GTC Member and Chief Privacy Officer Sayoko Blodgett-Ford presented at recent PLI conference: Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2018 The conference was held in New York City on June 19th and 20th. Sayoko covered a wide range of topics related to intellectual property and data protection in the context of Mergers & Acquisitions.
Read more »GTC Law Group’s Tony Decicco presented at Black Duck Software’s conference in Amsterdam on May 16, 2018. The presentation, titled “Don’t Let Open Source Software Kill Your Deal: Recent Trends Impacting M&A and Other Transactions,” covered: The impact of open source software on transactions, whether licensing, mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, financing, insurance or loans Recent trends, including the prevalence of representation and warranty insurance, heightened focus on security vulnerabilities and increasing litigation Compliance best practices and avoiding unnecessary due diligence
Read more »GTC Law Group’s Laila Paszti was a speaker at the Global Blockchain Expo in London, UK on April 19, 2018. She participated in the “Smart Contract Management & Innovation” panel and discussed topics including: Understanding the legal implications of smart contracts Smart contract best practices Various use cases for smart contracts including in digital identity, healthcare, and supply chain related applications
Read more »GTC Law Group’s Tony Decicco presented a webinar with Black Duck Software on May 9, 2018. The webinar, titled “Introduction to Open Source Software & Licensing,” covered: Brief history and definition of open source The most popular open source licenses and their obligations Compliance best practices Materials available upon request. Please contact Anthony Decicco at [email protected].
Read more »GTC Law Group’s Tony Decicco and Leon Schwartz presented a webinar with Black Duck Software on April 26, 2018. The webinar, titled “Winning the Cage Match: Successfully Navigate Open Source Software Issues in M&A,” covered: Key open source software-related issues and deal points from the perspective of buyer/investor vs. seller/investee at every stage of a transaction Key legal and technical risks, as well as strategies for mitigating them and smoothing negotiations How to avoid protracted due diligence and get better deal terms, increasing overall value
Read more »GTC Participated in BC Law Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship event on April 17, 2018. Innovators in mobile apps discussed their entrepreneurial projects and the legal issues that arise along the way. Panelists included: Elliot Schrock – Founder/Lead Developer at Thryv, Inc. (entrepreneurship in mobile app dev) William Palin – Access to Justice/Technology Fellow, Harvard Law School (building mobile app tools to increase access to justice) Charity Everett – Augmented Reality Artist and Storyteller, Go Back Fetch It (use of augmented reality for storytelling using mobile devices) Moderator: Sayoko Blodgett-Ford, Adjunct Professor (Mobile App Development – Legal Contributions – Spring 2018), GTC Member Event Details: Tuesday, Apr 17, […]
Read more »GTC Associates Andrew Poling and Leon Schwartz presented at BBA’s monthly event. The presentation titled, “Don’t Let Open Source Be A Deal Breaker in Your Transaction: The Impact of Open Source Software on Transactions”, included the following topics: Overview of open source software and OSS licensing Risks associated with OSS Trends in litigation related to OSS Scope of diligence in respect of OSS The impact of OSS on transactions Best Practices
Read more »GTC Member and Chief Privacy Officer Sayoko Blodgett-Ford moderated a panel on February 15, 2018 titled, “Data Privacy and Protection in Wearable Tech” at Boston College’s 3rd Annual Sports & Entertainment Symposium. The panelists were: · Josh Maxfield – Associate General Counsel, Garmin · Mark Eichorn – Associate Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Theft, FTC · Joshua Jackson – Associate, IP Transactions and Life Sciences, Ropes and Gray LLC Information about the Symposium is available here.
Read more »GTC Managing Counsel Steve Wills spoke at a Houston Intellectual Property Law Association event on February 15, 2018. Steve discussed patent portfolio management, specifically addressing strategic planning to build a valuable portfolio. He shared expertise on specific techniques to develop a high value portfolio by coordinating inventions across jurisdictions and managing competing commercial goals. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Steve at [email protected]. CLE credit in Texas available.
Read more »GTC Shareholders Sean Belanga, Rick Olin and Lisa Trainor spoke at a TechGC event on February 7, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. They shared expertise on the emerging paradigm of data privacy and security risk allocation in SaaS Agreements.
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