MMM Tech Law & Business Report

Survey of Board Compensation Practices of 600 Mid-Market Public Companies

November 26th, 2010
Finance, Accounting & Compensation

Highlights: Survey details director compensation practices of publicly traded companies in the energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and technology industries. View report.

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VC Firm Takes Proactive Approach to Exits

November 24th, 2010
Venture Capital

Highlights: Edison Venture Fund recently announced an 11-times return on an initial investment by selling its shares back to the company. Read Article.

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House Approves Copyright Clarification Bill

November 24th, 2010
Patents/IP

Highlights: New bill is designed to clarify and fix technical errors in the Copyright Act. Read about it here.

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New Corporate Governance White Paper

November 23rd, 2010
MMM Tech Law Video Channel
Board of Directors/Governance

Highlights: White paper examines how the recession has affected the solvency of public companies and provides practical pointers for board of directors. Read it here.

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Morris, Manning & Martin Nationally Ranked for Venture Capital Deals

November 23rd, 2010
MMM Tech Law Video Channel
Press Releases

Morris, Manning & Martin

Nationally Ranked for Venture Capital Deals

DowJones VentureOne Cited

Atlanta, GA (November 23, 2010) – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, one of Atlanta’s leading law firms and a national leader in representing technology and technology-related companies, is pleased to announce that it was ranked among the nation’s leading law firms for venture capital transactions.

In the 2010 Venture Capital Report[1], MMM was ranked among the nation’s Top 15 law firms as counsel to VC-backed companies (Eastern US) for 2010 and among the nation’s Top 5 as company counsel in sales of VC-backed companies for transactions between 1996-2010. MMM was

Morris, Manning & Martin Partners to Address AFCOM

November 23rd, 2010
MMM Tech Law Video Channel
Press Releases

Morris, Manning & Martin Partners

to Address AFCOM

The Leading Association for Data Center Professionals

Atlanta, GA (November 23, 2010) – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, one of Atlanta’s leading law firms and a national leader in representing technology and technology-related companies, is pleased to announce that partners John Yates and Larry Kunin will be presenting to AFCOM, the Association of Computer Operations Management, on December 9, 2010.

The presentation will address practical pointers for data center owners, operators and users. Messrs. Yates and Kunin will answer questions relating to liability and damage exposure from data and privacy breaches, data security problems, contractual

MySnapCam: Analysis of an Atlanta Start-Up

November 23rd, 2010
MMM Tech Perspectives

YATES PERSPECTIVES

Analysis of an Entrepreneurial Start-up – MySnapCam

By John C. Yates

Starting an early stage company has never been easier thanks to technology, the internet and innovation. Start-up businesses can accelerate their path to profitability with limited capital by outsourcing business operations like accounting, hosting, sales and marketing and support/maintenance. If done correctly, a start-up operation can become a viable business in record time.

Consider MySnapCam (www.mysnapcam.com), a plug-and-play internet enabled company. The company addresses an important problem facing homeowners by providing a cost effective solution with inexpensive yet effective technology. The company’s path to growth highlights the opportunities for entrepreneurs