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Startup Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs
WSGR Events
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

University of Utah
Spencer Fox Eccles Business School

Register for event

Wilson Sonsini is pleased to partner with Biohive, BioUtah, and The University of Utah PIVOT Center to host a Startup Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs. This is an exclusive one-day program designed for those in the process of—or considering—starting a new venture. Join us for this unique event that will provide practical information on the most important legal and business issues facing today’s entrepreneurs.

Contacts

Lori Doyle

ldoyle@wsgr.com

Presenters

Matthew Bresnahan
Partner
San Diego

Matt is primary outside IP counsel to more than 50 life sciences companies in Southern California.

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Farah B. Gerdes
Partner
Boston

Farah focuses on the representation of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostic companies in complex collaboration and partnering transactions.

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Deno Himonas
Partner
Salt Lake City

Justice Constandinos "Deno" Himonas is a partner in the Salt Lake City office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he advises companies on complex governance and regulatory issues.

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Alison G. Johnson
Partner

Alison G. Johnson is a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on the representation of emerging companies at all stages of growth, advising them on venture capital and other financings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate governance matters. She also represents venture capital firms and angel investors.

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Jeana S. Kim
Partner
Seattle

Jeana’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters for emerging growth companies, venture capital firms, and public companies.

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Patrick Schultheis
Partner
Seattle

Patrick focuses on the corporate representation of technology, life sciences, healthcare, and other growth companies throughout the United States and internationally.

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Katharine Ku
Chief Licensing Advisor
Palo Alto

Katharine (Kathy) Ku is the chief licensing advisor in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She is also a member of the technology transactions and the patents and innovations practice groups.

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Matthew J. Meyer
Chief Business Advisor, Life Sciences Business Advisory
San Francisco

Matthew J. Meyer is chief business advisor for life sciences at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Based in San Francisco, Matthew leads the firm's life science business advisory practice—a newly formed, innovative resource aimed at providing start-up and emerging life sciences companies with business insights, capabilities, and strategies to help them thrive and address some of their most challenging issues.

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Rex W. Watkins
Of Counsel

Rex is an experienced patent professional who has assisted life science companies, from start-ups to public companies, for more than a decade.

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