27^th Annual

Technology Law Conference

Austin May 22-23, 2014 Four Seasons Hotel
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Registrations postmarked/faxed/emailed after May 17 will not be accepted.
There is no waiting list and walk-in registrations on-site will not be accepted.
Updated Monday, May 19, 2014 10:00 a.m.

SPONSORS
Baker Botts
Bissex & Watson, P.C.
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Dell
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Locke Lord LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Overview

Join a nationally-recognized faculty of technology and licensing practitioners, in-house counsel from leading tech companies, and experts in copyright, trademark, open source, and data privacy and security at UT Law’s Technology Law Conference for the latest issues affecting the technology industry.

This year’s program features:

Robert Scoble, Rackspace US, Inc. Startup Liaison Officer, presents Age of Context: Views of Privacy from the Future of Sensors, Wearable Computers and Big Data
Explore social media’s expanding role and its related issues around technology in the workplace during Best Practices for Social Media in the Workplace with Brian Wassom of wassom.com
Learn advanced licensing negotiation and practical drafting tips
Hear the latest updates on risks, compliance and enforcement—FCPA, Open Source and Antitrust Essentials, as well as the new SEC rules on crowdfunding
Listen to discussions on the globalization of e-Commerce, digital money and emerging electronic payment networks, and cybersecurity and liability insurance
Take away the top ten things you need to know when selling a technology-focused business or patent portfolio
Earn up to 3.50 hours of legal ethics credit
Network with fellow colleagues at the Thursday Evening Reception

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Day 1 May 22, 2014
Day 2 May 23, 2014

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, May 22, 2014
Presiding Officer:
Robert L. King, Silicon Laboratories - Austin, TX
7:30 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

1.00 hr

Advanced Licensing Update

With more and more companies monetizing their intellectual property through licensing arrangements, courts continue to develop licensing law principles at an ever-increasing pace. This interactive discussion reviews important key license agreement clauses in light of recent developments, with an emphasis on practical drafting and negotiating strategies.

Edward A. Cavazos, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP - Austin, TX
Keith E. Witek, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Austin, TX
9:30 am

0.50 hr

Recent Developments in Open Source Licensing

An update on trends, decisions, and controversies in open source software licensing, including supply chain liability, enforcement trends, and developments in software copyright; plus best practices for open source releases and contributions.

Heather J. Meeker, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - East Palo Alto, CA
10:00 am

0.50 hr

Antitrust Update for Technology and Licensing 2014

An update on antitrust enforcement that impacts licensing of technology, copyrights and R&D ventures.

David M. Hoffman, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Austin, TX
Materials By:
David J. Healey, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Houston, TX
10:30 am

Break
10:45 am

0.50 hr ethics

FCPA and UK Bribery Act Risks and Compliance

Technology companies continue to be in the FCPA enforcement crosshairs of the U.S. Department of Justice and SEC. Since 2004, the computer and technology sector has been the fifth most investigated for potential foreign bribery; out of the more than 90 companies that are reportedly being investigated for FCPA violations, approximately one sixth of them are high-tech, including companies like IBM, Oracle, Hewlett Packard and Motorola Solutions. The emergence of the UK Bribery Act and other local anti-corruption laws creates additional risks for the sector. Learn recent enforcement trends, specific foreign bribery risks that tech companies often confront overseas, and best practices for addressing compliance.

J. Matteson Ellis, Special Counsel, Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Washington, DC
11:15 am

0.75 hr ethics

Technology, Ethics and Electronic Discovery

Within the context of continuous advances in technology, the panel discusses best practices in handling electronic discovery issues as they occur in litigation, including pre-litigation steps that may positively impact the results of future litigation. Topics include computer usage policies, records management and information governance, as well as recent developments in eDiscovery law (e.g., predictive coding, proportionality, discovery of social media content, discovery of personal devices’ data pursuant to BYOD policy, sanctions, spoliation and obstruction); strategies for reducing unnecessary eDiscovery costs (e.g., early ESI identification and case assessment); and judicial approaches to managing eDiscovery in the courts (e.g., procedural issues, production disputes, noncooperation, noncompliance with court orders, production and privilege issues, proportionality, privilege waiver, model orders, and use of special discovery masters).

Moderator:
Jonathan Lass, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Gene W. Albert, Lexbe LC - Austin, TX
Eric J. Mayer, Susman Godfrey LLP - Houston, TX
Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
12:00 pm

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Thursday Afternoon, May 22, 2014
Presiding Officer:
Peter D. Kennedy, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:20 pm

0.75 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Issues and Best Practices for Use of Social Media in the Workplace

Social media is increasingly leveraged by employers. How can clients and attorneys comply with various labor and privacy laws and the applicable rules of professional responsibility? What provisions should be included in a company’s social media policy? Learn to recognize the traps and how to avoid them as the use of social media evolves.

Brian D. Wassom, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP - Bloomfield Hills, MI
1:05 pm

Break
1:20 pm

0.50 hr

Trademark Update

Developments and updates concerning U.S. trademark law from the past year, including selected cases of relevance and updates on the status of the new gTLD rollout.

Alicia Morris Groos, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
1:50 pm

1.00 hr

Cybersecurity and Liability Insurance

As the world moves from desktops and basic IT to globally-interconnected devices and cybersecurity, the government is emphasizing the need for private industry cooperation and standards, and private industry is focusing on heightened risk management including insurance products. Hear an overview of recent cybersecurity initiatives with a practical discussion of the growing cyber insurance marketplace.

Moderator:
Bart W. Huffman, Locke Lord LLP - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Nicholas Economidis, Beazley USA Services, Inc. - Houston, TX
Molly McGinnis Stine, Locke Lord LLP - Chicago, IL
2:50 pm

0.50 hr

Globalizing e-Commerce: Common Legal Challenges and Traps

Explore legal issues that arise in connection with global e-commerce including legal developments and traps for the unwary in the fields of data protection, use of data analytics, international tax and use of mobile platforms.

James M. Vickery, DLA Piper LLP US - Austin, TX
3:20 pm

Break
3:30 pm

0.75 hr

Digital Money

A primer on the legal and technological architecture of established and emerging electronic payments networks, from MasterCard to Bitcoin.

Moderator:
Christopher T. Brown, Attorney at Law, PLLC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Elsa S. Broeker, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - Austin and Houston, TX
Daniel C. Wood, Texas Department of Banking - Austin, TX
4:15 pm

1.00 hr

M&A in the Technology Sector

The top ten things you need to know when selling a technology-focused business or patent portfolio.

Moderator:
Richard E. Climan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Redwood City, CA
Panelists:
Jennifer Muller, Houlihan Lokey - San Francisco, CA
Eric M. Reifschneider, QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego, CA
5:15 pm

Adjourn
Reception

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, May 23, 2014
Presiding Officer:
W. Reid Wittliff, Wittliff | Cutter PLLC - Austin, TX
7:30 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

1.00 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Legal Ethics in Negotiation of Risk Allocation Provisions

When does zealously advocating for your client become impermissible misrepresentation? What is the balance between the duty of candor in dealing with opposing counsel and maintaining a client’s confidences? Explore the role of professional responsibility and legal ethics in negotiating risk allocation provisions such as warranties and indemnities in transactions involving intellectual property, including open source software.

Moderator:
Minh-Hien Nguyen, Dell - Round Rock, TX
Panelists:
Randall E. Colson, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
Devika Kornbacher, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
Kim Marie Vo, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Austin, TX
9:30 am

0.75 hr

Copyright Developments: Current Issues and Case Law Update

A review of recent copyright developments, current issues and the latest case law.

David G. Swenson, Baylor University School of Law - Waco, TX
10:15 am

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

The Evolving Intersection of Technology and HIPAA

Technologies will continue to evolve in the next few years—including medical mobile devices, patient portals, voice-activated smart phones and Google glasses—giving healthcare providers and patients immediate, real-time access to healthcare information. While these technologies create new opportunities, they also present greater risks to the security of such information, potential regulatory penalties for breaches, and specific FDA licensing requirements. Healthcare providers and their IT vendors need to be aware of the state and federal compliance requirements to avoid penalties and protect their businesses.

Deborah C. Hiser, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
10:45 am

Break
11:00 am

0.50 hr

Crowdfunding and General Solicitation: New SEC Rules to Promote Capital Raising

The SEC recently adopted new rules to permit "crowdfunding" and use of "general solicitation" in unregistered securities offerings. This presentation focuses on how the new rules work and outlines the key implications for issuers and investors.

J. Robert Suffoletta, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Austin, TX
11:30 am

0.75 hr

Troll Litigation Update

The President, Congress and several industry sectors have demanded reforms against abusive patent litigation. Much of the criticism for abusive patent litigation is focused on so-called trolls or non-practicing entities. The panel explores the status of initiatives taken to remedy perceived abuses in patent litigation, including proposed legislation, PTO and Federal rule changes, as well as expected and possible changes through court decisions.

Moderator:
William L. LaFuze, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Kevin J. Meek, Baker Botts - Austin, TX
Van E. Lindberg, Rackspace Hosting - San Antonio, TX
12:15 pm

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Friday Afternoon, May 23, 2014
Presiding Officer:
Bart W. Huffman, Locke Lord LLP - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:35 pm

0.75 hr

Age of Context: Views of Privacy from the Future of Sensors, Wearable Computers and Big Data

Robert Scoble, Startup Liaison Officer, Rackspace US, Inc. - Half Moon Bay, CA
1:20 pm

Break
1:35 pm

0.50 hr

The Technology Lawyer's Toolbox: Five Favorite Tools

Having the right tool makes any job easier, but with so many tools out there, how do you pick the right one? Take a look at a few favorites and how you can use each one.

Max Ciccarelli, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
2:05 pm

0.75 hr

Technology in the Workplace: The Beginning of the End

Explore the continuing rise of automation, mobile work, BYOD and virtualization in the workplace, as well as the nascent movement to bring data-driven analytical rigor to employment decision-making and the effect that "big data" HR practices are expected to have on employment-related legal claims.

Jason Boulette, Boulette & Golden L.L.P. - Austin, TX
2:50 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics of Negotiation: Are You Smarter than a First-Year Associate?

When it comes to ethics in negotiations, it's anything but anything-goes. Could a tiny white lie here and a teeny puffing there mean the difference between getting the deal done and getting disbarred? These questions and more are answered. Are you smarter than a first-year associate?

Wilson Chu, K&L Gates LLP - Dallas, TX
Barrett R. Howell, K&L Gates LLP - Dallas, TX
3:50 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 May 22, 2014
Day 2 May 23, 2014

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Conference Faculty

Gene W. Albert

Lexbe LC
Austin, TX

Jason Boulette

Boulette & Golden L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Elsa S. Broeker

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin and Houston, TX

Christopher T. Brown

Attorney at Law, PLLC
Austin, TX

Edward A. Cavazos

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Austin, TX

Wilson Chu

K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, TX

Max Ciccarelli

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Richard E. Climan

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA

Randall E. Colson

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Nicholas Economidis

Beazley USA Services, Inc.
Houston, TX

J. Matteson Ellis

Special Counsel, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Washington, DC

Alicia Morris Groos

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

David J. Healey

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Houston, TX

Deborah C. Hiser

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

David M. Hoffman

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Austin, TX

Barrett R. Howell

K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, TX

Bart W. Huffman

Locke Lord LLP
Austin, TX

Devika Kornbacher

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

William L. LaFuze

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Jonathan Lass

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Van E. Lindberg

Rackspace Hosting
San Antonio, TX

Eric J. Mayer

Susman Godfrey LLP
Houston, TX

Kevin J. Meek

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Heather J. Meeker

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
East Palo Alto, CA

Jennifer Muller

Houlihan Lokey
San Francisco, CA

Minh-Hien Nguyen

Dell
Round Rock, TX

Eric M. Reifschneider

QUALCOMM Incorporated
San Diego, CA

Robert Scoble

Startup Liaison Officer, Rackspace US, Inc.
Half Moon Bay, CA

Molly McGinnis Stine

Locke Lord LLP
Chicago, IL

J. Robert Suffoletta

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Austin, TX

David G. Swenson

Baylor University School of Law
Waco, TX

James M. Vickery

DLA Piper LLP US
Austin, TX

Kim Marie Vo

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Austin, TX

Brian D. Wassom

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Keith E. Witek

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Austin, TX

Daniel C. Wood

Texas Department of Banking
Austin, TX

Hon. Lee Yeakel

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Bart W. Huffman—Co-Chair

Locke Lord LLP
Austin, TX

Robert L. King—Co-Chair

Silicon Laboratories
Austin, TX

Darryl J. Adams

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Jeffrey B. Andrews

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Houston, TX

Walter Earl Bissex

Bissex & Watson, P.C.
Houston, TX

Steven R. Borgman

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Christopher T. Brown

Attorney at Law, PLLC
Austin, TX

Albert Carrion

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Richard E. Climan

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA

Randall E. Colson

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Andrew J. Gajkowski

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Austin, TX

Christopher A. Garcia

Dell
Round Rock, TX

Joanna Jefferson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Peter D. Kennedy

Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
Austin, TX

Jonathan Lass

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Jennifer Muller

Houlihan Lokey
San Francisco, CA

Mark L. Murdock

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Eric L. Natinsky

Quick Technologies Inc.
Austin, TX

Gregory J. Smith

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Stephen E. Stein

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

J. Robert Suffoletta

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Austin, TX

Michele B. Thompson

Law Office of Michele B. Thompson
Austin, TX

José C. Villarreal

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Austin, TX

W. Reid Wittliff

Wittliff | Cutter PLLC
Austin, TX

Credit Info

Austin

MCLE Credit

Texas – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Ohio – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to The Supreme Court of Ohio within 30 days after the conference.

Oklahoma – 17.00 hrs | 4.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 17.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – May 22-23, 2014 – Four Seasons Hotel

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Last day for cancellation: May 19, 2014

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, TX 78701-4082
512-478-4500 (reservations)
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$235 room rate good through April 20, 2014 (subject to availability).
Reserving your room online? Please use the following corporate/promo code: UTTECH0520.

Please note: online reservations can only be accepted for conference related room nights May 21 - May 23, 2014. Please contact the Four Seasons Hotel Reservations Department directly at 512.685.8100 if you’d like to extend your stay.

Parking Information

$12 Event Daily; $16 Valet Daily; $32.50 Overnight Self-Parking or Valet.

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

Baker Botts

Baker Botts is a globally respected law firm with offices around the world. Since 1840, we have provided the highest ethical and professional standards combined with our reach and depth of understanding of the law to help us deliver better, and more innovative solutions for our clients. Based on our broad experience and our in-depth knowledge of our clients' industries, we are recognized as a leading firm in the energy, technology and life sciences sectors. Deeper Understanding. Better Solutions.
www.bakerbotts.com
Bissex & Watson, P.C.

Bissex & Watson, P.C. is a boutique law firm representing universities, companies, entrepreneurs, and investors in the commercialization of technology. The firm consists of transactional attorneys trained at international law firms who contribute to the success of their clients in a wide range of transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and providing general counsel advice on day-to-day matters. The firm’s attorneys have experience as general counsel of public and private companies, and they have experience starting, operating, buying, and selling their own businesses.
www.bissexwatson.com
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is an international law firm with 485 lawyers in Texas, New York, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Seattle, Dubai, and London. We serve Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, start-up companies, leading private investment funds, governmental entities, and individuals worldwide. Our attorneys help clients develop, protect and deploy innovative technologies in telecommunications, electronics, Internet and e-commerce, software, interactive entertainment, energy, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and other industries around the world. We provide strategic business, legal and governmental counsel to technology businesses at every stage of a company's business life—from initial creation and protection of ideas, through development of strong businesses and establishment of market leadership, to mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions.
www.bgllp.com
Dell

Dell has played a critical role in transforming computing for more than a quarter century, enabling more affordable and more pervasive access to technology around the world. Today, the computer industry is at a critical inflection point that is redefining the types of products and services customers demand from their technology providers, including greater mobility, virtualization, cloud computing and ubiquitous data capacity and access. As a global technology leader, Dell is delivering customer-centric solutions that are open, capable and affordable for businesses and consumers. With its strongest-ever portfolio of product and services, Dell is focused on delivering technology that is more efficient and productive for its customers and is more accessible to people and organizations around the world.
www.dell.com
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody

Graves Dougherty represents established and emerging growth companies in the technology industry, as well as their founders and investors-from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Graves Dougherty routinely represents clients in disputes about technology matters, involving claims of infringement of patents, trademarks, copyrights, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition, computer misuse, information security, domain name disputes and internet libel. Graves Dougherty also assists its clients in a wide variety of technology-related transactions, including intellectual property development and protection, reseller/OEM/VAR Agreements, professional services agreements, e-commerce, outsourcing, procurement, information security/cybercrime, international transactions, internet regulation, and technology licensing, distribution and venture financings.
www.gdhm.com
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1,750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Greenberg Traurig is among the Top 10 law firms on The National Law Journal's 2013 NLJ 350, an annual ranking of the largest firms in the U.S.
www.gtlaw.com
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone is always on the leading edge in the practice of technology and intellectual property law. Leveraging their cooperative teamwork culture, the lawyers of Haynes and Boone provide innovative, effective and efficient answers to the problems facing technology-focused companies. In order to provide legal solutions tailored to each individual client, our attorneys pride themselves on knowledge of their client's business and their industry. Not only do the majority of our intellectual property attorneys hold technical degrees, a number of them possess practical experience working as engineers in areas such as software development, telecommunications and semiconductors, to name just a few. Whether a client needs guidance in structuring a technology transfer agreement, developing effective patent protection strategies or protecting their trademarks worldwide, Haynes and Boone has the attorneys to guide them. An international corporate law firm, Haynes and Boone has more than 525 attorneys based in 13 offices throughout the world.
www.haynesboone.com
Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Founded 125 years ago, Jackson Walker is a full-service firm that has deep Texas roots and a verdant technology law practice group. With more than 350 attorneys, all within the state of Texas, Jackson Walker attracts an outstanding group of private and public sector clients, including Fortune 500 corporations, state agencies, and local and global technology companies who universally have a global footprint. The skills and backgrounds of Jackson Walker's technology attorneys are particularly well-suited to aid technology and non-technology clients with technology transactions (such as licensing, joint development, outsourcing, offshoring transactions, as well as patent litigation), provide skilled assistance with patent prosecution, trademark registration, and copyright and trade secret protection (our IP attorneys practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Canadian Patent Office) and advocate for clients' interests in highly-contested intellectual property litigation cases. Jackson Walker's technology attorneys take pride in their practical, problem-solving, and results-oriented approach to clients' technology legal needs.
www.jw.com
Locke Lord LLP

Locke Lord LLP consistently ranks among American Lawyer's top 100 U.S. law firms. The firm's full range of practice and industry areas serve national and international clients from offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. It has an excellent reputation in complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work, with its 650-plus lawyers building collaborative relationships and crafting creative solutions—all designed and executed to meet clients' long-term strategic goals.
www.lockelord.com
Norton Rose Fulbright

Our global team advises on all aspects of technology development, procurement and licensing arrangements as well as on disputes arising from such arrangements. We have advised on a number of new and convergent technology matters for a range of international and domestic clients. With technology lawyers throughout our offices in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, we can provide tailored and integrated advice on both domestic and cross-border transactions.

We advise on the full range of transactions and commercialization techniques for a number of prominent clients from start-ups to multinational technology corporations specializing in the fields of electronics, semiconductors, network, infrastructure hardware, financial services technology, software, IT services, e-commerce, internet and digital media. We also act for venture capitalists, private equity firms, investment banks and other financial institutions that finance and invest in companies in the technology sector.

Our areas of work include procurement; technology development; licensing and protection; investment (including venture capital, equity capital market fundraising and private equity); use of hardware; mergers and acquisitions; application of software (including ASP, cloud and SaaS delivery models and open source); privacy law; and provision of services, electronic commerce and Internet.
www.nortonrosefulbright.com
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury is a full-service law firm with an industry focus on energy and natural resources, financial services including financial institutions, real estate and construction, and technology. Based in the world's major financial, technology and energy centers, Pillsbury counsels clients on global business, regulatory and litigation matters. We work in multidisciplinary teams that allow us to understand our clients’ objectives, anticipate trends and bring a 360-degree perspective to complex business and legal issues—helping clients to take greater advantage of new opportunities, meet and exceed their objectives and better mitigate risk. This collaborative work style helps produce the results our clients seek.
www.pillsburylaw.com
Vinson & Elkins LLP

From deals, to strategic counseling, to litigation, Vinson & Elkins has you covered. We routinely work with innovative technology companies and institutions in the electronic and high-tech, life sciences, energy, and digital media industries, as well as many of the most active venture capital funds, private equity firms and investment banks. Our lawyers not only have the technical experience to understand your unique technology, but also the practical experience to understand your business, allowing us to provide you outstanding service and strike the best deal, size-up the competition and protect your technology.
www.velaw.com
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the public and private capital markets that finance them. The firm's broad array of services and practice areas is focused on addressing the principal challenges faced by the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations. Our distinguished international roster of clients are leaders in a wide variety of industries, including information technology, life sciences, clean technology, media and entertainment, communications, retail, and financial services.
www.wsgr.com

27th Annual

Technology Law Conference

Austin May 22-23, 2014 Four Seasons Hotel Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, May 22, 2014

Thursday Afternoon, May 22, 2014

Friday Morning, May 23, 2014

Friday Afternoon, May 23, 2014

Conference Faculty

Gene W. Albert

Jason Boulette

Elsa S. Broeker

Christopher T. Brown

Edward A. Cavazos

Wilson Chu

Max Ciccarelli

Richard E. Climan

Randall E. Colson

Nicholas Economidis

J. Matteson Ellis

Alicia Morris Groos

David J. Healey

Deborah C. Hiser

David M. Hoffman

Barrett R. Howell

Bart W. Huffman

Devika Kornbacher

William L. LaFuze

Jonathan Lass

Van E. Lindberg

Eric J. Mayer

Kevin J. Meek

Heather J. Meeker

Jennifer Muller

Minh-Hien Nguyen

Eric M. Reifschneider

Robert Scoble

Molly McGinnis Stine

J. Robert Suffoletta

David G. Swenson

James M. Vickery

Kim Marie Vo

Brian D. Wassom

Keith E. Witek

Daniel C. Wood

Hon. Lee Yeakel

Planning Committee

Bart W. Huffman—Co-Chair

Robert L. King—Co-Chair

Darryl J. Adams

Jeffrey B. Andrews

Walter Earl Bissex

Steven R. Borgman

Christopher T. Brown

Albert Carrion

Richard E. Climan

Randall E. Colson

Andrew J. Gajkowski

Christopher A. Garcia

Joanna Jefferson

Peter D. Kennedy

Jonathan Lass

Jennifer Muller

Mark L. Murdock

Eric L. Natinsky

Gregory J. Smith

Stephen E. Stein

J. Robert Suffoletta

Michele B. Thompson

José C. Villarreal

W. Reid Wittliff

Credit Info

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Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

27^th Annual

Austin May 22-23, 2014 Four Seasons Hotel
Conference Concluded