DALLAS – Aug. 8, 2022 –Jerry Fellows and Thomas Woolsey, shareholders in the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will present at the 2022 Dallas Startup Week, Aug. 7-11 at Southern Methodist University – Cox School of Business. The hybrid event will be both in-person and livestreamed.
The Greenberg Traurig attorneys will participate in two sessions Aug. 11. At 1 p.m. Fellows will present “WTF is the Metaverse?” which will explore the Metaverse’s opportunities and implications for business, education, gaming, and humans. At 3 p.m. Woolsey will speak on “The Future of Esports & Gaming,” which will cover topics from the metaverse and entertainment to emerging tech including edtech.
Dallas Startup Week takes place over five days and brings together North Texas innovators and entrepreneurs for education, mentorship, and community, according to its website. This year marks the event’s eighth year and will encompass more than 100 sessions and 200 speakers.
Fellows, a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice, consults with clients on their objectives and provides strategic legal guidance on their most important issues, enhances their intellectual property protection and enforcement strategies, and helps prepare them for issues that may impact their business opportunities. His practice includes clearing, acquiring, and enforcing U.S. and foreign patent rights, particularly for enterprise and process software, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and metaverse-related innovations; internet and business methods; biomedical technologies including medical, dental, and cardiac laser systems and their graphical user interfaces; alternative energy innovations; sustainable technologies; and electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical technologies.
Woolsey, a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice, has deep experience assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, financings, and debt and equity offerings. Known for his responsiveness and practical approach, Woolsey advises clients in transactions that involve a broad range of industries, including manufacturing and construction, energy, software and technology, real estate, and food and beverage. His clients include private equity and venture capital funds and their portfolio companies, operating companies, and management teams. Woolsey is often asked to serve as outside general counsel by many of his clients, whom he counsels in their most complex business transactions and strategic objectives.