By Bob Neufeld Welcome to the Spring issue of the Technology Law Section’s quarterly publication. With the publication of the Spring issue, we are approaching the Section’s Annual Meeting in June when new officers will assume the leadership role for the Section. In addition to these new officers, I too will be passing the editor’s torch to another dedicated member of the Section - Sandra … [Read more...]
From the Chair
By John P. Hutchins With This “Season” Almost Over, I Wonder: Whatever Happened To 2007-2008? Wow! My year as “Coach” of the Section is almost over, and it just plain flew by. This year, I’ve been trying to motivate you to get more involved in the Section, by reminding you that “It’s Your Section.” I have asked the question: Why aren’t you more involved? And I have … [Read more...]
Technology Law Section Volunteer Opportunities
The Committee on Volunteer Activities of the Technology Law Section seeks to provide members a collection of both community service projects and pro bono legal service opportunities. Protection of Website: Georgia Legal Services Program (“GLSP”) and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“ALAS”) provide free online legal resources and information via the website, www.LegalAid-GA.org. … [Read more...]
E-Discovery Case Update
By Larry H. Kunin Chair, Technology Section Litigation Committee Join the Technology Section Litigation Committee. The Litigation Committee is looking for new members. The committee serves a forum to debate technology-related litigation issues and a resource for technology litigation issues for its members. The committee meets quarterly for breakfast or lunch, and sponsors one of the Technology … [Read more...]
Diagnosing a Troubled Company – Part 1
By Dennis J. Gerschick, Attorney, CPA, CFAÂ Â In a prior article, I noted that the first step in solving a problem is to acknowledge there is a problem. I explored why getting people to acknowledge problems is a significant hurdle. However, assuming that problems have been acknowledged, the next step should be to determine what is causing the problems. Then, you can focus on the possible … [Read more...]
Winter CLE About Personal Information
By Melloney Douce On Monday December 10, 2007, the Technology Law Section, In-house Committee, hosted the Winter CLE luncheon at Alston & Bird, LLP. The CLE topic "Road Hazards on the Digital Highway: Litigation Risks Associated with Storing Personally Identifiable Information" was presented in a panel format with Katherine Bryant (Vice-President of Consumer Advocacy at ChoicePoint Inc.), … [Read more...]
New Web Site Features
On our web site at www.technologybar.org, you can learn about our organization, including its officers and committees review articles in our quarterly publication The Georgia Journal of Technology comment on articles and provide feedback on events review the event calendar to learn about our upcoming meetings listen to podcasts from events and other special guests subscribe to RSS … [Read more...]
New Web Site Platform and Journal Format
By Stephen B. Combs, Esq. As Web Site Editor, I have been working on two major projects for the Technology Law Section. The first project was to move the web site to a new platform to accomodate new features. The second project was to offer a web-based format for our quarterly publication, the Georgia Journal of Technology. Both projects have gone live. The web site now offers many new … [Read more...]
June Annual Meeting Lunch
The Annual Meeting Lunch will be at Troutman Sanders LLP, 600 Peachtree Street, Suite 5200 on June 17 from 11:45 am - 1:15 pm. Topic: "Right Coast Venture Capital -- A Discussion of Trends in Common Terms for Venture Capital Deals on the East Coast, Viable Alternatives, Structure and Valuation.  Speakers: Sig Mosley, President of Imlay Investments, Inc. Alan Taetle, General … [Read more...]
Section Annual Meeting, on June 17, 2008
The Section Annual Meeting, on June 17, 2008. If you work with early stage technology companies, this program is not one to be missed. And in case you have been wondering about all the corny football analogies in this column, it’s because our Annual Meeting will be Co-Sponsored by Georgia Tech’s technology business incubator, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). It will feature … [Read more...]

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