time off to raise her children.