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| DATE | 2001-11-08 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Fwd: [wwwac] NYNMA Law and Business Sig: Monday, Nov. 12 [sfiller@nylawline.com]
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On 2001.11.08 14:24:37 -0500 "Stephen Filler, Esq." wrote:
The New York New Media Association Law and Business SIG presents:
"Doing Business in a Post WTC Environment"
Time: Monday, November 12, 2001, 6-8 pm.
Location: Globix, 139 Centre Street, NY, NY, 2d Floor.
Directions: One block south of Canal between Walker and White
Sts. Subway: 6,J,M,N,Q, R,W, Z Train to Canal.
RSVP (optional): www.nynma.org
Cost: NYNMA Members: Free; Public: $15
Times were tough before the attacks. What should early and middle stage
start-up companies expect now? What is the funding environment? What are
VCs doing? How have businesses who were affected faired in the aftermath of
the attacks? What creative things can businesses do to survive, grow and
thrive in the current environment? What are city, state and local
governments or private foundations doing to help? What can a start-up
company do to adequately protect its data and work around the on-going
infrastructure issues caused by the attack? All these, and more topics will
be discussed from the following viewpoints:
Kevin Cunningham
Founder
Production Designer, LLC
Kevin is a founder and CEO of Production Designer, LLC, which makes stage
equipment control technology used by live theatre and event venues to stage
productions. Production Designer, LLC lost their office as a result of the
WTC attacks. Kevin will discuss what they did to survive and how start-up
companies should prepare for the future.
Maria Gotsch
Senior Vice President
New York City Investment Fund
The New York City Investment Fund provides financial and strategic
assistance to businesses and nonprofit projects that create jobs revitalize.
Maria will discuss what foundations and the government are doing to help
businesses in crisis and to foster new business in downtown New York City.
Frank Real
CFO/Founder
DataGaurd Group
DataGuard offers a comprehensive suite of data management services focusing
on data storage and issues related to data storage. Frank will discuss data
access, storage, backup and connectivity issues that resulted from the
attack on the WTC and how business enterprises can protect their data and
connectivity going forward.
Venture Capitalist
This speaker will discuss the current funding environment for early and
middle stage start-up companies from a venture capitalist/funder's
perspective.
Moderator: Steven Masur, Esq., Masur & Associates, LLC (www.masurlaw.com)
Steve is a partner at Masur & Associates, LLC, a five attorney firm which
has provided best-of-class legal services to entrepreneurs in the technology
and creative industries since 1995. Mr. Masur has worked with emerging
companies at every stage in their development, helping to address their
corporate, finance, contract, intellectual property and business development
needs.
Program Chairs:
Stephen Filler, Esq., Law Office of Stephen Filler (www.nylawline.com)
Stephen Filler's law practice focuses on the media, information and
technology industries, and includes copyright, trademark, intellectual
property, e-commerce, litigation, and general business law.
Steven Masur, Esq., Masur & Associates, LLC (www.masurlaw.com)
Ray Dowd, Esq., Dowd & Marotta PC (www.dowdandmarotta.com)
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Stephen Filler
Law Offices of Stephen Filler
11 Park Place, Penthouse
New York, NY 10007
(212) 346-4673
sfiller-at-nylawline.com
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