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For questions, please contact Hadas Werman Invitations with logistical details for each program will follow. LW.com WE’VE GOT WASHINGTON COVERED 2015 WEBCAST PROGRAM THE AGENCY INSIGHT SERIES Federal Communications Commission: What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality February 17, 2015 9:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon Eastern FEBRUARY Click to view Securities and Exchange Commission: Key Enforcement Considerations for Public Companies June 2015 9:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon Eastern JUNE Click to view Supreme Court: Highlights and Implications of the 2014-2015 Term July 2015 9:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon Eastern JULY Click to view Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Lessons Learned Three Years Into the America Invents Act September 2015 9:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon Eastern SEPTEMBER Click to view

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Page 1: WE’VE GOT WASHINGTON COVEREDongoing legal and policy debate surrounding the Federal Communications Commission’s anticipated adoption of new net neutrality rules. This webcast will

For questions, please contact Hadas Werman

Invitations with logistical details for each program will follow.

LW.com

WE’VE GOT WASHINGTON COVERED

2015 WEBCAST PROGRAMTHE AGENCY INSIGHT SERIES

Federal Communications Commission: What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality February 17, 2015 9:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternFEBRUARY Click to view

Securities and Exchange Commission: Key Enforcement Considerations for Public CompaniesJune 20159:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternJUNE Click to view

Supreme Court: Highlights and Implications of the 2014-2015 TermJuly 20159:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternJULY Click to view

Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Lessons Learned Three Years Into the America Invents ActSeptember 20159:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternSEPTEMBER Click to view

Page 2: WE’VE GOT WASHINGTON COVEREDongoing legal and policy debate surrounding the Federal Communications Commission’s anticipated adoption of new net neutrality rules. This webcast will

2015 WEBCAST PROGRAM

Invitations with logistical details for each program will follow.

LW.com For questions, please contact Hadas Werman

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ProgramIn the first webcast installment, join us to hear members of Latham’s Communications practice as they discuss the ongoing legal and policy debate surrounding the Federal Communications Commission’s anticipated adoption of new net neutrality rules. This webcast will provide an overview of the regulatory proposals currently under consideration by the FCC, summarize the various developments that have led to the current proposals, and offer insight into the likely direction the FCC will take in adopting new rules. In addition, this webcast will discuss the possibility of legal challenges to the new rules as well as potential legislative action in this arena.

SpeakersMatthew A. BrillPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Matthew Brill represents communications companies in a broad range of regulatory, litigation and transactional matters. He serves as counsel to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in connection with net neutrality issues and also represents leading cable operators in ongoing proceedings before the FCC. Before joining Latham, he served as the Senior Legal Advisor and Chief of Staff to Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy at the FCC, where he worked with the Chairman’s office, other commissioners and agency staff on issues including broadband classification, media ownership, telephone competition, universal service and the digital television transition.

Matthew T. MurchisonAssociateLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Matthew Murchison has appeared before the FCC on numerous occasions in the ongoing net neutrality proceeding, and has drafted several of the key advocacy pieces submitted by broadband industry stakeholders on net neutrality issues. He also has significant experience representing both established communications companies and start-up enterprises in a wide array of FCC regulatory proceedings and in appellate matters concerning the intersection of law, policy and technology.

To register for the FCC webcast, please click on the button below.

Federal Communications Commission: What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality February 17, 2015 9:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternFEBRUARY

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Page 3: WE’VE GOT WASHINGTON COVEREDongoing legal and policy debate surrounding the Federal Communications Commission’s anticipated adoption of new net neutrality rules. This webcast will

2015 WEBCAST PROGRAM

Invitations with logistical details for each program will follow.

LW.com For questions, please contact Hadas Werman

Back

Securities and Exchange Commission: Key Enforcement Considerations for Public CompaniesJune 20159:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternJUNE

ProgramIn the second webcast installment, join us to hear from members of Latham’s Securities Litigation and national office practices. The speakers, including former Securities and Exchange Commission officials, will discuss hot topics and key enforcement trends, including their application to public company disclosures.

SpeakersWilliam BakerPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

William Baker served as an Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement at the SEC where he was responsible for supervising all types of SEC enforcement activities, including investigations involving issuer accounting fraud and other disclosure violations, insider trading, market manipulation and broker-dealer misconduct. At Latham, his practice includes representing and advising clients in a broad range of business regulatory and corporate governance matters.

John Sikora PartnerLatham & WatkinsChicago

John Sikora held a 16-year tenure at the SEC, most recently as an Assistant Director in the Chicago Regional Office and in the Asset Management Unit of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, a national specialized unit that focuses on misconduct by investment advisers, investment companies and private funds. At Latham, his practice focuses on representing and advising clients on a broad range of enforcement matters covering all aspects of the US federal securities laws.

Lawrence WestPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Lawrence West was an Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement at the SEC where he supervised a broad range of enforcement activities. At Latham, his practice focuses on representing individuals and entities in securities-related enforcement matters, conducting internal investigations, and counseling corporations and their officers regarding disclosure and corporate compliance issues.

Alexander CohenPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Alexander Cohen is a former senior official of the SEC. He joined the SEC Staff as Deputy General Counsel for Legal Policy and Administrative Practice and later served as Deputy Chief of Staff. He is Co-chair of Latham’s national office, a central resource for clients and Latham lawyers facing complex issues arising under US securities laws.

Joel TrotterPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Joel Trotter is the Global Co-chair of the firm’s Public Company Representation Practice Group and the Deputy Chair of the Corporate Department in the Washington, D.C. office. He also serves as Co-chair of the firm’s national office, a central resource for clients and Latham attorneys facing complex issues arising under the US securities laws. His practice focuses on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and general corporate matters.

Page 4: WE’VE GOT WASHINGTON COVEREDongoing legal and policy debate surrounding the Federal Communications Commission’s anticipated adoption of new net neutrality rules. This webcast will

2015 WEBCAST PROGRAM

Invitations with logistical details for each program will follow.

LW.com For questions, please contact Hadas Werman

Back

Supreme Court: Highlights and Implications of the 2014-2015 TermJuly 20159:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternJULY

ProgramIn the third webcast installment, members of Latham’s Supreme Court & Appellate practice, including a former Solicitor General of the United States and others who served in the Solicitor General’s office, will review the key cases from the most recent Supreme Court term and provide a practical summary of the Court’s decisions as they affect businesses. The program will also identify some important issues to watch for in the upcoming term.

SpeakersGregory GarrePartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Gregory Garre served as the 44th Solicitor General of the United States after his unanimous confirmation by the US Senate. He also served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General and as Assistant to the Solicitor General. He is the only person to have held all of those positions within the Office of the Solicitor General. He is now a partner at Latham and serves as the Global Chair of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice Group.

Maureen MahoneyOf CounselLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Maureen Mahoney is a former United States Deputy Solicitor General and founder of Latham’s Supreme Court & Appellate practice. She has handled a broad range of constitutional and appellate litigation in the Supreme Court and other courts throughout the country including successfully representing the University of Michigan in Grutter v. Bollinger before the Supreme Court. She won this landmark case that upheld the constitutionality of admissions programs that consider race as a factor to attain the educational benefits of a diverse student body. The National Law Journal has recognized her as one of the “Decade’s Most Influential Lawyers,” and runner up for “Lawyer of the Year.”

Richard BressPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Richard Bress is a former Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States, where he argued before the Supreme Court and drafted more than 100 briefs. He assisted the Solicitor General in developing the government’s position on a broad range of constitutional and commercial issues in the Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals. Prior to that, he clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia. At Latham, he has argued scores of appellate cases, including cases in the Supreme Court, and he is a frequent commentator on appellate advocacy issues.

Melissa Arbus SherryPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Melissa Sherry returned to Latham after serving five years as an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States. In this role, she represented the federal government before the Supreme Court and assisted in overseeing the government’s litigation in the federal appellate courts. She has worked extensively with federal government agencies and various components within the Department of Justice. Her expertise spans a wide range of areas, including intellectual property, securities fraud, healthcare, international law, employment discrimination, personal jurisdiction and equitable tolling.

Scott BallengerPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Scott Ballenger specializes in appellate and Supreme Court litigation, as well as strategic analysis and briefing in antitrust and other high-stakes district court litigation. He principally represents clients before the Supreme Court and other federal and state appellate courts in cases spanning a wide range of areas, including antitrust, constitutional law, business and environmental issues, intellectual property issues and white-collar criminal and regulatory matters.

Page 5: WE’VE GOT WASHINGTON COVEREDongoing legal and policy debate surrounding the Federal Communications Commission’s anticipated adoption of new net neutrality rules. This webcast will

2015 WEBCAST PROGRAM

Invitations with logistical details for each program will follow.

LW.com For questions, please contact Hadas Werman

Back

ProgramIn the fourth webcast installment, leaders of Latham’s Intellectual Property practice will review lessons learned that have emerged in the three years since the enactment of the America Invents Act. The panel will explain strategies for coordinating Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings with district court litigation, including such issues as estoppel and stays. Latham has been at the forefront of PTAB proceedings and has gained a unique perspective on the strategic implications and intersection of PTAB practice and patent litigation. Please join us for a discussion on what you need to know, including:

• Basic PTAB Practice Tips and Comprehensive statistics• Strategies at the PTAB and in Patent Litigation• Notable PTAB Decisions concerning Inter Partes Review, Covered Business Methods and Post Grant Review • Notable Federal Circuit Opinions concerning PTAB proceedings

SpeakersBob SteinbergPartnerLatham & WatkinsSilicon Valley

Bob Steinberg is a registered patent attorney and chairs the firm’s Patent Trials and Appeals Board practice and previously served as Global Co-chair of the Intellectual Property practice. He focuses primarily on complex disputes involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights claims as well as other matters relating to software, semiconductors, internet and related computer technologies.

Matthew John MoorePartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Matthew Moore is a Global Co-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation practice. He has extensive experience serving as lead trial and appellate counsel for both patentees and defendants on some of the most complicated, high-stakes cases. He also provides strategic business counseling on intellectual property issues. He regularly represents Fortune 100 companies and is recognized as a top IP trial lawyer.

Maximilian A. GrantPartnerLatham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.

Max Grant is a former Global Co-chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. In 2005, he was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to the Patent Public Advisory committee, a nine-member board that advises the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office on patent policy, where he served a three-year term. At Latham, he serves as trial counsel in patent infringement cases and provides strategic business counseling on intellectual property issues. He is also the co-inventor of two US patents.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Lessons Learned Three Years Into the America Invents ActSeptember 20159:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Central | Noon EasternSEPTEMBER