By: Andrew Boyd, Alfredo B. D. Silva, Anita Choi, and Michael R. Ward
MoFo & GSAS Harvard Biotech Club’s new course, “Legal Topics for Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Start Ups,” started on November 11, with more than 100 life sciences graduate students, post-docs, and industry professionals. The Harvard Biotech Club is a student organization that seeks to bridge …›
By: Michael R. Ward, Anita Choi, Andrew Boyd, Alfredo B. D. Silva, Matthew Karlyn, Jim Krenn, Bethany J. Hills, Matthew A. Chivvis, and James J. Mullen III
The GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison & Foerster course on Legal Topics for Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Start Ups features a combination of lectures and interactive workshops and is designed for students, post-docs, entrepreneurs, and investors with life sciences and tech backgrounds to learn …›
By: Steve Rowles, Matthew Karlyn, and Michael R. Ward
During our fifth Patent Law Course session offered by Morrison & Foerster and GSAS Harvard Biotech Club , Steve Rowles, firmwide co-chair of the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group, chair of MoFo’s San Diego Corporate Group, and managing partner of the San Diego …›
Morrison & Foerster is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its New York office and global Corporate Department capabilities with the arrival of corporate partner Mitchell Presser. He joins the firm as a partner in its Mergers + Acquisitions and Private Equity Investments …›
By: Dario de Martino, Vivian L. Hanson, Dong Hun (Don) Lee, and Lee Adam Nisson
Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology are two novel innovations that offer the opportunity for us to move beyond our legacy systems and streamline enterprise management and compliance in ways previously unimaginable. Each technology augments the strengths and tempers the weaknesses of the other. …›
By: Shiri V. Shenhav, Bradley D. Wine, and Shai Kalansky
Last week, Morrison & Foerster’s Israel practice hosted a program in our Palo Alto office titled, “Israeli Innovation in Healthcare,” in collaboration with the Israel Economic Mission to the West Coast. The program featured Professor Karen Avraham, Vice Dean of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty …›
By: Kristen J. Mathews, Spencer D. Klein, Dario de Martino, and Jonathan Bockman
Five Morrison & Foerster attorneys recently participated in the 2nd Annual Blockchain Healthcare Summit in our New York City office, and provided an overview of the current state of the industry, including a discussion of blockchain-enabled applications for compliance, privacy, practitioner credentialing, patient medical …›
By: Venantius Tan, Vivian Yiu, Janet Xiao, and Jie Zhou
In June 2017, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“HKEx”) initiated a holistic review of the Hong Kong listing regime to enhance its overall competitiveness against other major global listing venues, in particular to attract companies from emerging and innovative sectors. During this review, the …›
In technology-based startup companies, the strength and integrity of a company’s IP portfolio is a key indicator of its enterprise value. Wise investors closely scrutinize the IP of their targets by doing basic IP diligence. But doing only basic diligence can leave investors blind …›
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