Practices

Corporate & Securities

Our Corporate & Securities Practice is comprised of more than 100 corporate and finance attorneys offering our clients a blend of comprehensive legal expertise and practical business counseling that enables them to clarify goals, find solutions, and achieve results across varied business transactions.

Whether acting as general or special counsel, we advise our clients on a wide variety of issues affecting commercial, financial, and industrial enterprises, both publicly and privately owned. Our representation includes work for small- and medium-sized businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and nonprofit organizations, as well as investment companies, trade associations, governmental agencies, and individuals. Reflecting the increasing interdependence of the world economy, our clients include American, European, Canadian, Japanese, Middle Eastern, and South American multinational companies, as well as smaller business ventures and individuals throughout the world.

Mintz Levin has a long tradition of acting as a trusted advisor to its business clients. We are committed to continuing this tradition, not only with our institutional clients who are competing in the complex international marketplace, but also with those sole proprietors, joint ventures, franchisers, and financiers of small business who need comprehensive, experienced business counsel. Our clients demand, and are entitled to expect, extraordinary client service, delivered efficiently and professionally.

We have aided our clients—U.S. and international—in billions of dollars of public and private financings and multimillion dollar sales and acquisitions in industries as diverse as telecommunications, health careshipping and logisticsbiotechnology and the life sciences, manufacturing, banking, real estate, energy, transportation, Internet and e-commerce, hardware and software, nanotechnology, and retail.

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Events

Mintz Levin to host VC Life Sciences Dinner with National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

San Francisco, CA
1/11/2012
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

2011 Annual SEC Update

San Diego, CA
12/1/2011
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

PIPEs Conference 2011

New York Marriott Downtown
11/1/2011 - 11/2/2011
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Investor Feedback and Pitch Showdown

Cambridge, MA
10/24/2011
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Women’s Initiative Meeting: Putting Your Best Foot Forward

Boston, MA
9/13/2011 -
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ANSA National Food & Nutrition Conference 2011: Building Healthier Communities

Boston, MA
8/10/2011 -
10:15 am - 11:45 pm

Springboard Enterprises 2011 Venture Forum Bootcamp

Boston, MA
6/17/2011 -
10:30 am - 11:45 am

KPMG Audit Committee Roundtable

Boston, MA
6/9/2011 -
8:00 am - 10:30 am

Mintz Levin’s San Diego Office Hosting Panel Discussion: The Mergers & Acquisitions Market Is Heating Up


6/8/2011 -
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Mintz Levin Hosting “Business Funding Success” Breakfast Seminar at Boston Office


6/8/2011 -
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Lazard Capital Markets (LCM) Annual Alternative Energy Investor Summit

New York, NY
6/1/2011 -
8:30 am - 10:00 am

Early Stage Start-up Sales Success – CEO Panel

Boston, MA
5/25/2011 -
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

WLSA Convergence Summit

San Diego, CA
5/12/2011 -
3:35 pm - 4:15 pm

Forum for Growth & Innovation Conference on Green Energy

Boston, MA
5/2/2011 -
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

12th Annual New England Nonprofit Law Conference

Boston, MA
4/14/2011 -
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Mintz Levin Sponsoring the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts


4/14/2011 - 4/16/2011
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Harvard Business School’s Business Plan Contest

Boston, MA
4/9/2011 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsoring Xconomy’s VC65 at MIT in Cambridge


4/6/2011 -
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Mintz Levin Privacy & Security Seminar

Boston, MA
3/23/2011 -
8:00 am - 10:00 am

Mintz Levin to Host Springboard Enterprises’ National Launch Reception for Its 2011 Venture Forum in Boston


3/22/2011 -
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Massachusetts Risk and Insurance Management Society’s 41st Educational Spring Conference

Waltham, MA
3/17/2011 -
11:45 am - 1:00 pm

2011 Haas School of Business Women in Leadership Conference

Berkeley, CA
3/5/2011 -
2:15 pm -

Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Latin American & Caribbean (REFF-LAC)

Miami, FL
2/23/2011 -
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Corporate Directors Forum

San Diego, CA
2/22/2011 -
7:00 am - 9:00 am

Globalization of Knowledge Based Industries Conference

Tel-Aviv, Israel
2/10/2011 -
8:45 pm - 10:30 pm

Municipal Solid Waste to Biofuels Summit 2011

Chicago, IL
2/10/2011 - 2/11/2011
4:20 pm -

Mintz Levin Privacy & Security Seminar

New York, NY
2/8/2011 -
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Mintz Levin to Host Securities Law Webinar on New “Say on Pay” Laws


1/19/2011
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Recent Developments in Proxy Disclosure of Executive Compensation

Boston, MA
12/13/2010
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

KPMG Audit Committee Institute Fall Roundtable

Boston, MA
12/2/2010
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American Conference Institute 16th Annual Summit on D&O Liability

New York, NY
11/30/2010
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

MIT Sloan CFO Summit

Newton, MA
11/18/2010
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Mintz Levin to Host Turnaround Management Association Breakfast


11/9/2010
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Mintz Levin Members to Moderate Panels at New England-Israel Business Council (NEIBC) 2010 Life Sciences Summit

Brandies University, MA
10/18/2010
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AllThingsMedia: 2010 Bootcamp

New York, NY
8/31/2010
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Emerging Technologies Forum: Health IT and the Cloud

Boston, MA
6/24/2010 -
7:30 am - 10:00 am

The Health Care Reform Law: Implications for the Medical Device Industry

Webinar
5/25/2010 -
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Boston Business Journal''s Green Business Summit

Boston, MA
5/21/2010 -
7:30 am - 10:00 am

Outlook on India 2010: Delivering on the Promise in Turbulent Times


5/21/2010 -
11:00 am -

Mintz Levin To Present "Patent Marking: Best Practices and License Agreement Provisions, Post-Bon Tool" with the San Diego Chapter of the Assocation of Corporate Counsel


5/20/2010 -
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On Board”: Developing Your Path to a Seat at the Boardroom Table

San Diego, CA
5/19/2010 -
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NEHRA Webinar: Massachusetts Data Security Regulations

Webinar
5/10/2010 -
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Securities Issues in M&A Transactions

Boston, MA
4/27/2010 -
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

An Update on Regulatory Compliance Risk

New York
4/22/2010 -
8:30 am - 10:00 am

Mintz Levin Attorneys and ML Strategies Professionals To Present "Health Care Reform: What’s Happened and What's Next for California Companies" in San Diego


4/20/2010 -
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Boston University School of Law's Greater Boston Alumni & Admitted Students Reception

Boston, MA
4/8/2010 -
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Demystifying the Massachusetts Data Protection Law: A Hands-On Workshop

Tewksbury, MA
3/25/2010 -
8:00 am - 10:00 am

Mintz Levin Attorneys To Speak on "Clean Tech 2010: Opportunities for a New Decade"


3/25/2010 -
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The Social Media Debate: Reaching Investors Online: Best Practices for Social Media in Investor Relations

Waltham, MA
3/23/2010 -
5:30 pm - 8:30 am

The World Energy Technologies Summit - 2010

New York, NY
3/18/2010 -
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The Resurrection of Project Finance

Boston, MA
3/18/2010 -
8:30 am - 10:00 am

Data Security Issues in Licensing Deals

Tele-seminar
2/18/2010 -
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Mintz Levin To Sponsor GoingGreen East Breakfast Salon


1/29/2010 -
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International Association of Privacy Professionals KnowledgeNet Series


1/28/2010 -
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Ninth Annual Metro Connect USA 2010 Conference


1/26/2010
4:50 pm - 6:00 pm

Institutional Investor Educational Foundation Annual Global Shareholder Activism Conference

New York, NY
12/3/2009 -
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

American Council on Renewable Energy Annual Policy Conference

Washington, D.C.
11/19/2009 -
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MIT Sloan CFO Summit

Newton, MA
11/19/2009 -
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

BioPharma Alliance Fall Conference 2009


11/5/2009 -
9:30 am - 10:15 am

Data Security ‘Hot Buttons’ Roundtable


10/29/2009 -
10:00 am -

Mintz Levin To Host “Maximize Your Product Pipeline Through Partnerships” for the New York Biotechnology Association


10/20/2009 -
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Mintz Levin To Co-Sponsor AdvaMed 2009


10/13/2009 - 10/14/2009
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Matt Kirmayer and Geraldine N. Rochino To Speak at Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley


10/7/2009 -
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Sahir Surmeli and Travis Blais To Participate in “Cash Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits: A Financing Opportunity for Renewable Energy” Webinar, Hosted by Greentech Media and Mintz Levin


7/22/2009 -
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Richard A. Kanoff To Present at New England Clean Energy Council Fellowship Program


7/21/2009 -
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ANSA–NANASP Conference 2009: Connecting the Worlds of Health & Nutrition

Atlanta, GA
6/26/2009 -
10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Richard A. Kanoff to Co-Chair a Conference on “Renewable Energy in New England”


6/25/2009 - 6/26/2009
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Pamela B. Greene to speak at the "High Technology Accounting Conference: A to Z of Equity Accounting," presented by the Massachusetts CPA Society


6/17/2009 -
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Megan N. Gates to speak on a panel at the Business Wire program "Communications Strategies for the New Age of Corporate Transparency and Accountability"


6/11/2009 -
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Megan N. Gates and David E. Johnson to speak on a panel at the Swiss Entrepreneurs Day, presented by Ernst & Young LLP


6/11/2009 -
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Mintz Levin to present a webinar on "Shopping for Answers: Strategies for Retailers in a Distressed Environment"


6/4/2009 -
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Matt Kirmayer to moderate a panel on "New Zealand’s Value to U.S. Investors," presented by Investment New Zealand


6/2/2009 -
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Neil Aronson to speak at a Financial Executives International seminar, "IPOs and Alternative IPOs...What ever happened to our favorite liquidity event?"


5/20/2009 -
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Megan N. Gates and Joel I. Papernik to speak at the 2009 BIO International Convention sponsored by Mintz Levin


5/19/2009 -
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Daniel I. DeWolf to judge the Mintz Levin-sponsored NYC Green Business Competition, presented by Green Spaces


5/14/2009 -
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Mintz Levin to present a program on "Alternative Financing Strategies for Life Sciences Companies in a Turbulent Market"


5/12/2009 -
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Cynthia J. Larose to speak on "Data Privacy and Security" at the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Annual Meeting


5/7/2009 -
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Megan N. Gates to moderate a panel on "Corporate Board Service: Making the Most of the Experience," presented by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's Finance Committee


5/6/2009 -
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Patrick J. Kealy to moderate a panel at the Fourth Annual Northeast Power Markets Forum, sponsored by Mintz Levin and presented by Platts


4/27/2009 -
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Joel I. Papernik to moderate a panel at the Mintz Levin-sponsored 2009 Annual Meeting of the New York Biotechnology Association


4/20/2009 -
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Brady Berg to speak at BayBIO 2009: Navigating the Storm, sponsored by Mintz Levin


4/16/2009 -
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Mintz Levin to sponsor the third meeting of Mass Medical Angels


4/14/2009 -
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Katherine Comer Holliday to speak on "The ABCs of Term Sheets" at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth


4/8/2009 -
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Daniel I. DeWolf to judge the Business Plan Contest at Harvard Business School


4/4/2009 -
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John A. Dellapa to speak on "Licensing and Commercialization of University Owned Inventions" at the Northeast Bioengineering Conference sponsored by Mintz Levin


4/3/2009 -
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Linda D. Bentley to speak at "Diagnostic Industry Update - Trends and Issues," a Mintz Levin-sponsored MassMEDIC seminar


3/31/2009 -
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Cynthia J. Larose to speak at the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium program "Securing Patient Information Wherever it Goes"


3/27/2009 -
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Daniel I. DeWolf to moderate, "Is the Private Equity Industry at a Turning Point?", a roundtable discussion presented by the NYU Journal of Law and Politics


3/26/2009 -
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William T. Whelan to speak at a Mintz Levin-sponsored event presented by The Capital Network and the Mass Technology Leadership Council


3/11/2009 -
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Thomas R. Burton and David L. O'Connor to moderate panels at GoingGreen East


3/10/2009 -
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Daniel I. DeWolf to speak at the Fourth Annual NYU Stern Private Equity Conference


3/6/2009 -
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Mintz Levin to present a live webinar, "Are You Ready to Draft Your 2009 Form 10-K and Proxy Statement?"


3/3/2009 -
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Thomas R. Burton to speak at the Cannacord Adams Sustainability Forum


2/26/2009 -
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Mintz Levin to sponsor Enterprise Tuesday organized by the University of Cambridge's Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning


2/17/2009 -
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Mintz Levin to host a webinar, "Acquisitions in a Distressed Environment"


2/12/2009 -
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Neil H. Aronson to speak at the Financial Executives International (FEI) Global Business Workshop


2/11/2009 -
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Cynthia J. Larose and Elissa Flynn-Poppey to speak at the Mintz Levin live webinar, "It's Midnight, May 1, 2009. Do you know where your information security plan is?"


1/27/2009 -
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Linda D. Bentley to speak at a MassMEDIC seminar


1/23/2009 -
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Mintz Levin to sponsor and host an Association of Corporate Counsel program, "One Plus One Equals Three: How to Avoid Disaster in Collaboration and Joint Development"


1/8/2009 -
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Linda D. Bentley, Thomas R. Burton, and Richard A. Kanoff will speak on panels at the Mintz Levin sponsored MassInsight US-India-China Innovation Partnerships Conference


12/11/2008 -
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John A. Dellapa will participate in Mintz Levin-sponsored MassBio Investors Forum


12/9/2008 -
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Matt Kirmayer will participate in a New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association luncheon


12/8/2008 -
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Thomas R. Burton will moderate a panel discussion at the MIT Enterprise Forum, "The War for Water"


12/3/2008 -
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Megan N. Gates will speak at the 2008 MIT Sloan CFO Summit


11/20/2008 -
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Cynthia J. Larose will speak on "Data Privacy" at the West LegalWorks Information Security and Data Privacy Summit 2008


11/19/2008 -
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Sahir C. Surmeli will speak at the Environmental Business Council of New England Board of Director's Retreat


10/17/2008 -
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William T. Whelan will moderate a panel discussion at the Mintz Levin sponsored AdvaMed 2008 - The MedTech Conference


9/23/2008 -
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The Burgeoning Massachusetts Biofuels Industry

Marriott Copley
1/23/2008 -
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Corporations in Crisis: The Role of the Lead Director and the Board


1/9/2008 -
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Closely-Held Business Group Reception


1/18/2007 -
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Breakfast Workshop: Exploring The SEC's New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules For Public Companies


11/16/2006 -
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Breakfast Briefing: Panel Discussion: Business Planning and Shareholder Disputes


11/15/2006 -
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The Dynamic US-Israel M&A Scene


11/13/2006 -
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Breakfast Briefing: Creative Solutions for the Closely Held Business


9/27/2006 -
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Creative Solutions for the Closely-Held Business; Navigating the Unique Legal, Regulatory and Commercial Challenges Facing Closely-Held Businesses


2/8/2006 -
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Mintz Levin Hosts BIBF Event Featuring Chen Schor, CBO of Predix Pharmaceutical


12/8/2005 -
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Employee Whistleblowing Under Sarbanes-Oxley, a Mintz Levin Breakfast Briefing

Boston, MA
3/9/2005 -
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Hot Issues Currently Facing Venture Backed Companies

Boston, MA
11/10/2004 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsors MBC's MassOpportunities Investment Conference

Boston, MA
10/26/2004 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsors Licensing Executives Society Annual Meeting

Boston, MA
10/21/2004 -
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Export Regulatory Compliance Certificate Series at Mintz Levin's Boston Office

Boston, MA
10/14/2004 -
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Software Licensing Best Practices Seminar Series in Reston, VA


10/14/2004 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsors Women's Leadership Conference

Boston, MA
10/8/2004 -
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The New Form 8-K: "Real Time" Disclosure Gets Real - Disclosing More Events, Faster

Boston, MA
8/4/2004 -
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Software Licensing Best Practices Seminar Series in New York City - Co-produced with SIIA

New York, NY
4/28/2004 -
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Business Opportunities in Japan for Life Sciences Companies - Mintz Levin Co-Hosted Seminar

Boston, MA
1/8/2004 -
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Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's MASS Opportunities - Mintz Levin Sponsorship

Boston, MA
10/28/2003 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsors and Megan Gates Speaks at the Center for Women's Leadership Conference

Boston, MA
10/24/2003 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsors New York eComm Ten Awards

New York, NY
10/2/2003 -
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Healthcare Services Leaders Conference - Dallas, TX

New York, NY
10/1/2003 -
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Association for Corporate Growth DealMaker's Breakfast

Boston, MA
9/18/2003 -
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BIO 2003: Premier Annual Biotech Conference- Mintz Levin Sponsorship


6/23/2003 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsors NanoBusiness 2003 Conference

New York, NY
5/11/2003 -
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Mintz Levin Sponsors Long Island Life Sciences Summit

New York, NY
5/8/2003 -
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