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"Ask the Lean Startup Lawyer" Coworking Office Hours

  • March 4, 2010, San Francisco:  Antone Johnson spent the day onsite at PariSoMa Innovation Loft, a coworking space on Howard Street that provides desks, PariSoma logowi-fi, coffee, community and stellar events for independent professionals.  As supporters of the coworking movement, we were pleased to offer free consultations with solopreneurs, lean startups and others regarding the full range of startup issues.  A similar event at PariSoMa is being planned for early April.  Visit their website for more details and signup information.

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Speaking Engagements

  • May 1, 2010, San Francisco:  Antone Johnson will speak on social media and ethics at the California State Bar sealState Bar of California's 14th Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium.  The Symposium is a forum for California lawyers to participate in an interactive program discussing cutting edge issues confronting the professional responsibility area.  MCLE credit is available for attorneys.  See below for related materials and resources from a prior event, including a template social media policy.

Past Events

  • Feb. 1-5, 2010, San Francisco: We were proud to sponsor and participate in Social Media Camp SF, the marquee local event of the second annual Social Media Week conference, SMWSF supporter badgewhich took place between February 1st – 5th, 2010 simultaneously in New York City, Berlin, London, San Francisco, Toronto and São Paulo. The five-day conference explored the profound impact that social media has on culture, business communications and society at large.  See this post on Mashtag for commentary on one of the most interesting sessions of the week.
  • Jan. 20, 2010:  Antone Johnson spoke on social media and legal ethics at the sixth annual ACCA-SoCal logo ACCA-SoCal In-House Counsel Conference: "Practical Approaches for Survival and Success" at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.  See below for links to materials from the presentation, including social media policy resources and ethics tips for attorneys.

Press Coverage

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Media

  • New Threats to Cybersecurity Sixth Annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conferencepanel (streaming video 300k), Stanford Law School Program in Law, Science and Technology, 6th Annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conference, June 12, 2009

Documents and Publications

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