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		<title>Brenda Furlow Joins AlphaTech</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Storms</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are please to announce that Brenda Furlow has joined AlphaTech Counsel, S.C.  Brenda is a great fit at AlphaTech as not only is she an experienced practitioner, she understands the needs of emerging companies.]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for Due Diligence for the Sale of a Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Macy Shubak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mergers and Acquisitions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are steps that you can take in advance to prepare for due diligence in connection with the sale of your company. The documents and information that will be of greatest interest to an acquiror depend on the reasons the acquiror wants to buy your company. Establishing good record-keeping habits early or at least well in advance of a transaction will help keep momentum as you work toward the closing, reduce the chances that any skeletons in the closet will become bargaining chips for the acquirer, and preserve some of your sanity.]]></description>
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		<title>94labs 2011 Summer Class Launch Event</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/94labs-2011-summer-class-launch-event/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=94labs-2011-summer-class-launch-event</link>
		<comments>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/94labs-2011-summer-class-launch-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Macy Shubak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising Capital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[94labs incubator (formerly Spreenkler incubator) showcased the companies graduating from the summer session at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on August 25, 2011, as part of the Forward Technology Festival.  Founders of 14 software and Internet companies presented their business ideas.]]></description>
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		<title>Capital Saving and Raising at the Brink</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/capital-saving-and-raising-at-the-brink/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=capital-saving-and-raising-at-the-brink</link>
		<comments>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/capital-saving-and-raising-at-the-brink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Macy Shubak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising Capital]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/?p=475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the Capital Saving and Raising at the Brink event held as part of the 2011 Forward Technology Festival, the tech community collaborated on best capital saving ideas, discussed experiences related to capital raising, and gave short pitches on new ideas.]]></description>
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		<title>Electronic Minute Books 2.0</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/electronic-minute-books-2-0/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=electronic-minute-books-2-0</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Macy Shubak</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/?p=448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping an organized, complete minute book is necessary for establishing the legal record of actions properly documented, retrieving information, and quickly disclosing documents to investors for due diligence.  The following article compares the traditional paper method to various more efficient and searchable electronic options.]]></description>
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		<title>The Confusing World of Joint Ownership of Intellectual Property</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/the-confusing-world-of-joint-ownership-of-intellectual-property/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-confusing-world-of-joint-ownership-of-intellectual-property</link>
		<comments>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/the-confusing-world-of-joint-ownership-of-intellectual-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Storms</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Joint Development]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/?p=437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A confusing topic for many emerging companies is joint ownership of intellectual property.  Many of the implications of jointly owned intellectual property are counterintuitive.  In this post, we breakdown the implications of joint ownership by the default rules in the United States for patents, copyright, trade secrets, and trademarks.]]></description>
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		<title>Who Owns the Rights to Customer Feedback?</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/who-owns-the-rights-to-customer-feedback/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=who-owns-the-rights-to-customer-feedback</link>
		<comments>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/who-owns-the-rights-to-customer-feedback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Storms</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An issue in many software licenses and SaaS service agreements relates to who owns or has rights to use customer feedback related to the software or SaaS offering.  This post addresses the intellectual property issues related customer feedback and the approaches many companies take to customer feedback.]]></description>
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		<title>Spreenkler Seed Incubator Launch Night</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/spreenkler-seed-incubator-launch-night/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=spreenkler-seed-incubator-launch-night</link>
		<comments>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2011/spreenkler-seed-incubator-launch-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 14:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Storms</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raising Capital]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/?p=422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Spreenkler Launch Night on May 12, 2011 showcased the graduating class of founders. The event brought together a community of like-minded people who are motivated to work together to create exciting new technology companies in our area. ]]></description>
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		<title>Finders under Fire</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2010/finders-under-fire/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=finders-under-fire</link>
		<comments>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2010/finders-under-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Storms and Paul Page</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses often have challenges with raising capital from investors.  Recent government enforcement actions and commentary from regulatory agencies, however, emphasize some of the risks associated with working with unlicensed finders to raise equity capital.

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		<title>Bridge Financing Documents</title>
		<link>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2010/bridge-financing-documents/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=bridge-financing-documents</link>
		<comments>http://alphatechcounsel.com/blog/2010/bridge-financing-documents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Storms</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the sets of documents that we have automated at AlphaTech Counsel is the bridge financing documents for an emerging company.  Attached is a sample of the documents. 

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