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November 7, 2025

This Event is free to attend

Agenda

Door open at 1:30 PM, Presentation start at 2:00 PM
IP Strategy & Prosecution: 2:00-2:40 PM
Technology Transactions: 2:40-3:20 PM
Corporate Law: 3:20-4:20 PM
Regulatory Considerations: 4:20-5:00 PM
Featuring a round table discussion with Steven Mickelson, MD: 5:00PM -5:45PM 
Social Hour: 5:45-7:00PM

Location

Courtyard Mariott University Heights 

The Heights Rooftop Ballroom & Patio

Iowa City, IA

About the Event:

Join the Office of Innovation for Structuring for Success: Legal Tools for Healthcare Inventors and Startups, a half-day event designed to equip startup founders and students with essential legal insights for launching and growing successful ventures.

Hosted in collaboration with Wilson Sonsini—one of the nation’s leading law firms serving technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises—this event will feature in-depth sessions on critical legal topics tailored to innovators in medical devices, therapeutics, and diagnostics.

What to Expect:

Focused Legal Talks:

Four 45 minute sessions led by Wilson Sonsini experts covering:

  • IP Strategy & Prosecution with Matthew Bresnahan: Building and protecting your intellectual property portfolio.
  • Technology Transactions with Alex Key: Navigating licensing, collaborations, and strategic partnerships.
  • Corporate Law with Philip Oettinger: Structuring your company for investment, growth, and eventual exit.
  • Regulatory Considerations with Eva Lin: Understanding the evolving regulatory landscape for health innovations.
  • Round table discussion with serial medical device entrepreneur and UI professor emeritus Steven Mickelsen, MD 

Networking Reception:
Connect with your peers and the Wilson Sonsini team. Exchange business cards, spark new collaborations.

Symposium Participants

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Philip Oettinger

Partner, Corporate, Wilson Sonsini
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Alex Key

Partner, Technology Transactions, Wilson Sonsini
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Matthew Bresnahan

Partner, Patents and Innovations, Wilson Sonsini
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Brian Appel

Partner, Corporate, Wilson Sonsini
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Eva Yin

Partner, Regulatory, Wilson Sonsini
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Steven Mickelson

Founder and CEO Field Medical Founder and former CEO of Farapluse -acquired by Boston Scientific

Event Registration

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