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May 9, 2008 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

WHERE

Practising Law Institute
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-5818

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Peter Rosenblum, partner at Foley Hoag, will present the section on Marketing at 11:30 a.m. along with Ellen Metzger, Senior Managing Director and General Counsel, MacKay Shields LLC, New York, NY.

WHEN

May 15, 2008 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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Our evening event will include a dynamic presentation from Rich Laxer, class of 1983, and the opportunity to network with fellow Skidmore alumni and friends & family of alumni. Rich is a 22-year GE veteran who was recently named President and CEO of GE Capital Solutions, one of the company's largest financial services businesses, with leasing, financing and asset management operations in 30 countries and assets of more than $92 billion. Prior to his current role, Laxer led GE Corporate Financial Services London-based European businesses, responsible for factoring and transaction activities, including leveraged finance, corporate restructurings and distressed/secondary debt investments. Laxer was in Tokyo from 2001 to 2003 running GE's Asia Pacific Real Estate activities. Prior to that, he established and headed-up GE Real Estates Fund Capital Group in New York. Rich, who joined General Electric via its Financial Management Program, holds a B.S. in Business from Skidmore College.

WHEN

May 16, 2008 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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Do you want to enhance your training programs with Web 2.0 technologies? Have you heard of technologies such as blogs, wikis, and twitter? If you don't know what they are or if you do know and would like to know more about how to use them to improve training, this program is for you.

WHEN

May 20, 2008 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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For our May 20^th event, the EntreTech Forum takes a break from its industry-specific theme and refocuses on the issue of how new ventures of all types are funded, starting from their embryonic stages in academic research labs to fully-realized commercialization.  In particular, the EntreTech Forum’s panelists will help the audience understand the funding value-chain from the perspective of the funding sources themselves.  Panelists have been brought together from seed-level government grants and angel funding through venture capital sources all the way to mature investment banking and commercial banking applications.  This forum event will break new ground in bringing together representatives of each funding source all at once.  For all of those individuals interested in understanding the inputs, outputs, incentives, and issues from the standpoint of venture funding sources, this is a must-attend event.

WHEN

May 21, 2008 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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You're invited to attend a session designed by investment bankers, communications professionals, investors and legal professionals who work day in and day out with small and microcap companies that will teach you effective strategies to better navigate the investment markets and secure both the interest and financial support you need to achieve your business goals. 

WHEN

May 21, 2008 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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Founded in 2001, the Technology Leadership Council is a national organization with chapters in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Boston. Its charter is to enable local groups of technology executives to meet periodically to exchange ideas, explore trends, and share perspectives on a broad range of subjects germane to technology leadership.

WHEN

May 22, 2008 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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Come and learn about opportunities for establishing R&D centers in locations that offer proximity, affordability and excellent infrastructure. Generous programs exist that can help your company with its bottom line.

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May 22, 2008 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

WHERE

Sheraton Needham Hotel
100 Cabot Street
Needham, MA 02494

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Attend Foley Hoag’s 11th Annual Seminar for an update on the following topics:

• Overview:  Developments in Labor and Employment
• EEOC’s Guidelines on Discrimination based on Family Responsibilities
• Massachusetts Data Security Breach Law
• Immigration Law
• Benefits Issues:  Health Care Reform Law and ERISA Developments

This year's half-day program will also include an update from one of the Commissioners of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD):

• Martin Ebel - Commissioner, MCAD

For more information related to this event, please contact Natalie Shaw.

WHEN

May 22, 2008 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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Come join the area's top Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, and Angel Investors for an evening of wine, food, and more important of all, networking. With introductory remarks by Don Dodge (serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and member of Microsoft's emerging business team) on the power and value of networking in the fundraising process, this networking event is the ideal place for investors and entrepreneurs to interact and uncover amazing opportunities.

WHEN

May 28, 2008 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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It is both good news and bad news. Compiler technology has reached the point where almost all microcontroller projects can be successfully programmed in ‘C’. Assembly language is rarely needed any more for performance, code density or even special functionality. This is good news. ‘C’ code is easier to understand and modify than assembler. This is also bad news since some programmers produce ‘C’ code that can be a torture to read. To help, many companies adopted guidelines for ‘C’ coding style. This is good news. Unfortunately, most ‘C’ styles are hastily thrown together documents with few real suggestions.

WHEN

May 29 7:30 AM - May 30, 2008 5:00 PM

WHERE

Hotel Whitcomb
1231 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94588

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The approval process…pre-approval concerns…product labeling… clinical trials…adverse events reports…patent concerns…exclusivity… All are critical aspects in the commercialization process for drugs, biologics, and devices that are governed by FDA law and regulation. Plus, the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) is one of the most comprehensive revisions of FDA law in decades. And recent court cases and high-profile trials concerning FDA-regulated products have made it clear that it is essential for attorneys who do not have regulatory practices — but who do deal with FDA-regulated products — to have a familiarity with these concepts. The same can be said of securities experts and business executives in the life sciences arena.

Products liability and patent litigation concerning these products often hinges on what happened during the pre-approval, approval, or post-approval periods.

However, many products liability lawyers, patent counsel, and business and investment experts — despite their tenure in working with FDA-regulated products — are not well-versed in the essentials of the approval process and the regulatory hurdles of the post-approval period.

ACI’s FDA Boot Camp has been designed to give products and patent litigators, as well as patent prosecutors and life sciences investment and securities experts, a strong working knowledge of core FDA competencies, including the nuances of FDAAA.

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June 3, 2008 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02210

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Among others, Foley Hoag's Neil Austin will be recognized for his pro bono work during the past year.

The Political Asylum/ Immigration Representation Project (PAIR) is a nationally recognized model that works to secure safety and freedom for asylum-seekers who have fled from persecution throughout the world, and works to promote the rights of immigrants unjustly detained.

Founded in 1989, PAIR is the core provider of pro bono legal services to low-income asylum-seekers in Massachusetts, and has over a 95% successful outcome in its cases.

Through its work, PAIR provides hope and a new beginning to asylum-seekers, torture survivors and immigration detainees. Since its inception, PAIR has provided direct legal services to more than 4,500 clients, and has trained and mentored over 900 volunteer lawyers in Massachusetts.

WHEN

June 4, 2008 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WHERE

Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street – Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

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Advances in neuroscience are revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. The national economic burden from neurological disorders in the US alone is estimated at $500 billion. However, new research and new products are yielding a vastly improved understanding of brain disease and injuries, human cognition and behavior, creating an unprecedented ability to treat and heal those in need.

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June 10 8:00 AM - June 11, 2008 1:00 PM

WHERE

The Helmsley Park Lane
36 Central Park South
New York, NY 10019

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ACI’s Legal and Compliance Hedge Fund Forum is back for its 5th annual iteration. With new valuation and accounting standards, heavier disclosure requirements and SEC enforcement actions on the rise, now is the time to ensure that your compliance program is fully upgraded and effective.

This year’s event offers a revamped agenda created by and for industry specialists from UBS Global Asset Management, AIG, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Barclays Global Investors and other market leaders.

By attending this event you will gain expert strategies on:

• Establishing objective and accurate NAV procedures
• Instituting effective channels to respond to an SEC document request
• Identifying and managing potential and inherent conflicts of interest
• Monitoring activity for best execution

And, you can build upon your main conference experience by taking advantage of our customized pre and post-conference workshops. Industry Primer: Markets, Mechanics and Operation of Hedge Funds will give a firm grounding of the complex rules that govern hedge funds. The specially tailored Establishing a Framework of Internal Policies, Practices and Controls will provide cost effective strategies for meeting compliance obligations in shops wear one or more persons wears several legal and compliance hats.

Foley Hoag Partner, Peter Rosenblum, is speaking on Hedge Fund Valuation – Conforming to New Standards Under FAS 157.

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June 11, 2008 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

WHERE

Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel
40 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02115

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This workshop, co-chaired by Seth Jaffe, will cover the entire range of current MEPA/NEPA compliance processes, from developing proposals and alternatives through judicial review. The program will provide both a broad outline of requirements under NEPA and MEPA, for large and small projects, and address more advanced issues of interest to experienced practitioners, including a discussion of recent developments under MEPA and current case law under both MEPA and NEPA. In recognition of the interdisciplinary nature of MEPA/NEPA compliance teams, the respective roles of lawyers, environmental professionals, and governmental officials will be a pervasive theme, as will similarities and differences between MEPA and NEPA and joint compliance processes.

Foley Hoag Partner Douglas M. McGarrah, is a featured speaker and will present "Putting it All Together: Practical Tips for EIS/EIR Design and Preparation."

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June 17 7:00 AM - June 20, 2008 12:30 PM

WHERE

San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA

SUMMARY

BIO 2008 will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.  Click here for the BIO 2008 event brochure. 

To learn more about Foley Hoag's life sciences expertise, please visit us at our booth and/or attend one of the panel discussions in which our attorneys are involved.

Wednesday, June 18th
Program:  A Case Study of a Biotechnology-related Action Before the International Trade Commission
Time:  10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Partner DeAnn Smith will be participating in this Intellectual Property/Legal track panel.

Thursday, June 19th
Program:  Regulating the Future of Diagnostics
Time:  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Paul Kim will be participating in this Policy track panel. 

Program:  Virtues and Vices of Virtual Biotechnology Companies
Time:  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Partner Jeffrey Quillen will be participating in this Business Development track panel.

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June 18, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA

SUMMARY

A case study of an International Trade Commission Section 337 investigation will be presented. The session will provide a comprehensive overview of fast-paced 337 proceedings before the ITC, as well as the unique rules applicable to these investigations. Session participants will hear directly from experienced 337 litigation counsel from the United States and China. A hypothetical case study will walk session participants through a biotechnology-related proceeding, from the filing of the complaint to final adjudication.

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June 23 8:00 AM - June 24, 2008 4:30 PM

WHERE

Harmonie Club New York
4 E 60th St
New York, NY 10022

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Peter Rosenblum , partner at Foley Hoag LLP, will present from 4:00 – 5:00 on “Facts and myths about FAS 157 – what did really change concerning valuation requirements?”

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September 6 8:30 AM - September 11, 2008 1:00 PM

WHERE

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

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AIPPI is a French acronym for the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. It is over 100 years old, dating back to the treaty of Paris. It holds an international congress every other year. The congress is the largest meeting of general intellectual property attorneys in the world. The Boston meeting will be AIPPI's 41st congress and the first one in the United States since 1975. We expect over 2,000 participants from around the world, plus another 1,000 or more accompanying persons. The attendees will include both outside intellectual property counsel and corporate intellectual property counsel from companies such as Microsoft, Rohm & Haas, Yahoo!, General Electric, SAP, and Sun Microsystems.