The Mid-Atlantic Guide to B Corps
Find the full version of our Mid-Atlantic Guide for download below the article. Introduction A corporation is a creature of state law. It is governed first and foremost by laws of the place in which it...
View ArticleBenefit Corporations & Why They’re All the Buzz
Ridgeline was recently featured in Cultivating Capital where we answered a few of the most common questions about benefit corporations. We focused on benefit corporations in particular (which is...
View ArticleThe Southeast Guide to B Corps
In our experience, B Corps and Benefit Corporations are not common knowledge in Tennessee or the Southeast… at least not yet. We’ve been working to change that, or even to just slightly move the...
View ArticleA Better Office Space in One Day
Last month, we posted about our new recyclable binders on social media. As we mentioned in the post, we do try to keep most of our operations in the “cloud” (more on that later), but sometimes we do...
View Article5 Reasons Your Startup Should Be a Benefit Corp
Photo by Adeolu Eletu on Unsplash When you’re launching a new business, you are likely hoping to use it to provide an unmet need or solve a problem you see in the world or your community. Your mission...
View ArticlePartnering for Protection: Collaboration to Support Climate Action and Research
At first glance, a Tennessee law firm and Colorado nonprofit might not seem likely partners. Even less so, a technology and intellectual property centric firm and a nonprofit focused on (ice, rock, and...
View ArticleHow Being a Benefit Corporation Can Legally Protect A Company’s Mission
The rise of the benefit corporation is in direct response to shareholder primacy. Under benefit corporation frameworks governed by state law, corporations that operate according to a “doing well by...
View ArticleRVL® Launches B Tennessee: A Tennessee B Local Community for B Corps
RVL® Launches B Tennessee: A Tennessee B Local Community for B Corps Rockridge Venture Law® has partnered with with fellow B Corps Patagonia Nashville, Nisolo, Avocado, and Whiteboard to launch B...
View ArticleRVL® Provides Pro Bono Support to B Academics, Inc., a Nonprofit of Global...
Rockridge Venture Law® helps B Academics establish its nonprofit status to further academic research around B Corps and corporate social responsibility. The Global B Corp Academic Community (B...
View ArticleRVL®’s Annual Southeast Guide to B Corps and Benefit Corporations
What’s the difference between a B Corp and a benefit corporation? This is one of the most common questions we field as a Certified B Corp law firm helping social enterprises evaluate these standards....
View ArticleRVL® Leads E-Commerce Workshop with B Academics
Rockridge Venture Law® leads Social Impact Workshop around E-Commerce at Global B Academics Conference. On August 5th, RVL led a workshop entitled “Creating a Sustainable Business in an On-Demand,...
View ArticleRVL® Leads Statewide Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility
Rockridge Venture Law® and its B Tennessee Partners Present Leading Voices in Corporate Social Responsibility across Tennessee and beyond. On August 27th, Rockridge Venture Law®, or RVL®, organized...
View ArticleGrading Georgia’s Public Benefit Corporation Law
Photo by Max Fischer from Pexels Georgia is the latest southeastern state to enact benefit corporation legislation, effective January 2021. We’ve reviewed the new statute and compared it to the Model...
View ArticleRVL® Presents at Yale University’s Tsai CITY
RVL® Presents at Yale University’s Tsai CITY Companies ranging from Patagonia to Warby Parker to Hootsuite have successfully scaled while adopting triple-bottom-line business practices. Essentially,...
View ArticleRVL® Founder Kevin Christopher Featured in Corporate Social Responsibility...
On October 28, 2020, RVL® founder Kevin Christopher was featured in New York-based Be Social Change’s Corporate Social Responsibility Spotlight. The interactive panel and spotlight brought together...
View ArticleRVL® Founder Kevin Christopher Featured in Forbes for Business Law Activities
Entrepreneur and attorney Kevin Christopher was profiled in Forbes this week. The article, written by Cornell University professor Christopher Marquis, examines Christopher’s activities promoting...
View ArticleRVL® Sponsors Inaugural Southeast BLD Conference
Rockridge Venture Law® has partnered with fellow Southeastern B Corp companies to sponsor and host the first-ever BLD (B Corp Leadership Leadership) Southeast Conference. Rockridge’s Impact &...
View ArticleThe Southeast Guide to B Corps
In our experience, B Corps and Benefit Corporations are not common knowledge in Tennessee or the Southeast… at least not yet. We’ve been working to change that, or even to just slightly move the...
View ArticleA Better Office Space in One Day
Last month, we posted about our new recyclable binders on social media. As we mentioned in the post, we do try to keep most of our operations in the “cloud” (more on that later), but sometimes we do...
View ArticleRVL® Launches B Tennessee: A Tennessee B Local Community for B Corps
RVL® Launches B Tennessee: A Tennessee B Local Community for B Corps Rockridge Venture Law® has partnered with with fellow B Corps Patagonia Nashville, Nisolo, Avocado, and Whiteboard to launch B...
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