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Kyle James Westaway
also known as Kyle Westaway
About Kyle
Biography
Kyle Westaway is Managing Partner at Westaway and a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where he co-teaches a course on social entrepreneurship.
Westaway is an innovative law firm advising startups, social entrepreneurs and impact investors through each stage in the lifecycle of an organization from concept to acquisition, with the perspective of blending profit and purpose. He specializes in emerging legal structures designed for social enterprise such as the Benefit Corporation, L3C and Flexible Purpose Corporation
He is the author of Profit & Purpose and writes on entrepreneurship, tech, social innovation and emerging markets for The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Time, Quartz, Harvard Business Review, among other publications. Every Saturday morning he sends out the Weekend Briefing - an email on the impact of innovation on society. Kyle serves on the board of the Closed Loop Foundation and is a mentor at Harvard’s I-Lab.
Specialties: Social Entrepreneurship. Startups.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Corporate and Incorporation
30%
19 years
Contracts and Agreements
25%
19 years
Venture Capital
25%
15 years
Employment and Labor
10%
19 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in New York for 18 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Location
Westaway
Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY, 11201-1473
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Posted by Rukayatu Tijani | December 08, 2020 | Intellectual Property
Awesome and caring attorney
I had the ability to work with Kyle on a Trademark case; his responsiveness to questions and his amazing ability to properly manage client expectations is something to be admired. Will always recommend him and am willing to work with him again and again.
Kyle James Westaway's Lawyer Endorsements
"I have worked with Kyle on opposing sides, with him as a mentor, and jointly on client work - he is infinitely knowledgeable, always professional, responsive, and an all around great attorney that serves a newer generation of entrepreneur and social justice companies. Highly recommend Kyle for many practice areas, in addition to the ones I cited in this endorsement!"
Samuel Mazzeo
Business lawyer
Experience
Honors
2011
Cordes Fellowship, Cordes Foundation
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
2008 - Present
Managing Partner, Westaway
Associations
2017 - 2020
Legal Unicorn SocietyMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Good Nature Agro: Raising a Series A in a global pandemic
$2.1 Investment lead to 15,000 African farmers supported.
Eaton Workshop: The world’s first activist hotel
The first publicly-traded Public Benefit Corporation in the Hospitality Industry.
General Assembly: Unlocking potential through a scholarship fund
Increased opportunity and living standard for graduates.
Education
2006
Regent University School of Law
J.D. / M.A.,
2004
Regent University
M.A.,
2002
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
BS,
Speaking Engagements
2020
2017
Harvard Innovation Lab
Structuring Your Social Enterprise
Publications
2019
Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge Handbook of Social Enterprise Law
2013
2013
2012
New York University Journal of Law & Business
Beyond Black and White: The New Paradigm of Social Enterprise
2011
Wall Street Journal
New Legal Structures for 'Social Entrepreneurs'
Languages
English