Law Seminars International Presents

An Important One-Day Seminar on

Corporate Law for Intellectual Property Lawyers

June 16, 2006
Sheraton Midtown Atlanta Hotel at Colony Square in Atlanta, GA
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Who Should Attend

Intellectual property lawyers and industry executives who need to identify or understand major corporate law issues

Why Attend

Today, more and more corporate transactions are driven by technology issues. In this environment, IP legal issues have never been more pronounced, and, as a result, IP lawyers are increasingly involved in various aspects of business transactions. To be truly effective, they need to understand more than just the IP issues involved. They need to understand the other factors driving business transactions, such as how and why transactions are structured, how businesses are financed, what owners and investors expect, why and how IP ownership and license rights matter (and when they do not), and where and when IP representations and warranties come into play. This program is designed to provide IP practitioners with an understanding of corporate law to allow them to put their expertise to the best use and be in a position to add value. ~ Program Co-Chairs: J. Allen Maines, Esq. and Lynn S. Scott, Esq.

What You Will Learn

--When does IP law impact everyday business decisions in private companies? Lessons from the Blackberry case --How are commercial transactions affected by IP? --What do you need to know about outsourcing when IP is involved? --What should in-house and private practice attorneys know for M&A transactions? --What impact does IP have on creative financing and the raising of capital? --What are the challenges and opportunities for international transactions involving IP? --Is there life after the death of the Antitrust Rule? Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink

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Agenda

Friday, June 16, 2006
8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction & Overview
  Finding the right role and devising the right strategy for IP lawyers to add value to corporate transactions
  Lynn S. Scott, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 King & Spalding LLP / Atlanta, GA
  J. Allen Maines, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP / Atlanta, GA
8:45 am Business Perspective on IP as a Core Corporate Asset: Lessons from the Blackberry Patent Infringement Case
  An attorney for Research In Motion shares his perspectives regarding intellectual property law and its impact on everyday business decisions in private companies
  Gordon D. Giffin, Esq.
 McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP / Atlanta, GA
9:45 am Intellectual Property as a Component of Other Commercial Transactions
  Communicating and exploiting the growing strategic importance of intellectual property in everyday business transactions
  David M. Klein, Esq.
 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP / New York, NY
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Intellectual Property's Impact on Outsourcing Transactions
  Outsourcing as a tool of corporate management with a particular emphasis on software development and maintenance arrangements
  Scott M. Hobby, Esq.
 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP / Atlanta, GA
11:30 am International Transactions
  How IP lawyers can best help a company overcome the challenges and opportunities presented in international transactions involving intellectual property
  Steven R. Wildfeuer, Esq., Sr. Director and Associate General Counsel
 LexisNexis / Miamisburg, OH
12:15 pm Lunch (provided)
1:30 pm The Ins and Outs of IP Issues in M&A Transactions
  In-house perspective on the role of IP counsel for an M&A transaction: transfer and licensing of IP assets, drafting and negotiation of IP-related representations and warranties, and conducting IP due diligence
  Alexandrina (Alex) H. Douglass, Esq., Chief Counsel--IP & Technology, Latin American Operations
 ING Americas / Atlanta, GA
  Outside counsel's perspective on what IP lawyers should know: the corporate approach to IP due diligence, representations and warranties, unique IP-related provisions, trends in limitations of liability, special IP-related caps
  Robert J. Pile, Esq.
 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP / Atlanta, GA
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Leveraging IP in Raising Capital
  Corporate and IP attorneys representing venture capital groups and emerging companies discuss creative financing and the role IP can play.
  Lynn S. Scott, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 King & Spalding, LLP / Atlanta, GA
  Rebecca J. Kaufman, Esq.
 King & Spalding LLP / Atlanta, GA
4:00 pm Leveraging Patent and Copyright Protections: Improving the Bottom Line After the Death of an Antitrust Rule
  The consequences of and repercussions from the Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink Inc. decision which threw out an antitrust rule that made it difficult for owners of patents and copyrights to tie sales of their products to other products

Antitrust perspective
  M.J. Moltenbrey, Esq.
 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP / Washington, DC
  IP perspective
  Bradford P. Lyerla, Esq.
 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP / Chicago, IL
5:00 pm Evaluations & Adjourn

Tuition

Regular tuition for this program is $795 with a group rate of $645 each for two or more registrants from the same firm. For government employees, we offer a special rate of $720. For students and people in their job for less than a year, our rate is $397.50. All rates include admission to all seminar sessions, food and beverages at breaks, and all course materials. Make checks payable to Law Seminars International.

Cancellation & Substitution

You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50 cancellation fee, if we receive your cancellation by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2006. After that time, we will credit your tuition toward attendance at another program or the purchase of a homestudy. There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders.

Continuing Education Credits

This program qualifies for 6.5 GA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

Location

The workshop will be held at the Sheraton Midtown Atlanta Hotel at Colony Square at 188 14th Street NE in Atlanta, GA 30361. Contact the hotel directly for room rates and availability.
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If You Cannot Attend

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $755. The written 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 (whichever is later).
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Faculty Bios

J. Allen Maines, Program Co-Chair, is the national vice-chairman of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP's Litigation Department. His practice concentrates on complex corporate counseling, governance and shareholder/fiduciary/intellectual property litigation. He is pre-approved by and serves as panel counsel for most insurers in the defense of securities, fiduciary and employment class actions.

Lynn S. Scott, Program Co-Chair, is a partner with King & Spalding LLP and a member of the Private Equity Practice Group of the Corporate Team. She concentrates her practice in corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on growth companies in the technology, telecommunications and biotechnology fields. She has been included in "The Best Lawyers in America," and recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer.

Alexandrina (Alex) H. Douglass is Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property and Information Technology as well as Chief Counsel for Latin American Operations for ING North America Insurance Corporation. She manages IP-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions including negotiation of transition documents and technology schedules. Previously, Ms. Douglass was with Troutman Sanders LLP.

Gordon D. Giffin is co-chair of the Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Practice of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. His practice is focused on international transactions and trade matters, government procurement, federal and state regulatory matters and public policy. Mr. Giffin previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.

Scott M. Hobby, a partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, leads the Outsourcing/Systems Integration Practice focusing on business process outsourcing, applications service provider, enterprise resource platform systems integration and information technology services arrangements.

Rebecca J. Kaufman's practice in King & Spalding LLP's Intellectual Practice Group includes U.S. and international patent prosecution and transactional due diligence in a broad range of chemical and biotechnology areas. Before joining the firm, she was a principal with Cordova Ventures, where she worked closely with life sciences portfolio companies on patent-related matters.

David M. Klein, of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, is an expert on the structuring and negotiation of complex technology and technology-related transactions including outsourcing transactions, technology development and licensing agreements, and other corporate transactional matters. He is also the author of "Intellectual Property in Mergers and Acquisitions."

Brad Lyerla is senior partner at Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous trials and arbitrations for such companies as: Solo Cup Company, Chris-Craft Industries, AM International, U.S. Robotics, MCI, The Quaker Oats Company, FutureSource and many more. He also has been lead counsel in dozens of litigations that ended successfully without trial representing such companies as General Dynamics, General Electric, Charter Communications, Wolfram Research and Sara Lee, among many others. Most of Mr. Lyerla's civil litigation has involved intellectual property disputes. He also has been lead counsel in over a dozen criminal trials, including two death penalty cases. Mr. Lyerla is a graduate of the University of Illinois where he was Phi Beta Kappa as an undergraduate and a member and editor of the Law Review in the College of Law. He is listed in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in American Law," is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, is listed in Leading Lawyer Network, America's Leading Lawyers and is an Illinois Super Lawyer. Mr. Lyerla is Chair of IPLAC's litigation committee.
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M.J. Moltenbrey is a member of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP's antitrust practice. Prior to joining the firm. M.J. spent 17 years in the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, where she most recently served as the director of civil non-merger enforcement, the senior career official responsible for the Antitrust Division's civil conduct investigations and litigation. She gained extensive experience in the aviation, media and financial services industries and with respect to intellectual property and internet/e-commerce issues.

Robert J. Pile is a partner and a member of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP's Business Practices Group. His practice emphasizes acquisition and disposition transactions, restructurings and securities offerings. Mr. Pile's experience includes the representation of buyers and sellers for both private and publicly held companies.

Steve Wildfeuer is Senior Director and Associate General Counsel for LexisNexis. He manages the Intellectual Property and Commercial Transactions Group and, among other things, is responsible for supervising the registration, protection and enforcement of LexisNexis intellectual property around the world.

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