We are very excited to welcome into our faculty for our October 2008 Entrepreneurship Boot Camp some of the best well known experts in advising emerging companies.

Gene Landy, Partner, Ruberto, Israel, & Weiner

Gene Landy is a shareholder of the firm and Chair of the firm's Technology Group. His practice is concentrated on technology companies and information technology transactions Gene is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School (cum laude).

Gene handles domestic and international transactions for high technology businesses, from start-ups to publicly traded companies. He represents companies in software, integrated circuits, telecommunications technology, IT hardware, Internet applications, e-commerce, computer games, and other technology fields.

His work includes licensing, intellectual property, technology transfer, business sales and acquisitions, and investments. He has worked with non-US technology firms that operate in the United States, including companies from India, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, India, England, and Scotland. Gene also works with investors in technology opportunities.

Gene is the author, together with RIW attorney Amy Mastrobattista, of a comprehensive plain English layperson's guide to digital technology and media law, recently published by Elsevier in June 2008. The book, called The IT/Digital Legal Companion, is available on amazon.com and other online book selling sites. Gene Landy is also the author of a layperson's guide to software law entitled The Software Developer's and Marketer's Legal Companion, published by Addison-Wesley in the fall of 1993, as well as a number of articles in the field of information technology law published in law journals and other publications. Gene frequently lectures on legal topics and has spoken at e-Commerce Expo, Lotusphere, the Computer Games Developer Conference, and other industry trade shows, as well as the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Counsel, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, and the International Federation of Computer Law Associations. He has given presentations on IT, software, telecommunications, and Internet law in England, Ireland and India.

Stephen "Zam" Zamierowski, Tech-Venture Center Director, Deloitt

Zam is a member of Deloitte's New England technology & life sciences practice. As Director of the Tech-Venture Center, he focuses on helping information technology and life sciences entrepreneurs form the professional service and capital foundations for their companies. Before joining Deloitte, Zam was VP of Marketing for a software startup. Earlier in his career, Zam held a variety of senior marketing and product management positions at Data General, Progress Software and Interleaf. He began his career as a market analyst with International Data Corporation. Zam is a frequent speaker, judge and coach for entrepreneurial programs at several institutions including MIT, BU, Northeastern and Tufts. He is a member of the board of directors of The Capital Network (TCN) and the New England Technology Foundation. Zam also serves as an advisor/judge for Mass High Tech's Incubator of the Year Awards and a reviewer for the Mass Tech Transfer Center's (MTTC) grant program.

Chris Sheehan, Managing Director, Common Angels

Chris is a managing director of CommonAngels, joining the group in 2005, and is currently either a board member or observer at Carbonite, Polnox, Outside the Classroom, Most Effective Media, Xconomy and GateRocket. Within CommonAngels, Chris manages deal flow, due diligence and the investment process. He also guides the group's strategic direction and works closely with portfolio companies. He is also a managing director of the groupís two $10M venture funds.

Previously, Chris founded Newburyport Partners, a consulting firm that works with investors and their portfolio companies. Chris also served as a venture partner at Industry Ventures where he was actively involved in the acquisition and management of secondary venture investment portfolios.

Prior to starting Newburyport Partners, Chris was a Director of Corporate Development for BEA Systems, a leading enterprise software company with over $1B in sales. At BEA, he was a key member of the corporate team responsible for all venture capital investing and M&A activity. He was also part of the executive team for one of the company's product divisions. Prior to BEA, Chris led the private equity practice for the Cambridge based research firm, Stax Inc. Chris also spent six years with the top ranked investment bank in Australia. He started his career as an equity analyst focusing on the oil and gas sector.