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Stephen A. HurwitzPartner
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts
02110
(Suffolk Co.)
Telephone: 617-248-5088
Fax: 617-248-4000
http://www.choate.com
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| Practice Areas | Business; Technology Law; Corporate; Securities | | | Education | Cornell University, J.D., 1968, Cornell University, A.B., 1965 | | | Admitted | 1968, Massachusetts | |
| Biography | Publications in which Mr. Hurwitz is Quoted in 2007 on US-Canada Cross- Border Issues: The Wall Street Journal, The Globe and Mail, National Post and Ottawa Citizen. Author, "How to Navigate Canada's Byzantine Tax Rules," Venture Capital Journal, March 2007. Panel Moderator, "Venture Capital and Private Equity Fundraising in 2007: Opportunities and Challenges," Canadian Venture Capital Association Conference, Halifax, May 2007. Panel Co-Moderator, "Partnering With Big Pharma: 2007 Global Perspective," BioMedex, Montreal, March 2007. "A Fireside Chat," interviewed Dr. Paul Kedrosky, Executive Director, William J. von Liebig Center, on "Future of Tech Investing," Canadian Venture Forum, Toronto, March 2007. Co-Author, "Open Border to Venture Capital," National Post, February 2007. Co-Author, "Financing Canadian Innovation: Why Canada Should End Roadblocks to Foreign Private Equity," C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto, February 2007. Panel Moderator, "Globalization and Exit Strategies in the Venture Capital Industry," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, December 2006. Panel Moderator, "Which to Choose and Why: Nasdaq, Toronto Stock Exchange and AIM," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, December 2006. Speaker, "Historical Update and Purpose of North American Venture Capital Summit," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, November 2006. Speaker, "Is it Time for a North American Investment Zone," BioNorth 2006, Ottawa, November 2006. Speaker, "Canada's Financing Challenge," roundtable at Ottawa Venture and Technology Summit, Ottawa, October 2006. Panel Co-Moderator, "Capital Markets Showdown - Which Global Exchange is Right for You," Ottawa Venture and Technology Summit, Ottawa, October 2006. Co-Moderator, "Practical Tips for Initiating Strategic Partnerships in the US," BioContact, Québec City, October 2006. Speaker, "Challenges and Opportunities in Seeking Funding from US Venture Capitalists: Ten Practical Tips," Investment Forum on Marine Technology - Oceans '06 Conference, Boston, September 2006. Panel Moderator, "Limited Partners Perspectives on Venture Capital and Private Equity," Canadian Venture Capital Association Conference, Vancouver, June 2006. Panel Co-Moderator, "Under Your Very Nose: US Venture Capitalists with Offices in Montreal," BioMedex, Montreal, May 2006. Panel C-Moderator, "Meet the Investors," Canadian Venture Forum, Toronto, May 2006. Speaker, "Challenges and Opportunities in Seeking Funding from US Venture Capitalists: Ten Practical Tips," Art of the Start, Montreal, March 2006. Speaker, "The Promise and Perils of Seeking Funding from US Venture Capitalists," Symposium for Canadian Companies from Maritime Provinces, Canadian Consulate General's Office, Boston, March 2006. Panel Moderator, "Cross-Border Investment and Technology Issues," Canadian Venture Capital Forum, Boston, February 2006. Panel Moderator, "Cross-Border Investment and Technology Issues," Canadian Venture Capital Forum, New York, February 2006. Speaker, "History and Purposes of North American Venture Capital Summit," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, November 2005. Panel Co-Moderator, "Cross-Border Venture Capital Fundraising," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, November 2005. Round Table Co-Moderator, "Program for Cross-Border Fundraising," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, November 2005. Panel Co-Moderator, "Practical Tips on How to Succeed in Obtaining Funding from US and Canadian Venture Capitalists and Pharma," BioContact, Québec City, October 2005. Panel Co-Moderator, "Investing in Emerging Canadian Companies in 2006: Perspectives of US and Canadian Venture Capitalists," Ottawa Venture and Technology Summit, Ottawa, September 2005. Panel Co-Moderator, "Practical Tips for Obtaining Funding from Canadian and US Venture Capitalists," BioMedex, Montreal, March 2005. Panel Co-Moderator, "Cross-Border Venture Capital Investment Issues," Canadian Venture Forum, Toronto, March 2005. Speaker, "When Canadian Companies do Business in the US," Symposium for Canadian Companies from Maritime Provinces, Canadian Consulate General's Office, Boston, March 2005. Speaker, "Future of Venture Capital in Canada and Québec," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, November 2004. Panel Co-Moderator, "Cross-Border Issues in Seeking Venture Capital Funding," North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, November 2004. Speaker, "Proposed Structural Changes in Venture Capital Industry in Québec," Convocation of Québec Venture Capital Leaders, Québec City, 2003. Speaker, "Cross-Border Venture Capital in Province of Québec," Defi Québec Technologique, Québec City, November 2003. Co-Moderator, "Key US - Canada Cross-Border Issues for Québec," Symposium of US and Québec Province Venture Capital Leaders, Defi Québec Technologique, Québec City, November 2003. | | | ISLN | 906286096 | | | Transactions | Chair, North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, November 2006. Author, "Proposal for a North American Free Investment Area," March 2006. Member, Tax Policy Committee, Canadian Venture Capital Association, 2006-2007. Selection Committee Member, Selection of Canadian Technology Companies to Present at Canadian Venture Forum, Toronto, 2006. Selection Committee Member, Selection of Canadian Life Sciences Companies to Participate at BioMedex, Montreal, 2006. Co-Chair, North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, 2005. Advisor, "The Activity of American Venture Capital Funds in the Ontario Market: Issues, Trends and Prospects," Thomson Macdonald Report for the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, November 2005. Advisor, "The Activity of American Venture Capital Funds in the Québec Market: Issues, Trends and Prospects," Thomson Macdonald Report to Ministere du Dévelopment économique de l' Innovation et de l' Exportation (MDEIE), Gouvernement du Québec, October 2005. Advisor, "Growing the Businesses of Tomorrow: Challenges and Prospects of Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment in Canada," Report of Macdonald & Associates Limited (now Thomson Macdonald) for the Business Development Bank of Canada, Industry Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, March 2005. Selection Committee Member, Selection of Canadian Life Sciences Companies to Present at BioMedex, Montreal, 2005. Selection Committee Member, Selection of Canadian Technology Companies to Present at Canadian Venture Forum, Toronto, 2005. Co-Chair, North American Venture Capital Summit, Québec City, 2004. Selection Committee Member, Selection of Canadian Life Sciences Companies to Present at BioMedex, Montreal, 2004. Selection Committee Member, Selection of Canadian Technology Companies to Present at Toronto Venture Fair, Toronto, 2004. Advising Québec Government on Venture Capital and Institutional Investor Issues, 2003-2005. Advising Québec Government on Proposed Legislation Affecting Québec Venture Capital Industry, 2005. Advising Wise Persons' Committee (appointed by Federal Canadian Government) to Review the Structure of Securities Regulation in Canada, 2004. | |
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