23rd Annual Technology Law InstituteOctober 16, 2008 Schedule

8:00 Registration

8:25 Introduction and Welcome Gaines P. Carter, Esq. Program Chair ARRIS Group, Inc. • Suwanee, GA

8:30 Panel Discussion: Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal Issues - Business Issues Balancing the Issues during M&A Sandra Gardner Moderator - Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Rajive Dhar – ARRIS Group, Inc. David Rieveschl - Troutman Sanders, LLP Alex Vargas - Turner Broadcasting Tim Brown - ING

9:30 Arbitration – In Technology Contracts Jay Elmore, Esq. Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP

10:15 Environmental Friendly Law Firm Marshall Fletcher, Esq. Director of Business Development for Allstate Legal

10:50 Break

11:00 Web 2.0 The Technology, Business and Legal Implications Paul Arne, Esq. Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. • Atlanta, GA

12:00 Dr. Diane Lewis, National Nanotechnology Manufacturing Center

1:30 Exposing Frauds, Fakes & Felons Through Free Internet Background Checks A sampling of the tools available (for free) through the internet. Graham Firestone, Esq. Emory University • Atlanta, GA

2:00 Panel Discussion: Patent Law Issues Bob Neufeld Esq., Moderator King & Spalding • Atlanta, GA Melissa Yost, Esq. Southern Company • Atlanta, GA Stephen Schaetzel King & Spalding • Atlanta, GA Marcus Delgado, Esq. Cox Communications• Atlanta, GA Chris Holland, Esq. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP • Atlanta, GA

3:20 Break

3:30 Federal Law Update--Significant Federal cases and other developments impacting technology law within the past year Professor Michael B. Landau, Esq. Professor of Law Georgia State University College of Law • Atlanta, GA

4:00 Employment law, restrictive covenant, trade secret enforcement Significant cases impacting technology law within the past year Jason D’Cruz, Esq. Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. • Atlanta, GA

4:30 State Law Update--Significant Georgia and other non-Federal developments impacting technology law within the past year Brett Lockwood, Esq. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP • Atlanta, GA