CEOs of startup and early-stage-companies have their hands full. There are too many things to do and too few hours in theday. While legal matters usually are not ignored, they rarely are treated as carefully as they should be.

Come get your questions answered by two attorneys focused on legal issues of tech startup companies.

Dana Shultz

Dana Shultz is a business-savvy attorney with in-depth knowledge of law, business, technology, and the needs of startup and early-stage companies.Top Ten Legal Mistakes of Startup and Early Stage Companies. Dana’s work experience also includes management consulting in information technology; litigation support marketing and sales; and software development.

Dana will be discussing the 10 legal mistakes of startups and early stage companies. Some topics include:

• Corporate formalities

• Intellectual property

• Incorporating open source software

• Non- Disclosure Agreements

• The risk of putting IP in the hands of overseas suppliers

Jay Ward

Jay Ward is currently an attorney for Oracle and advises a number of clients on their social media strategies and business development initiatives, including technology acquisition, licensing and business development projects, terms of service and FTC regulatory compliance. He enjoys helping managers with the legal and operational issues facing technology companies. Jay specializes in technology company business development, licensing, operations, and financing transactions.

• Jay will be discussing:

• Patents and trademarks

• Technology licensing (outbound and inbound)

• Venture capital financing

• Privacy law

• Intellectual property licensing

• Open source licensing

Come get your legal tech questioned answered.

This is a free event.

Snacks will be provided