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INVITES YOU TO A BREAKFAST SEMINAR ON

"Ten Ways Transaction Lawyers Can Make Litigators Rich"

Women in Licensing is presenting a breakfast seminar on "Ten Ways Transaction Lawyers Can Make Litigators Rich." Good drafting and negotiation skills are a necessity in today's complex business environments, and mistakes made in the negotiation process can be very costly. Based on over 20 years of experience and using real-life examples, speaker Helen Leah Conroy will identify ten "lessons learned" from actual cases that created significant unnecessary expense for one or both of the parties. She will discuss how these lessons learned apply to all contracts and will show you how to avoid making these mistakes in your contract negotiations. This is an excellent seminar for both novice and experienced transactional attorneys. A question and answer session will follow. All genders are welcome.

Speaker:
Helen Leah Conroy
Attorney at Law

Helen Leah Conroy is a lawyer who specializes in structuring, negotiating and drafting contracts for internet and technology companies, and those who do business with them. She began her legal career as a litigator in cases involving commercial and intellectual property contracts, but decided it is more fun to negotiate good contracts than to fight over poorly drafted ones. Her client list includes businesses with annual revenues of between $20 million and over $2 billion. She negotiates inbound and outbound transactions of all sizes, for companies which have included recently Benefit Cosmetics, PestPatrol, Yahoo, Proctor & Gamble, Intel, American Express, Credit Suisse First Boston, HP, CNet, State Farm, SAP, Macromedia, JP Morgan Chase, Prudential, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, MapQuest and eBay.

Ms. Conroy graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia School of Law. After 18 years of practice within law firms, most recently as a partner with Thelen Reid & Priest in San Francisco, she started her own practice in 2001. When not advising clients on contract law matters, Ms. Conroy is a Little League Umpire. For more information about her law practice, please visit www.helenconroylaw.com.

Date:
March 2, 2005 (Wednesday)

Time:
8:00am - 10:00am -- Continental breakfast provided.

• 8:00 am - 8:30 am - Sign-in/Registration, Breakfast
• 8:30 am - 9:30 am - Presentation
• 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Q&A

Location:
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary (Conference Room PA 102/103)
2000 University Ave, East Palo Alto 94303 (see below for directions)

Cost:
$25 - if registration and payment are received before or by February 23
$35 - if registration or payment is received after February 23

LES is a state bar of California approved provider. This seminar has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit.

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DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary's East Palo Alto office is conveniently located near the University Avenue interchange at U.S. 101 within the University Circle office complex. Visitor parking is in the rear of the building. The main entrance is located in the front of the building, facing the courtyard. Driving directions are below. Parking is behind the building.

From the South Bay; Highway 101 North - San Jose to Palo Alto

• Exit University Avenue in Palo Alto.
• Head West on University Avenue and cross over Highway 101.
• Turn right onto Woodland Avenue.
• Make an immediate right into the University Circle office complex.
• Please park on the left side of the building in the visitors parking lot.

• Exit University Avenue in Palo Alto and stay in the middle lane.
• Head West on University Avenue for approximately .13 miles.
• Turn right onto Woodland Avenue.
• Make an immediate right into the University Circle office complex.
• Please park on the left side of the building in the visitors parking lot.

• Exit Sand Hill Road and Head East.
• Turn right onto Arboretum Road.
• Turn left onto Palm Drive/University Avenue.
• Head East on University Avenue for approximately 1.7 miles.
• Turn left onto Woodland Avenue.
• Make an immediate right into the University Circle office complex.
• Please park on the left side of the building in the visitors parking lot.

• Take 17 North to 85 North towards Mountain View.
• 85 North merges into 101 North in Mountain View at Shoreline Blvd.
• Exit University Avenue in Palo Alto.
• Head West on University Avenue and cross over Highway 101.
• Turn right onto Woodland Avenue.
• Make an immediate right into the University Circle office complex.
• Please park on the left side of the building in the visitors parking lot.

• Exit Interstate 880 at the Dumbarton Bridge (Hwy 84). (Toll for autos is $2.00)
• After crossing the Dumbarton Bridge Hwy 84 becomes Bayfront Expressway.
• Make a left onto Willow Road.
• Merge onto Hwy 101 South towards San Jose.
• Exit University Avenue in Palo Alto and stay in the middle lane.
• Turn left onto University Avenue heading West.
• Turn right onto Woodland Avenue.
• Make an immediate right into the University Circle office complex.
• Please park on the left side of the building in the visitors parking lot.