VC Financing of Technology Companies: A Look Under the Hood

Thursday, April 24, 2008
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Social Law Library
John Adams Courthouse

Location
Social Law Library
Special Collections Reading Room
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square, Boston

Sponsored by: The Corporate Law Committee of the Business Law Section and the Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Section

Venture capital investments in technology companies play a significant role in our New England economy, with almost $4 billion invested by VCs in New England in 2007 alone.  This program will provide attendees with an insider’s view into VC transactions involving technology companies.  The seminar will be presented by a panel of both legal experts and industry insiders, including in-house attorneys, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. 

Specific topics include:

• Venture Capital Deal Term Basics
• State of the Venture Capital Market: Trends and Predictions
• Intellectual Property Basics for Technology Companies
  
• Recent IP Developments Affecting Financings
• Entrepreneur Case Study

Panelists

Peter Moldave, Esq.
Gesmer Updegrove LLP

Jim Counihan
Prism Venture Management, LLC

John A. Hamilton, Esq.
Avid Technology, Inc.

Stephen Y. Chow, Esq.
Burns & Levinson LLP

Maria Cirino
Point 406 Ventures, LLC


Program Co-Chairs

Sarah Curtis Richmond, Esq.
Gesmer Updegrove LLP

Stephen Y. Chow, Esq.
Burns & Levinson LLP


Program Prices

$120 - BBA members
$155 - Non-Members
$85 - BBA Sponsoring Section Member
$65 - BBA Member Legal Services/Government Lawyer
$25 - Law Student

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