Law Seminars International Presents

An Important Two-Day Conference On

Tech Law for Business People and Lawyers

October 18 & 19, 2004
Sheraton Yankee Clipper Beach Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Who Should Order Homestudy

All attorneys - corporate and inhouse counsel - and business executives

Why Order

Technology has become an essential part of the business and legal world. As technology changes and becomes more mainstream, those in practice and in business who fail to understand it, its uses and surrounding legal issues, will find themselves one step behind competitors. This important two day conference brings together leading attorneys, consultants and business executives to explain the current status of technology law, the direction it is heading, and the most effective ways to use available technology to navigate the business and legal world.

What You Will Learn

- Negotiating deals - Is tech industry ready for a growth spurt? - Deals with technology services vendors - Web site liability issues - Systems development and integration - Hardware transactions - Establishing a presence on the Internet - Transactions on the Internet - Advertising and branding on the web - Licensing IP - Intersection between tech law and employment law - Privacy and data security

Agenda

Monday, October 18, 2004
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction and Overview
  Mark Grossman, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. / Coral Gables, FL
  Jose I. Rojas, Esq, Program Co-Chair
 Rojas Santos Stokes & Garcia LLP / Coral Gables, FL
8:45 am Google’s IPO: Is the Tech Industry Ready for another Growth Spurt?
  Who is funding what ventures? What dealmakers need to know about the strong and weak sectors of the tech industry
  David G. Bates, Esq
 Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. / West Palm Beach, FL
9:30 am The Art and Science of Negotiating Technology Deals
  Documenting and negotiating agreements, including outsourcing issues, intellectual property, licensing, warranties, limitations of liability, performance standards, acceptance testing procedures and change orders
  Mark Grossman, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Becker & Poliakoff PA / Coral Gables, FL
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Deals with Technology Services Vendors: Building Blocks for Effective Agreements
  Building the contract around your business objectives: Is it a service level, development, or licensing agreement or is it a hybrid? What basic outline should you follow? What types of clauses are necessary;
  Jose Antonio Santos, Esq.
 Rojas Santos Stokes & Garcia LLP / Coral Gables, FL
11:15 am Web Site Liability Issues
  What are the legal limits of what you can do with your web site? Learn what can happen when web robots and other e-commerce innovations collide with the law of trespass and copyright
  G. Donovan Conwell, Jr., Esq.
 Fowler White Boggs Banker / Tampa, FL
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Systems Development & Integration; Development or Licensing of Specialized Software
  Common approaches, problems, and the best solutions; special issues arising from the use of Open Source Code
  Kenneth K. Dort, Esq.
 Gordon & Glickson LLC / Chicago, IL
  Technical review: The mechanics of software development; quality control issues and strategiesTechnical review
  Jon Gibbons, Esq.
 Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.L. / Boca Raton, FL
2:30 pm Getting What You Expect in Hardware Transactions
  Traps for the unwary in the acquisition of computer systems, telecommunications systems, and other forms of hardware
  William A. McComas, Esq.
 Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler / Baltimore, MD
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Establishing and Maintaining a Presence on the Internet
  Domain names and resolving domain name disputes
  Michael Palage, Esq.
 Palage Consulting / Tequesta, FL
  Legal and business perspectives on web site development and maintenance contracts; Web site audits and regulatory compliance issues
  Tery Howard, Esq., Director of Information Technology
 Miami Dolphins Ltd. / Davie, FL
  Samuel A. Lewis, Esq.
 Feldman Gale / Miami, FL
5:30 pm End of Day

Tuesday, October 19, 2004
8:30 am Conducting Transactions on the Internet
  Electronic Marketing: The Can Spam Act
  Manuel Farach, Esq.
 Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. / West Palm Beach, FL
  Effective terms of use, choice of laws, and creation of binding contracts
  Bradley J. Gross, Esq.
 Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. / Fort Lauderdale, FL
  Conducting transactions and credit card use on the Internet
  Richard D. Harris, Esq.
 Day, Berry & Howard LLP / Hartford, CT
10:15 am Break
10:30 am The Intersection between Technology Law and Employment Law
  Thomas A. Dye, Esq.
 Carlton Fields / West Palm Beach, FL
11:15 am Advertising and Branding on the Web
  Is registering a domain name equal to trademark protection of the name? Can your use of an available domain name unwittingly constitute trademark infringement of another’s mark? The legal risks and liabilities of using pop-up ads
  Jose I. Rojas, Esq
 Rojas Santos Stokes & Garcia LLP / Coral Gables, FL
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Licensing Intellectual Property
  Perfect reproductions: Copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and brand management in a digital age
  Linda C. Dolan, Esq.
 Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. / Orlando, FL
  Dealing with patent issues in licensing transactions
  Michael Joseph Buchenhorner, Esq.
 Holland & Knight LLC / Miami, FL
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Privacy and Data Security
  What your privacy policy must say, should say, and shouldn’t say
  Jon A. Neiditz, Esq.
 Hunton & Williams LLP / Atlanta, GA
  Dealing with identity theft; potential liability when you are hacked and what to do if it happens
  Thomas A. Sadaka, Esq.
 Berger Singerman / Fort Lauderdale, FL
4:30 pm Adjourn

Cancellation

There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders

Continuing Education Credits

Law Seminars International automatically obtains CLE credit approval for the state in which a seminar is held. On request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits. Current credits status: FL CLE16 (#5896 4) | CA MCLE 13.5 | GA CLE 13.3 | NY CLE 15.5 (0 ethics, non-transitional) | WA CLE 13.25 (#124450)

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $905. The course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (which ever is later).
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Faculty Bios

Mark Grossman, Program Co-Chair, is a shareholder and chairs Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.’s Technology Law Group. He concentrates his practice exclusively representing major corporations, financial institutions, and medium-sized businesses on issues ranging from outsourcing contract negotiation, website development and online contracting to technology procurement, e-commerce issues, intellectual property rights on the Internet, vendor liability, raising venture capital, and technology litigation. Mr. Grossman also represents computer and technology companies such as software developers, Internet service providers, computer consultants, and government agencies.

Jose I. Rojas, Program Co-Chair, is a founding partner of Rojas Santos Stokes & Garcia LLP, concentrating his practice in handling complex business and international litigation and alternative dispute resolution, as well as intellectual property and technology-related legal matters. Mr. Rojas has extensive experience in structuring e-commerce, computer and Internet-related transactions and agreements; counseling on and resolving patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes; and in litigating computer-related and other high technology matters.

David G. Bates is a shareholder at Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. and the former Chairman of the firm’s corporate department. He is currently Chairman of the Emerging Company Practice Group. Mr. Bates regularly counsels clients in buying and selling businesses, Internet law, computer law, corporate and business law and venture capital. David regularly counsels clients in buying and selling businesses, Internet law, computer law, corporate and business law and venture capital.

Michael J. Buchenhorner is a registered patent attorney at Holland & Knight LLP. Mr. Buchenhorner’s practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, including litigation, protection, and procurement of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Previously, he served as Director of IP for AltaVista Corporation where he was responsible for development and enforcement of the global intellectual property portfolio.

G. Donovan Conwell, Jr. is a shareholder at Fowler White Boggs Banker in the Litigation Department and is the Computer Practice Group Leader and a member of the Products Liability Practice Group. Mr. Conwell does plaintiff and defense work in the field of computer law. His practice includes computer related litigation and transactions and has obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts in computer litigation.

Linda C. Dolan focuses her practice in the area of patent litigation at Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. Ms. Dolan is a former member of U.S. EPA National Advisory Committee for Public Policy and Technology Subcommittee.

Kenneth K. Dort is a partner at Gordon & Glickson LLC where he focuses on information technology and intellectual property law, particularly technology related issues such as software development and licensing and systems development and integration.

Thomas A. Dye is a shareholder at Carlton Fields. Mr. Dye is a trial lawyer handling commercial, telecommunications, intellectual property, product liability, and class action cases. Mr. Dye is Co-Chair of the Telecommunications and Technology Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Dye handles trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation in state and federal court.

Manuel Farach is a partner at Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. and concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, commercial and appellate litigation, and Internet law. He is a Board Certified Business Litigation and Real Estate Lawyer by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.

Jon Gibbons is a founder of the IP Law firm of Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco, P.L. which focuses on patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, trade secrets and related enforcement with a concentration in software, computers, electronics and internet. Mr. Gibbons has taught programming and automation, provided strategic IP counseling, and provides expert testimony in all aspects of IP.

Bradley J. Gross concentrates his practice at Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. on computer and Internet law, including Internet-banking regulations, ASP, Internet fraud and privacy issues, and breaches of trade secrets. He has represented clients in areas such as technology related non-disclosure agreements and software code licensing.

Richard D. Harris is the chair of Day, Berry & Howard LLP’s Technology and IP Business Law Practice Group. His practice includes structuring, negotiating and documenting the acquisition, disposition and recapitalization of technology-related business enterprises and assisting clients in the implementation of a broad range of strategic outsourcing arrangements. A significant part of his practice is focused on representation of large user of telecommunications services.

Tery Howard is the Director of Information Technology for the Miami Dolphins where she is responsible for defining the technology direction for the Dolphins and Pro Player Stadium to include strategic planning, project management, development, infrastructure/networking and telecommunications initiatives.

Samuel A. Lewis is a member at FeldmanGale where he handles both litigation and transactional matters representing clients with technology-relation issues. Also, he has served as outside general counsel for corporate clients. Previously, Mr. Lewis designed and programmed software for major computer systems. This diverse background has allowed Mr. Lewis to work closely with corporate clients to reduce potential exposure to lawsuits and to protect intellectual property rights.

William A. McComas, a partner with Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, counsels clients ranging from entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 corporations on commercial transactions. He concentrates on assisting companies in creating, protecting, acquiring, developing and commercializing technology, as well as in distributing, servicing and marketing products and services and integration.

Jon Neiditz is Counsel and Leader of Human Resources and Information Management at Hunton & Williams. Mr. Neiditz focuses his practice on establishment of relationships of trust, transparency and respect, particularly in employment, but also in health, e-commerce and government. He also serves as Chair of the Board of the Atlanta Regional Health Forum.

Michael Palage is an intellectual property attorney and an information technology consultant with Palage Consulting. Mr. Palage currently sits on the ICANN Board of Directors. Mr. Palage has been involved in domain name policy as a consultant to domain name registrars and registries, a WIPO UDRP panelist, and as an expert witness in Internet related matters.

Thomas A. Sadaka is currently Of Counsel to Berger Singerman. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Mr. Sadaka served as Special Counsel for Computer Crimes and Identity Theft Prosecutions in the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution and oversaw all criminal prosecution of computer and Internet crimes and identity theft cases. Mr. Sadaka served as the National Association of Attorneys General computer crime contact; and the Department of Justice 24/7 computer crime prosecution contact.

Jose A. Santos is a founding partner of Rojas Santos Stokes & Garcia LLP and practices in the area of international commercial and financing transactions, assisting companies with establishing and acquiring operations. His experience covers mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, joint ventures, distributorships, loans and structured finance, technology transfers, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.