PitchBook Decade Report: Investments 2001-2010 January 4th, 2012Venture Capital For best results, view in full screen mode by clicking the icon in the bottom right hand corner of the reader. Pitch book decade_investments_2001_2010 Read More
Economic Forecasts for 2012: Impact on Atlanta & the High Tech Community January 3rd, 2012MMM Tech Law Video Channel Technology Executives Roundtable (TER) Read More
MMM Partner Michele Madison Featured Contributor on AJC Healthcare Blog December 30th, 2011Health IT Morris, Manning & Martin is pleased to announce that Michele Madison, partner in the MMM Healthcare Practice, is featured as a regular contributor to the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s healthcare blog, HealthFlock. Ms. Madison has specific experience in negotiating contractual agreements between healthcare providers and service providers, interpreting and advising health systems on regulations applicable to the healthcare industry, and providing regulatory advice with a focus on Stark, Anti-Kickback, and HIPAA. She has been listed as one of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business by Chambers USA and frequently speaks at local and national Read More
U.S. Venture Capital Interactive Map December 28th, 2011Venture Capital Venture Capital Dispatch’s new interactive map of U.S. based venture capital provides a creative way to examine the nation’s venture capital activity, allowing viewers to examine data by industry, funding round class, and region. The map, which uses data from Dow Jones VentureSource, lists Georgia among the top 10 venture capital recipients. The list is as follows: 1. California (~$7 billion) 2. Massachusetts (~$2 billion) 3. New York (~$1.1 billion) 4. Virginia (~$500 million) 5. Texas (~$400 million) 6. Illinois (~$300 million) 7. Colorado (~$290 million) 8. Pennsylvania (~$275 million) 9. Georgia (~$250 million) 10. Washington (~$230 million) Read More
Frequently Asked Questions about Patent Reform – The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (“AIA”) December 27th, 2011Patents/IP FAQs For best results, view in full screen mode. Client Advisory FAQ – AIA Patent Reform – 2011 Read More
USPTO Expands Availability of Prioritized Examination for Patents December 22nd, 2011Patents/IP by: John R. Harris The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently expanded the availability of “prioritized examination” for pending patent applications. Prioritized examination is a procedure that allows a patent to be examined and, if patentable, issued more rapidly. Some patent applicants may benefit by obtaining patents more quickly. On December 19, 2011, the USPTO amended its regulations (37 CFR § 1.102(e)) to allow a request for prioritized examination to be made with or after a request for continued examination (RCE). Before this rule change, prioritized examination was not available unless filed early in the patent process. This new rule Read More
Venture Atlanta 2012 Dates Announced December 16th, 2011Events & Associations VENTURE ATLANTA 2012 INVESTOR CONFERENCE Venture Atlanta, the premier investor organization for emerging technology companies in Georgia, will host the 2012 Investor Conference October 17 – 18, at the ever popular Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta. Hotel room block information will be available in January. We encourage our out of town investor guests to schedule your 4th quarter board meetings around Venture Atlanta. This is the fall venture conference you don’t want to miss. With the resounding success of the expanded two day format and Read More CEOs — How to Break Bad News December 16th, 2011Entrepreneurial Info Dan Ariely, professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a team of former students in the software industry came together to discuss ways that CEOs can best break bad news to employees. Click here to read their suggestions. Read More Technology Capital Markets Report – Q4 2011 December 13th, 2011M & A For best results, view report in full screen mode. Agc’s november technology capital markets report Read More The Ultimate Startup Pitch December 7th, 2011Venture Capital As competition rises in the venture industry, many VCs are turning to internal conferences and intimate portfolio dinners for deal flow and relationship building. An example of this is the Sierra Ventures CIO Summit. In this article, startups and VCs weigh in on the benefits of this type of event and why both small and large firms are placing higher priority on them to distinguish themselves in a competitive market place. Read More Previous 71 72 73 74 ... 79 Next
CEOs — How to Break Bad News December 16th, 2011Entrepreneurial Info Dan Ariely, professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a team of former students in the software industry came together to discuss ways that CEOs can best break bad news to employees. Click here to read their suggestions. Read More
Technology Capital Markets Report – Q4 2011 December 13th, 2011M & A For best results, view report in full screen mode. Agc’s november technology capital markets report Read More
The Ultimate Startup Pitch December 7th, 2011Venture Capital As competition rises in the venture industry, many VCs are turning to internal conferences and intimate portfolio dinners for deal flow and relationship building. An example of this is the Sierra Ventures CIO Summit. In this article, startups and VCs weigh in on the benefits of this type of event and why both small and large firms are placing higher priority on them to distinguish themselves in a competitive market place. Read More