9:00AM-10:00AM

The Pursuit of Innovation in A&D and the Pursuit of Money in Innovation

Brian Sweeney & Daniel Kloke

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New opportunities are opening for Silicon Valley as the U.S. Department of Defense searches for better/faster/cheaper capabilities, to fight asymmetrical conflicts such as counter-terrorism and cyber warfare. "Traditional" DOD prime contractors are responding by seeking innovation in defense technologies; however, DOD primes and the procurement system they live in move far too slowly to capture the needed innovation, so they are looking to "Nontraditional" defense contractors (NDCs), which usually shy away from DOD contracts and subcontracts. This presentation will survey the legal hurdles to taking advantage of these new DOD opportunities, where the main concerns are administrative and accounting systems compliance, and IP rights.

10:30AM-12:00PM

Adventures in Tech Commerce

Aaron Rubin & Stephanie Lynn Sharon

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tech can be hard, but it can also be an Adventure. Tune into this panel discussion for thrilling tales of heroic in-house pros rescuing deals with legal derring-do!

1:30PM-2:15PM

IP Issues You May Face When Acquiring a Technology Company

Glenn Nash

Sidley Austin LLP

Presented for your consideration: gotchas that can occur during the 4 phases of acquisitions (diligence, acquisition, pre-closing and integration) and take-aways for avoiding the pitfalls.

2:20PM-3:05PM

Managing Advertising Liability for Technology Products

Michelle Gillette & Christopher Cole

Crowell & Moring LLP

At the state (especially California) and Federal levels, technology and life science companies are coming under increasing scrutiny for how their sales and marketing practices make use of advertising. This presentation will review significant developments and enforcement trends, to update in-house counsel for their crucial role in monitoring and advising advertising programs.

3:30PM-4:30PM

Negotiating Complex IP Transfers

Nader Mousavi

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

As tech companies become larger and more complex, so do their IP-centric deals. Whether one or both companies are big, the interrelated factors in a technology transfer can grow exponentially, sometimes requiring a qualitatively different approach. This presentation will review recent trends and developments affecting complex IP deals and ways they can be approached, depending on a company's size and situation.