Technology Law Institute 2008 Info
23ndAnnual Technology Law Institute
October 16, 2008
Schedule
8:00 Registration
8:25 Introduction and Welcome
Gaines P. Carter, Esq. Program Chair
ARRIS Group, Inc. • Suwanee, GA
8:30 Panel Discussion: Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal Issues – Business Issues
Balancing the Issues during M&A
Sandra Gardner Moderator – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Rajive Dhar – ARRIS Group, Inc.
David Rieveschl – Troutman Sanders, LLP
Alex Vargas – Turner Broadcasting
Tim Brown – ING
9:30 Arbitration – In Technology Contracts
Jay Elmore, Esq.
Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP
10:15 Environmental Friendly Law Firm
Marshall Fletcher, Esq.
Director of Business Development for Allstate Legal
10:50 Break
11:00 Web 2.0 The Technology, Business and Legal Implications
Paul Arne, Esq.
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. • Atlanta, GA
12:00 Dr. Diane Lewis, National Nanotechnology Manufacturing Center
1:30 Exposing Frauds, Fakes & Felons Through Free Internet Background Checks
A sampling of the tools available (for free) through the internet.
Graham Firestone, Esq.
Emory University • Atlanta, GA
2:00 Panel Discussion: Patent Law Issues
Bob Neufeld Esq., Moderator
King & Spalding • Atlanta, GA
Melissa Yost, Esq.
Southern Company • Atlanta, GA
Stephen Schaetzel
King & Spalding • Atlanta, GA
Marcus Delgado, Esq.
Cox Communications• Atlanta, GA
Chris Holland, Esq.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP • Atlanta, GA
3:20 Break
3:30 Federal Law Update–Significant Federal cases and other developments impacting technology law within the past year
Professor Michael B. Landau, Esq.
Professor of Law
Georgia State University College of Law • Atlanta, GA
4:00 Employment law, restrictive covenant, trade secret enforcement
Significant cases impacting technology law within the past year
Jason D’Cruz, Esq.
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. • Atlanta, GA
4:30 State Law Update–Significant Georgia and other non-Federal developments impacting technology law within the past year
Brett Lockwood, Esq.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP • Atlanta, GA
