Seminar Number

6893

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$195

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$215

CLE Hours

7 CLE Hours
including
1 Professionalism
Hour and
1 Trial Practice Hour

23rd Annual
TECHNOLOGY LAW INSTITUTE

OCTOBER 16, 2008

State Bar of  Georgia Headquarters
104 Marietta St, NW
Atlanta, GA

Co-Sponsor:
Technology Law Section, State Bar of Georgia

Presiding:
Gaines P. Carter, Program Chair, ARRIS Group, Inc., Suwanee
7:45

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
8:25

Introduction and Welcome
Gaines P. Carter
8:30

Panel Discussion: Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal Issues - Business Issues

Balancing the Issues During M&A
Moderator:
Sandra S. Gardiner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Atlanta

Panelists:
Rajive Dhar, ARRIS Group, Inc., Suwanee
Jeffrey E. Morrison, IMG, Atlanta
David C. Rieveschl, Troutman Sanders, LLP, Atlanta
Alex Vargas, Turner Broadcasting, Atlanta
9:30

Arbitration In Technology Contracts
Von A. DuBose, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta
10:15

Environment Friendly Law Firm
Marshall Fletcher, Director of Business Development, All-State Legal, Cranford, NJ
10:50

BREAK
11:00
 Web 2.0: The Technology, Business and Legal Implications
Paul H. Arne, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Atlanta
12:00

Networking luncheon
(Plated; included in registration fee)
1:30

Exposing Frauds, Fakes and Felons Through Free Internet Background Checks

A Sampling of the Tools Available (For Free) Through the Internet
Graham B. Firestone, Emory University, Atlanta
2:00
 Panel Discussion: Patent Law Issues
Moderator:
Robert T. Neufeld, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta

Panelists:
Marcus Delgado, Cox Communications, Atlanta
Christopher A. Holland, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta
Stephen M. Schaetzel, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta
Melissa J. Yost, Southern Company, Atlanta
3:20

BREAK
3:30

Federal Law Update

Significant National Cases Impacting Technology Law Within the Past Year
Michael B. Landau, Professor, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta

 
4:00

Employment law, restrictive covenant, trade secret enforcement

Significant Cases Impacting Technology Law Within the Past Year
R. Jason D’Cruz, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Atlanta
4:30

State Law Update

Significant Georgia Cases Impacting Technology Law Within the Past Year
L. Brett Lockwood, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta
5:00
 ADJOURN