East Bay MashEx, a group of technology start-ups and mid-size companies located in the San Francisco East Bay, is pleased to announce that Dana Shultz will be speaking on Thursday, June 18, 11:30AM-1:00PM, at the P.F. Chang’s in Pleasanton, about "The Top Ten Intellectual Property Mistakes of Small to Mid‑Size Technology Companies." Dana will address how the busiest of small to mid-size technology companies can treat intellectual property (IP) carefully and avoid making mistakes which could compromise the future of their companies. The event and hosted lunch is sponsored by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

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Dana Shultz (www.danashultz.com) is a business-savvy lawyer who works with small and mid-size technology companies. Typical matters include entity selection and formation, contract drafting and negotiation, financing transactions, IP counseling, and whatever else is required to help clients build successful businesses while keeping them out of trouble. Before starting his own law practice, Dana provided in-house legal services at companies ranging in size from pre-IPO to multinational. His positions included Vice President and Legal Counsel at Visa International, General Counsel at Baron Data Systems, and Senior Staff Attorney at Lexis-Nexis. Dana received an undergraduate degree in Communication Science from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Boalt Hall (University of California at Berkeley). He is a member of the State Bar of California, the International Technology Law Association, and the Licensing Executives Society, and he publishes the High-touch Legal Services Blog (danashultz.com/blog).