TiECON East - Harnessing the Network: Communication, Collaboration and Convergence- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor TiE's flagship East Coast event bringing together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, service providers and would-be entrepreneurs for a day and a half program highlighting the latest trends in entrepreneurship.

6th Annual ICSC Welcome Cocktail Reception- Join retailers, developers and real estate advisors and investors at Brown Rudnick's 6th Annual reception during the International Council of Shopping Centers Spring Convention in Las Vegas. We are pleased to host special guest, The Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of the City of Boston.

2008 Distressed and Turnaround Investment Forum East- Robert J. Stark will serve as a panelist for the Sector Overview on day 2 of this conference addressing "Where are the Distressed Deals in 2008 and Beyond? Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Technology, Manufacturing, Others?"

NECINA Business Plan Contest Finals- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor NECINA's Annual business plan competition and participate in this event taking place at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge during which the 2008 winning team will be announced.

NECPUC Annual Symposium Welcome Reception- Brown Rudnick is pleased to help the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners kick-off their annual 3-day meeting with a welcome cocktail reception taking place at the Equinox Resort in Manchester, VT.

European Restructuring - Towards a Level Playing Field- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor TMA's European Conference at which Peter J. M. Declercq will discuss "Legal developments in key jurisdictions" on the 11:30 AM panel.

MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition Semifinalist Reception- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor this leading buisness plan competition and welcome this year's 35 semifinalist teams for an event featuring keynote speaker Dr. Jay Stein of Hologic and influential VC's prepared to offer feedback on business ideas.

Boston University's Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization $50K Business Plan Competition- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor this annual competition. Gordon R. Penman will judge and help select this year's winning team from the four finalists who present following a networking reception at BU's School of Management.

Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law- During this 2-day American Law Institute / American Bar Association course Madeleine M. L. Tan will co-chair the workshop on Cap and Trade Legal Issues: Buying/Selling Credits and the Clean Development Mechanism.

Monetizing Renewable Energy and Environmental Attributes - A Legal Roadmap- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor the 7th Annual Wall Street Green Trading Summit, the 2-day environmental financial market event covering carbon emissions trading and finance, renewable energy markets, cleantech VC, green hedge funds and energy efficiency financial markets. Howard L. Siegel will discuss the monetization of REC credits during the 3:00 REC Market Issues Panel on Wednesday, April 2.

Brown Forum for Enterprise Panel- We are pleased to host the Brown Forum for Enterprise for their discussion on "Marketing, PR and Sales Strategies That Work."

Finding Liquidity for Intellectual Property in an Illiquid Environment- Ronald S. Borod will co-present with Don Davis of Commercial Strategy at this Incremental Advantage 1-day Chief Intellectual Property Officer Training taking place at the Cornell Club in New York.

SOURCE 2008 Computer Security Conference- David D. Gammell will participate on the entrepreneur panel on the first day of this 3-day event, which Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor.

NECINA Business Plan Contest Workshop: Funding Your Venture- Brown Rudnick is pleased to be the leading sponsor of the 5th Annual NECINA Business Plan Competition. Edwin C. Pease will moderate a panel of investors and entrepreneurs for this event and networking reception.

Economic Outlook for 2008: Examining How the US Economy will Fare and the Opportunities it May Afford Distressed Investors- Edward Weisfelner will moderate this opening panel at the 2-day 6th Annual Distressed Investing Forum being held at the Union League Club in New York by Institutional Investor.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Under Code Section 409A- James L. Hauser will participate in this Boston Bar Association panel geared towards transactional lawyers.

ASF 2008- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor the annual 4-day conference of the American Securitization Forum being held at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas.

Lawyer's Collaborative for Diversity: Charting Your Legal Future- Students in their first year of law school attend an information and networking session highlighting the value of a legal career in the Hartford community.

Distressed Debt Trading in Volatile Markets: Recent Trends and Issues- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor the 2008 Distressed Investing Conference being held at the Wynn Las Vegas by the Turnaround Management Association and The Deal. Edward Weisfelner will participate as a panelist in this general session during the main day of this 3-day event.

Boston Lawyer's Group: Charting Your Legal Future. Hosted by Brown Rudnick.- Students in their first year of law school attend an information and networking session highlighting the value of a legal career in the Boston community.

Boston Lawyers Group & Brown Rudnick Present Creating Best Practices Series II: Professional Development for Attorneys of Color- Diversity Committee Members, Hiring Partners, Hiring Committee Members, Legal Recruiters and Professional Development Staff discuss with a panel of experts the issues and questions of best tools and practices for associates of color professional development experience.