Foley Partner Susan Pravda Opens the 2009 Emerging Technologies Conference in Boston
October 15, 2009
Susan Pravda, Foley Partner and Chair of the Emerging Technologies Industry Team, kicks off the conference by sharing the results of the Fifth Annual Emerging Companies survey conducted by Foley on the current trends in the emerging technology sector.
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