About Our Sponsors

Foley Hoag is a dynamic law firm that represents public and private clients in a wide range of disputes and transactions worldwide. We have expertise in industries such as life sciences and healthcare, technology and professional services. Our life sciences practice understands the competitive, regulatory and litigation challenges that arise when developing and introducing new products and technologies to the global marketplace.

Our lawyers are ready to help overcome these obstacles. From initial conception to commercial viability, from market success to expansion, we provide our clients with strategic and practical legal advice that is tailored to each of our clients' unique goals. We are former scientists, engineers, researchers, physicians, and political advisors.

With these backgrounds and experiences, we bring diversity and depth of knowledge to clients ranging from manufacturers of medical devices and biotech or pharmaceutical products to leading research institutions and major industry advocacy organizations. From our offices in Boston, Washington, D.C. and Paris, and our Emerging Enterprise Center in Waltham, Massachusetts, Foley Hoag combines powerful regional, national and international practices that share a common emphasis on client service.

We are focused on what we do best: helping our clients succeed through the delivery of exceptional legal service. For more information, visit www.foleyhoag.com.

IntraLinks® provides enterprise-class solutions which facilitate the secure, compliant and auditable exchange of critical information, collaboration and workflow management inside and outside the enterprise.

Our on-demand solutions help you organize, manage, share and track information, enabling you to accelerate your workflow, optimize your business processes and realize new profit potential. Since 1997, IntraLinks has been used on critical business processes by more than 750,000 users from 90,000 organizations worldwide, including 10 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and hundreds ofbiotechs.

IntraLinks counts 800 of the Fortune 1000 as clients, including enterprises such as AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and the FDIC. For more information, visit www.intralinks.com

Morrison & Foerster’s 180 dedicated life sciences lawyers are recognized for their comprehensive legal services to clients around the world. From concept to commercialization through exit, we serve life sciences companies, research institutions, and the venture capital funds and investment banks that finance them.

Our life science attorneys are called upon to assist in all phases and kinds of financings, technology transactions, licensing and strategic collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, patent counseling, patent prosecution, patent diligence, and intellectual property litigation. We also counsel life sciences clients in the areas of product liability, employment and labor, tax, and restructuring.

We have a network of more than 1,000 lawyers across 15 offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1883, we remain dedicated to providing our clients, which include technology and life science companies, financial institutions and Fortune 100 companies, with legendary service. Clients rely on us for innovative and business-minded solutions. Our attorneys share high standards, a commitment to excellence, and a passion for helping their clients succeed. This commitment to serving client needs has resulted in enduring relationships and a record of high achievement. We are also recognized for our long-standing commitment to pro bono work and diversity.