38^th Annual

Technology Law Conference

Austin May 8-9, 2025 Hotel ZaZa Austin Downtown $795 Individual | $895 after Apr 30 $716 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) | $816 after Apr 30 $636 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) | $736 after Apr 30

Live Webcast May 8-9, 2025 $895 Individual $806 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) $716 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) $100 Add-on rate for in-person registrants

Register

Overview

UT Law CLE’s 38th 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.

Conference Faculty

Ashlie Alaman

CleanArc Data Centers
Dallas, TX

Jason Boulette

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

Lavonne Burke

Dell Technologies
Houston, TX

Edward A. Cavazos

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin, TX

Adam H. Charnes

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Dallas, TX

Daisy Darvall

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
New York, NY

Laura Ferguson

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Professor Eric Goldman

Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara, CA

Kate Grimaldo

Indeed
Austin, TX

Kate Ivers

Kastner Gravelle L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Derek Lam

Dell Technologies
Philadelphia, PA

Mark G. McCreary

Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Heather J. Meeker

Tech Law Partners and OSS Capital
Scotts Valley, CA

Patrick Nack-Lehman

Adobe
Santa Clara, CA

Neha Parekh

Procore Technologies
Austin, TX

Michelle Parker

Uber
San Francisco, CA

Andy Smetana

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin, TX

Katie Smits

Everly Health
New York, NY

J. Robert Suffoletta

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Austin, TX

Joel Teklu

Amini & Conant
Austin, TX

Jennifer Zador

SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Bart W. Huffman—Co-Chair

Holland & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Jessica Cassidy Katz—Co-Chair

3M
Austin, TX

Jian Abel

Dexcom
Austin, TX

Ashlie Alaman

CleanArc Data Centers
Dallas, TX

K. Lance Anderson

Dickinson Wright PLLC
Austin, TX

Steve Borgman

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Houston, TX

Jason Boulette

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

Karen Brio

Thumbtack
Austin, TX

Christopher T. Brown

KASTNER/GRAVELLE LLP
Austin, TX

Edward A. Cavazos

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin, TX

Laura Ferguson

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Daniel Mark Jochnowitz

Austin, TX

Lance A. Jones

Jones & Spross PLLC
Austin, TX

John Kaercher

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Austin, TX

William L. LaFuze

McKool Smith
Houston, TX

Jonathan Lass

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Heather J. Meeker

Tech Law Partners and OSS Capital
Scotts Valley, CA

Cristina Nahidi

Omnicell
Austin, TX

David W. O'Brien

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Austin, TX

Elizabeth Rogers

Winstead PC
Austin, TX

Andy Smetana

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin, TX

J. Robert Suffoletta

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Austin, TX

William D. Wiese

DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Keith E. Witek

Tenstorrent
Austin, TX

Courtney S. York

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dallas, TX

Lisa E. Zolidis

Datavant
Austin, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 14.25 hrs | 3.00 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 | 3.00 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.

New Jersey – Available Via Reciprocity – 17.00 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 conclusion of the conference you will need to claim and certify your credit online, in your UTCLE "Briefcase", you will then be provided a certificate of attendance . Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

New York – Available Via Reciprocity – 17.00 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

As The University of Texas School of Law is a Oklahoma Bar Association presumptively approved MCLE provider (#169), and Oklahoma is a New York Approved Jurisdiction on List A, 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).

You must claim and certify your credit online in your UTCLE "Briefcase", and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the New York State Bar Association. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – Expected – 17.00 hrs | 3.50 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.

Pennsylvania – 14.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Other States – Expected – 0.00 hr

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.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

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 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.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 14.25 hrs | 3.00 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 Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. 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 | 3.00 hrs Ethics

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

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.

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

New Jersey – Available Via Reciprocity – 17.00 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

To claim New Jersey MCLE credit, New Jersey credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. At the conclusion of the conference you will need to claim and certify your credit online, in your UTCLE "Briefcase". Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years. Self-report your credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on CLE .

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.

New York – Available Via Reciprocity – 17.00 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

To claim New York MCLE credit, New York credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

As The University of Texas School of Law is a Oklahoma Bar Association presumptively approved MCLE provider (#169), and Oklahoma is a New York Approved Jurisdiction on List A, 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).

Upon claiming and certifying your credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your credit directly to the New York State CLE Board.

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.

Oklahoma – Expected – 17.00 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

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. 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.

Pennsylvania – 14.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

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

Other States – 14.25 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

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

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

Key Dates

Austin – May 8-9, 2025 – Hotel ZaZa Austin Downtown

Live Webcast – May 8-9, 2025

Austin
Live Webcast

Individual
Last day for $745.00 Early Bird pricing: Jan 10, 2025
Last day for $795.00 Regular pricing: Apr 30, 2025

$895.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $665.00 Early Bird pricing: Jan 10, 2025
Last day for $715.50 Regular pricing: Apr 30, 2025

$815.50 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $586.00 Early Bird pricing: Jan 10, 2025
Last day for $636.00 Regular pricing: Apr 30, 2025

$736.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): May 2, 2025

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: May 5, 2025

Individual
Last day for $845.00 Early Bird pricing: Jan 10, 2025
Last day for $895.00 Regular pricing: Apr 30, 2025

$895.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $755.50 Early Bird pricing: Jan 10, 2025
Last day for $805.50 Regular pricing: Apr 30, 2025

$805.50 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $665.00 Early Bird pricing: Jan 10, 2025
Last day for $716.00 Regular pricing: Apr 30, 2025

$716.00 for registrations received after this time

Add-on
Last day for $100.00 Regular pricing: Apr 30, 2025

$100.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): May 2, 2025

$100 processing fee applied after this date

Venue

Hotel ZaZa Austin Downtown

400 Lavaca Street
Austin, TX 78701
888-880-3244

Accommodations

$299 room rate good through April 7, 2025 (subject to availability). Call 888-880-3244 and reference the "38th Annual Technology Law Conference" when you make your reservation or click here to book online.

Parking Information

$20 Daily Valet Parking
$55 Overnight Valet Parking

Our Sponsors

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

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland is one of the world’s leading law firms, with more than 3,000 lawyers practicing from eighteen offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Our clients and experience cut across every major industry and discipline. Clients across the globe call upon Kirkland to handle their most important and complex corporate, litigation, intellectual property and restructuring matters. Kirkland’s principal goals are to provide the highest quality legal services available anywhere; to be an instrumental part of each client’s success; and to recruit, retain and advance the brightest legal talent. Our Firm seeks long-term, partnering relationships with clients, to the end of providing the best total solution to the client’s legal needs. Kirkland stresses — and clients rightfully expect — good results. To that end, our Firm employs innovative, pragmatic strategies and hard work to ensure that our clients’ legal needs are met. With each of our core practice groups ranked at the top of its industry, Kirkland is uniquely positioned to provide the highest-quality legal advice across disciplines — delivering tailored, seamless service and exceptional results to our clients and helping their businesses succeed.
www.kirkland.com/
Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry’s broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era.
dell.com
DuBois Bryant & Campbell

DuBois, Bryant & Campbell is a full service law firm that has built a reputation on delivering efficient, attentive service to help its clients navigate complicated legal issues. As your world changes, let the Austin, Texas-based attorneys provide you with the guidance you need.
dbcllp.com

38th Annual

Technology Law Conference

Austin May 8-9, 2025 Hotel ZaZa Austin Downtown $795 Individual | $895 after Apr 30 $716 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) | $816 after Apr 30 $636 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) | $736 after Apr 30

Live Webcast May 8-9, 2025 $895 Individual $806 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) $716 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) $100 Add-on rate for in-person registrants

Register

Related products: Materials

Overview

Conference Faculty

Ashlie Alaman

Jason Boulette

Lavonne Burke

Edward A. Cavazos

Adam H. Charnes

Daisy Darvall

Laura Ferguson

Professor Eric Goldman

Kate Grimaldo

Kate Ivers

Derek Lam

Mark G. McCreary

Heather J. Meeker

Patrick Nack-Lehman

Neha Parekh

Michelle Parker

Andy Smetana

Katie Smits

J. Robert Suffoletta

Joel Teklu

Jennifer Zador

Planning Committee

Bart W. Huffman—Co-Chair

Jessica Cassidy Katz—Co-Chair

Jian Abel

Ashlie Alaman

K. Lance Anderson

Steve Borgman

Jason Boulette

Karen Brio

Christopher T. Brown

Edward A. Cavazos

Laura Ferguson

Daniel Mark Jochnowitz

Lance A. Jones

John Kaercher

William L. LaFuze

Jonathan Lass

Heather J. Meeker

Cristina Nahidi

David W. O'Brien

Elizabeth Rogers

Andy Smetana

J. Robert Suffoletta

William D. Wiese

Keith E. Witek

Courtney S. York

Lisa E. Zolidis

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Hotel ZaZa Austin Downtown

Accommodations

Parking Information

Our Sponsors

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