UT Law CLE Live Conferences

32^nd Annual

Technology Law Conference

Austin May 23-24, 2019 Four Seasons Hotel
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WEBCAST May 23-24, 2019
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EVENT SPONSORS
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Shearman & Sterling, LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Fish & Richardson P.C.

WEBCAST SPONSOR
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

SPONSORS
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Bracewell LLP
Dell
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Reed Smith LLP

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Overview

UT Law CLE’s 32nd Annual Technology Law Conference brings together a nationally-recognized faculty of technology and licensing practitioners; in-house counsel from leading tech companies; and experts in open source, data privacy/security, and emerging technology for the latest issues affecting the industry. This year’s program features:

Smart Cities: Privacy in the Public Sector, and the applicable legal and regulatory issues associated with “Smart Cities” initiatives especially with regard to privacy and cybersecurity.
A look at Copyright, Interfaces, and Implications of Oracle v. Google.
Advanced licensing strategies and updates; plus discussion on the latest developments in software licensing and monetization of open source software development.
A review of California and Other Privacy Law Developments in the Wake of GDPR.
The growing role of data analytics in traditional employment decision-making and the legal risk associated.
The latest updates in trade secret law including increased protection concerns in light of Epic v. Tata.
3.50 hours of Ethics, including presentations on Evolving Ethics in the Application of AI and Ethics on the Edge: Disruptive Technology and Compliance.
Multiple opportunities for networking, including the Thursday Evening Reception for all attendees.

Event Schedule

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

Day 1 May 23, 2019
Day 2 May 24, 2019

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning
Presiding Officer:
Jordan J. Herman, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Austin, TX
7:30 am
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:15 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:25 am

1.00 hr

Advanced Licensing

Hear a review of key licensing law concepts and developments, including data licensing, unique challenges posed by AI and big data, licensing of characters and likeness, implied licensing and other cutting-edge topics.

Edward A. Cavazos, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - Austin, TX
9:25 am

0.75 hr

Delta Source - Open Source and Hybrid Licensing

In the midst of multi-billion dollar exits for open source software companies in 2018, emerging companies are pushing the envelope of what "open" means - Commons Clause, Server Sided Public License, and other variations are challenging existing open source models. Learn about the latest developments in software licensing and monetization of open source software development.

Heather J. Meeker, O'Melveny & Myers LLP and OSS Capital - Okland, CA
10:10 am

Break
10:20 am

1.00 hr

Copyright, Interfaces, and Implications of Oracle v. Google

Although the monumental Oracle v. Google litigation continues, the Federal Circuit's 2014 ruling on the copyrightability of interfaces has already upset previous understandings that underpin the software industry. Rather than revisit the complex details of the Oracle v. Google litigation, this session will review trends in copyright litigation relating to software interfaces, suggest practical tips for advising clients, and guess at where the next battlefields may emerge.

Fred von Lohmann, Attorney at Law - San Francisco, CA
11:20 am

0.50 hr ethics

Evolving Ethics in the Application of AI

As AI application expands, the horizons of this issue do as well. Get a focused perspective on "human-machine teaming," including the ethical issues in this space.

Ben Herndon, U.S. Dept. of Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Washington, DC
11:50 am
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Thursday Afternoon
Presiding Officer:
J. Robert Suffoletta, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. - West Lake Hills, TX
Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:05 pm

1.00 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Smart Cities: Privacy in the Public Sector

Cities are increasingly adopting emerging technology and implementing “Smart Cities” initiatives to improve services. These initiatives promise to increase the efficiency of city operations through sensors, cameras, and other internet-connected devices, but these initiatives carry many risks. Hear a discussion of the applicable legal and regulatory issues associated with these initiatives, especially with regard to privacy and cybersecurity.

Moderator:
Bart W. Huffman, Reed Smith LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Rhonda Collins, City of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
Elaine Nicholson, City of Austin - Austin, TX
1:05 pm

Break
1:20 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics on the Edge: Disruptive Technology and Compliance

In an age of accelerating change, technology-driven innovation keeps lawyers busy. How do you advise a client when their business model is so disruptive it tests the bounds of existing law? And what are the ethical considerations you must weigh to make sure you don’t violate your own duties as a lawyer while helping your client meet its business objectives?

Moderator:
Christopher T. Brown, Attorney at Law, PLLC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Courtney Hicks Dickey, Dosh Holdings, Inc. - Austin, TX
Jose Valera, moovel North America, LLC - Austin, TX
2:20 pm

0.75 hr

The Latest Trends in Emerging Growth Financings

Review current trends and issues for early stage and late stage financings.

Alan Bickerstaff, Shearman & Sterling - Austin, TX
3:05 pm

Break
3:15 pm

1.00 hr

Recent Developments in Private Company Mergers and Acquisitions

Discuss recent key developments in private company merger and acquisition transactions including trends in deal terms, use of deal insurance, and recent Delaware case-law. Hear the perspectives of internal counsel, corporate development and external M&A counsel.

Moderator:
J. Robert Suffoletta, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. - West Lake Hills, TX
Panelists:
J. Matthew Lyons, Shearman & Sterling, LLP - Austin, TX
Keith E. Witek, SiFive, Inc. - Austin, TX
4:15 pm

0.75 hr ethics

The Use of Data Analytics In Employment Decision-Making

Explore the growing role of data analytics in traditional employment decision-making, the use of wearable and implantable technology to capture employee data, and the legal risks associated with same. The effects of real-time performance metrics and hyper-transparency on employee feedback models will also be discussed.

Jason Boulette, Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. - Austin, TX
5:00 pm
Austin Only

Adjourn to Reception

Join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.
Thank You to Our Reception Sponsor
Vinson & Elkins LLP

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning
Presiding Officer:
Michele B. Thompson, Law Office of Michele B. Thompson - Austin, TX
7:30 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

1.00 hr

California and Other Privacy Law Developments in the Wake of GDPR

Review upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act requirements for covered businesses, discuss operational trade-offs in charting a compliance pathway for privacy, and discuss emerging privacy regimes both here in the US and internationally.

Jessica Cassidy Katz, Whole Foods Market - Austin, TX
Devika Kornbacher, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
Sooji Seo, Dell - Round Rock, TX
9:30 am

0.75 hr

Global Trade Issues

An overview of relevant U.S. export controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations focused for lawyers working with technology companies. The presentation will cover international sales issues, implications with respect to non-U.S. employees and considerations in mergers and acquisitions.

David R. Johnson, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Washington, DC
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

0.75 hr

The TCPA: Still “Crazy” After All These (Seven) Years

The Texas Citizen’s Participation Act (TCPA) is the latest mechanism that is being used to dismiss all kinds of lawsuits, including cases involving theft of trade secrets and violations of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. And, these dismissals often come with a hefty attorneys’ fee award for the other side. Discuss the background of the TCPA, review recent caselaw developments in both state and federal courts, and consider the TCPA’s impact on commercial litigation in the future.

Hon. Scott K. Field, Butler Snow, LLP (Fmr. Justice, Third Court of Appeals) - Austin, TX
Shannon Hutcheson, Hutcheson | Bowers LLLP - Austin, TX
Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
11:15 am

0.75 hr

Trade Secret Law: For Software IP Protections

Trade Secret law can be a potent weapon for protection of software. Recent cases such as Epic v. Tata, Waymo v. Uber, and Amrock v. HouseCanary have illustrated how powerful a strong contract clause can be in preventing, and providing remedies for, misappropriation of software inventions. Discover how to maximize trade secret protection for software.

Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Houston, TX
12:00 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch
Friday Afternoon
Presiding Officer:
Robert L. King, Silicon Labs - Austin, TX
Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor

Shearman & Sterling, LLP
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:20 pm

0.75 hr

Convergence of Media, Entertainment, & Technology: Virtual & Augmented Reality

The media, entertainment and technology industries are converging, resulting in a dynamic environment for providers and consumers. Explore the legal considerations arising in connection with this convergence in the context of virtual and augmented reality content and technology.

Tammy Brandt, Dreamscape Immersive - Culver City, CA
Courtney S. York, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Dallas, TX
1:05 pm

Break
1:20 pm

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Cybersecurity Compliance Trends in 2019 - Why be concerned?

Over the last six months and into the next six months of this current Congress, there has been an increase in federal and state legislative activity surrounding consumer data privacy and protection. Meanwhile, the FTC has been busy in the background, testifying before house and senate subcommittees, to ask for more enforcement authority and the right to impose civil penalties. Whether all 50 states enact a consumer data privacy law or whether the federal government does so - and preempts them all - ultimately the FTC will likely remain the primary enforcement agency. Learn, from experts, about some basic steps that all in-house counsel can start taking to make their compliance program ready. Also discuss the most pressing developments from the perspective of legal risk and how to mitigate it. And, you will learn key takeaways for how to operationalize the new requirements to meet business objectives.

James E. Elliott, Federal Trade Commission - Dallas, TX
Ryan Lobato, Exxon Mobil Corp. - Houston, TX
Ryan T. Sulkin, Michael Best & Freidrich LLP - Chicago, IL
2:05 pm

1.00 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Risk Allocation in Technology and Commercial Transactions

Discuss categories of risk (including commercial, performance, legal compliance, and cyber) for technology contracts. Hear the speakers draw from their experience to provide guidance and practice tips on the assessment and allocation of risk in limitations-of-liability, indemnities, and various other contractual provisions, as well as some related considerations regarding insurance requirements. Also touch on self-help measures and internal process implications, and hear a high-level discussion of specific data and information systems risk implications under the PCI standards, HIPAA, NERC CIP, the California Privacy Protection Act, and the GDPR.

Bart W. Huffman, Reed Smith LLP - Houston, TX
Bert G. Kaminski, ServiceMax Inc. - Pleasanton, CA
3:05 pm

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Telehealth and Innovations in Technology

Explore how digital tools and innovations in technology are changing the traditional ways of delivering healthcare services. Hear a discussion on the innovations and uses of digital and mobile apps, the benefits and risks of their use, cybersecurity and other operational issues including approaches for evaluation, selection, and testing of new technologies.

Moderator:
Lisa Clark, Duane Morris LLP - Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Mellie Price, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas - Austin, TX
Julian L. Rivera, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
3:50 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 May 23, 2019
Day 2 May 24, 2019

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Conference Faculty

Alan Bickerstaff

Shearman & Sterling
Austin, TX

Jason Boulette

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

Tammy Brandt

Dreamscape Immersive
Culver City, CA

Christopher T. Brown

Attorney at Law, PLLC
Austin, TX

Edward A. Cavazos

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin, TX

Lisa Clark

Duane Morris LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Rhonda Collins

City of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Courtney Hicks Dickey

Dosh Holdings, Inc.
Austin, TX

James E. Elliott

Federal Trade Commission
Dallas, TX

Hon. Scott K. Field

Butler Snow, LLP (Fmr. Justice, Third Court of Appeals)
Austin, TX

Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Houston, TX

Ben Herndon

U.S. Dept. of Treasury - Internal Revenue Service
Washington, DC

Bart W. Huffman

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Shannon Hutcheson

Hutcheson | Bowers LLLP
Austin, TX

David R. Johnson

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Washington, DC

Bert G. Kaminski

ServiceMax Inc.
Pleasanton, CA

Jessica Cassidy Katz

Whole Foods Market
Austin, TX

Devika Kornbacher

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Ryan Lobato

Exxon Mobil Corp.
Houston, TX

J. Matthew Lyons

Shearman & Sterling, LLP
Austin, TX

Heather J. Meeker

O'Melveny & Myers LLP and OSS Capital
Okland, CA

Elaine Nicholson

City of Austin
Austin, TX

Mellie Price

Dell Medical School at The University of Texas
Austin, TX

Julian L. Rivera

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Sooji Seo

Dell
Round Rock, TX

J. Robert Suffoletta

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
West Lake Hills, TX

Ryan T. Sulkin

Michael Best & Freidrich LLP
Chicago, IL

Jose Valera

moovel North America, LLC
Austin, TX

Fred von Lohmann

Attorney at Law
San Francisco, CA

Keith E. Witek

SiFive, Inc.
Austin, TX

Hon. Lee Yeakel

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

Courtney S. York

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Bart W. Huffman—Co-Chair

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Elizabeth Rogers—Co-Chair

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Austin, TX

Jeffrey B. Andrews

Bracewell
Houston, TX

Steve Borgman

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Jason Boulette

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

Christopher T. Brown

Attorney at Law, PLLC
Austin, TX

Edward A. Cavazos

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin, TX

Christopher A. Garcia

Dell EMC
Hopkinton, MA

Bert A. Greene

Duane Morris LLP
Austin, TX

Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Houston, TX

Jordan J. Herman

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Austin, TX

David M. Hoffman

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Austin, TX

Paul A. Huggins

Huggins Reddien LLP
Austin, TX

Shannon Hutcheson

Hutcheson | Bowers LLLP
Austin, TX

Jessica Cassidy Katz

Whole Foods Market
Austin, TX

Robert L. King

Silicon Labs
Austin, TX

William L. LaFuze

McKool Smith
Houston, TX

Jonathan Lass

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

J. Matthew Lyons

Shearman & Sterling, LLP
Austin, TX

Heather J. Meeker

O'Melveny & Myers LLP and OSS Capital
Okland, CA

Robert L. R. Munden

ESO Solutions
Austin, TX

Eric L. Natinsky

Quick Technologies Inc.
Austin, TX

J. Robert Suffoletta

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
West Lake Hills, TX

Michele B. Thompson

Law Office of Michele B. Thompson
Austin, TX

Doug Weiner

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Austin, TX

Keith E. Witek

SiFive, Inc.
Austin, TX

W. Reid Wittliff

Wittliff | Cutter | Austin, PLLC
Austin, TX

Courtney S. York

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dallas, TX

Lisa E. Zolidis

TaskUs
Round Rock, TX

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 Monday. 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

California – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

New Jersey – Available Via Reciprocity – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of Texas approved MCLE provider (Sponsor #13), our courses are presumptively approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. More information and details can be found in the Board of Continuing Legal Education Regulations (PDF).

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

New York – Available Via Reciprocity – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider (#1944), and the State Bar of California is a New York Approved Jurisdiction, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the New York State Bar Association. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 17.00 hrs | 4.00 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and 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 will need to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion at the conference for your records. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

UT Law CLE will report credit to the State Bar of Texas on your behalf. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

California – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. Print and keep the Certificate of Completion for your records. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

New Jersey – Available Via Reciprocity – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of Texas approved MCLE provider (Sponsor #13), our courses are presumptively approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. More information and details can be found in the Board of Continuing Legal Education Regulations (PDF).

New Jersey MCLE credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim New York MCLE credit, New Jersey credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on CLE.

New York – Available Via Reciprocity – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider (#1944), and the State Bar of California is a New York Approved Jurisdiction, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

New York MCLE credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim New York MCLE credit, New York credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your credit directly to the New York State CLE Board.

Oklahoma – 17.00 hrs | 4.00 hrs Ethics

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Other States – 14.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 17.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and 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.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – May 23-24, 2019 – Four Seasons Hotel

Conference Concluded

WEBCAST – May 23-24, 2019

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Austin

Last day for Individual early registration: May 15, 2019

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Last day for Group (5 registrants minimum) early registration: May 15, 2019

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Last day for cancellation (full refund): May 17, 2019

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Last day for cancellation: May 20, 2019

WEBCAST

Last day for Individual early registration: May 15, 2019

Add $0 for registrations received after this time

Last day for Group (5 registrants minimum) early registration: May 15, 2019

Add $0 for registrations received after this time

Last day for Group (10 registrants minimum) early registration: May 15, 2019

Add $0 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): May 17, 2019

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: May 20, 2019

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, TX 78701-4082
512.685.8100 (reservations)
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Accommodations

$299 room rate good through April 23, 2019 (subject to availability). Please refer to the "UT School of Law Continuing Legal Education" and "UT Law Technology Law Conference" when you call the reservations department.

Parking Information

$16 daily self-parking; $18 valet
$35 overnight self or valet
(subject to change)

Our Sponsors

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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Founded over a century ago, Vinson & Elkins is an international law firm with nearly 700 lawyers in 13 offices across the globe. V&E has built a leading technology practice representing entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies and the venture capital and private equity investors that fund them. We’ve handled thousands of venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings and other technology-focused transactions, guiding clients through matters involving less than $100,000 to more than $10 billion. Working alongside our attorneys in specialty areas such as M&A, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Intellectual Property, Tax, Finance, Capital Markets and Energy Transactions, our Technology Transactions team includes attorneys who devote 100% of their practices to technology and commercial transactions, combining vast transactional experience with a deep understanding of the critical legal and technical aspects of intellectual property rights. We provide a full range of integrated services to clients developing and selling technology, offering technology-enabled services or using technology in any industry to improve operations or better serve their customers. We strive to provide efficient, high-quality, practical advice to support our clients as they grow from startups into global industry leaders.
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Shearman & Sterling, LLP

Shearman & Sterling LLP is a global elite law firm with 23 offices across the world and a deep understanding of its clients' businesses and the industries in which they operate. Our Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Group provides counsel to many of the world’s largest technology companies as well as venture-backed and privately held companies and technology-focused investment banks and private equity funds. We partner with our clients in all aspects of their business, providing strategic advice for their needs — capital raising, complex cross-border acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and other collaborations, intellectual property rights, including trademark, copyright and patent, as well as dispute resolution. We thrive in the fast-paced entrepreneurial world by combining flexibility and speed with the experience that comes from taking billions of dollars in new ventures from inception to IPO and beyond. www.shearman.com.
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance and advise them. The firm's broad range of services and practice areas are focused on addressing the principal challenges faced by the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of our clients.

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Fish & Richardson P.C.

Fish & Richardson is a global intellectual property law firm offering patent, trademark and copyright prosecution and counseling, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation services. The firm has more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists in the U.S. and Europe. Our success is rooted in our creative and inclusive culture, which values the diversity of people, experiences, and perspectives. Fish is the No. 1 U.S. patent litigation firm, handling nearly three times as many cases as its nearest competitor; a powerhouse patent and trademark prosecution firm; a top-tier trademark and copyright litigation firm; and the No. 1 firm at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, with more cases than any other firm. Since 1878, Fish attorneys have been winning cases worth billions in controversy – often by making new law – for the world’s most innovative and influential technology leaders. For more information, visit https://www.fr.com or follow us at @FishRichardson.

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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Michael Best is a leading law firm, providing a full range of legal services to clients on a global, regional, and local basis. The firm has more than 340 legal professionals, including more than 250 attorneys, serving clients in 13 offices across the U.S. in Colorado; Illinois; North Carolina; Texas; Utah; Washington, D.C.; and Wisconsin. Michael Best’s areas of practice include: intellectual property; labor and employment relations (including employee benefits); litigation; corporate; government relations, political law and public policy; privacy and cybersecurity; real estate; regulatory; and tax. The firm serves a variety of industries, such as advanced manufacturing, agribusiness, banking and financial services, digital technology, energy, food and beverage, higher education, and life sciences.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump today is one of the world’s largest law firms, with 950 lawyers worldwide in major centers of the global economy, including New York, London, Hong Kong, Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Dubai, Moscow, Frankfurt and Singapore.

Our team leverages industry knowledge, a global reach and in-depth experience from a range of practice areas to provide an integrated, client-centered approach to challenges faced by technology, media and telecommunications clients in both mature and emerging markets globally. Our TMT team offers full-service capabilities to our clients, including domestic and cross-border transactions, intellectual property, private equity, litigation and appellate support, regulatory approvals, restructuring, antitrust and unfair competition advice, global investigations and compliance, international arbitration, and public law and policy.

Leveraging our deep experience and relationships with global regulatory and political bodies, Akin Gump is uniquely situated to structure complex global transactions. We have a long track record of executing deals with steep regulatory and political hurdles, helping clients enter new markets and grow market share.
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Baker Botts L.L.P.

Baker Botts is a globally respected law firm with over 725 lawyers and 14 international offices. We are driven by the highest ethical and professional standards. This professionalism, combined with industry knowledge and insights and our understanding of the law, helps us to deliver effective, innovative solutions for our clients.

With a presence in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Baker Botts provides our clients with responsive service both domestically and internationally. This broad reach enables us to help companies around the world go wherever their industry goes—to successfully respond to challenges, minimize risks and maximize opportunities.

For more than 175 years, Baker Botts has delivered results-oriented services, establishing us as a leading law firm. Our reputation is complemented by our tradition of leadership in government, the judiciary and our communities. Regardless of size, sector or jurisdiction of a client, our commitment is to help achieve their business objectives.
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Bracewell LLP

Bracewell is a leading law and government relations firm serving the oil and gas, power, financial services, technology and public finance industries throughout the world.

Our industry focus enables us to maintain cutting-edge experience and in-depth knowledge of the commercial, legal and regulatory challenges faced by our clients so that we can provide the most effective legal solutions to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes.
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Dell

For more than 30 years, Dell has played a leading role in transforming the computing industry, making advanced technology more accessible and affordable to people and organizations around the globe. Our purpose is to deliver technology solutions that enable people everywhere to grow, thrive, and reach their full potential. Our approach is fundamentally different—we simplify the complex, drive out inefficiency everywhere, and deliver a superior long-term value. Simply put, we give customers the power to do more. Today our enterprise portfolio addresses the entire IT ecosystem, enabling us to help customers deploy future-ready solutions for the data center and the workforce.
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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.
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Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright’s intellectual property team has experience that spans the spectrum of issues that are crucial to companies that rely on IP assets for their success, including: obtaining, enforcing and licensing patents, trademarks and copyrights; litigating infringement claims; developing proactive enforcement strategies to protect IP assets; and auditing and assessing IP assets. Our lawyers are skilled at analyzing a company’s IP and developing strategic methods to protect it; as a result, businesses around the world choose us as their IP counsel. Many of our professionals hold scientific degrees, including masters and Ph.D.s, to complement their practical experience and combine deep industry and technical knowledge with broad legal understanding. Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice with approximately 4,000 lawyers based in in 59 offices and 33 countries, providing the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury is a full-service law firm with an industry focus on energy & natural resources, financial services including financial institutions, real estate & construction, and technology. Based in the world's major financial, technology and energy centers, Pillsbury counsels clients on global business, regulatory and litigation matters.

Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property practice advises clients on developing successful and comprehensive IP strategies by protecting, managing, asserting, defending and leveraging their IP assets. We field a team of more than 100 IP attorneys, plus technical consultants and patent agents from offices in key global financial and technology centers. Our IP team includes scientists and engineers with advanced degrees in areas including electrical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, physics and a number of other technical disciplines. Several team members are former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiners.
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Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm, with more than 1,700 lawyers across 27 offices, dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. Our long-standing relationships, international outlook, and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for speedy resolution of complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters. Today’s information economy is increasingly focused on innovation, and a company’s information assets are of fundamental importance to its bottom-line, and are among its most valuable possessions. Our global IP, Tech & Data Group brings together our information technology, privacy and data security capabilities with our traditional intellectual property practice, to bring strength and increased connectivity in today's information economy. Our firm is unique in that we combine these practices to efficiently protect the information and innovation at the heart of our clients' businesses.
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Event Schedule

Thursday Morning

Thursday Afternoon

Friday Morning

Friday Afternoon

Conference Faculty

Alan Bickerstaff

Jason Boulette

Tammy Brandt

Christopher T. Brown

Edward A. Cavazos

Lisa Clark

Rhonda Collins

Courtney Hicks Dickey

James E. Elliott

Hon. Scott K. Field

Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey

Ben Herndon

Bart W. Huffman

Shannon Hutcheson

David R. Johnson

Bert G. Kaminski

Jessica Cassidy Katz

Devika Kornbacher

Ryan Lobato

J. Matthew Lyons

Heather J. Meeker

Elaine Nicholson

Mellie Price

Julian L. Rivera

Sooji Seo

J. Robert Suffoletta

Ryan T. Sulkin

Jose Valera

Fred von Lohmann

Keith E. Witek

Hon. Lee Yeakel

Courtney S. York

Planning Committee

Bart W. Huffman—Co-Chair

Elizabeth Rogers—Co-Chair

Jeffrey B. Andrews

Steve Borgman

Jason Boulette

Christopher T. Brown

Edward A. Cavazos

Christopher A. Garcia

Bert A. Greene

Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey

Jordan J. Herman

David M. Hoffman

Paul A. Huggins

Shannon Hutcheson

Jessica Cassidy Katz

Robert L. King

William L. LaFuze

Jonathan Lass

J. Matthew Lyons

Heather J. Meeker

Robert L. R. Munden

Eric L. Natinsky

J. Robert Suffoletta

Michele B. Thompson

Doug Weiner

Keith E. Witek

W. Reid Wittliff

Courtney S. York

Lisa E. Zolidis

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32^nd Annual

Austin May 23-24, 2019 Four Seasons Hotel
Conference Concluded

WEBCAST May 23-24, 2019
Conference Concluded