Richard Corley, Partner, Blakes to Speak at KC’s Contracting for Cloud Computing Services: What You Need to Know Live Webcast

New York, NY, January 25, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced that Richard Corley, Partner, Blakes will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Contracting for Cloud Computing Services: What You Need to Know.” This event is scheduled on February 14, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET.

For more information about this event and to register, please visit the event homepage: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2012_Cloud_Computing.html

About Richard Corley

Richard Corley's practice is focused on the intersection of law and technology, with a specific focus on the clean technology (CleanTech) and information technology industries. Richard has more than 25 years of experience in structuring and negotiating creative solutions to complex commercial arrangements and assisting entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. He has acted as lead counsel in advising corporations on complex outsourcing transactions, joint ventures, CleanTech and other technology acquisitions, technology-related competition law matters, and other commercial and corporate law matters. He is a partner in the Firm's CleanTech, Information Technology, Business and Competition Groups and co-head of the Information Technology Group.

Richard's technical background and interest in the use of engineering to solve problems have led to his hands-on involvement with a wide variety of technologies, ranging from computer control systems and electronics to solar and thermal storage systems, and low-speed aircraft aerodynamics. He has long-standing interests and involvement in energy conservation and energy alternatives and is currently involved with the Canadian implementation of the Third Industrial Revolution initiative, which integrates distributed renewable energy, low-energy buildings, intelligent power distribution and management, and energy storage systems, in response to demands for secure sources of energy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

About Blakes

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's leading business law firms with offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, London, Bahrain, Beijing and associated offices in Al-Khobar and Shanghai. For more than 150 years, Blakes has proudly served many of Canada's and the world's leading businesses and organizations. The Firm has built a reputation during that time as both a leader in the business community and in the legal profession – leadership that continues to be recognized to this day. Blakes was named, for the third consecutive year, "Canada's Law Firm of the Year" by Who’s Who Legal (2011) and "Law Firm of the Year: Canada" in the PLC Which Lawyer? Awards (2010). Blakes also consistently rank as one of the top Canadian firms on the Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and mergermarket M&A league tables. For more information, please visit http://www.blakes.com/index2.html.

Event Synopsis:

Migrating data from internal servers to “the cloud” has become a cost effective data management strategy for many firms in the last few years. Doing so however often requires entering into agreements with a number of complicated provisions which may lead to unexpected legal entanglements down the road. Businesses can potentially place themselves at risk if they do not scrutinize these arrangements before signing the contract. These risks are often related to data security, compliance, service availability and vendor lock-in which should make companies more mindful in purchasing cloud services. Companies really need to be in the know before moving to “the Cloud.”

The Knowledge Group is producing a two-hour live web cast which will explore the issues and concerns surrounding cloud computing contracts. A panel of key regulators and thought experts will provide valuable information and analysis regarding contract provisions, risks and best practices. Speakers will discuss:
‒ Necessary Provisions in the Contract or Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Cloud Service Provider (CSP)
‒ Privacy and Data Security Considerations
‒ Contract Negotiation Process
‒ Risk Identification, Assessment and Mitigation
‒ And Other Regulatory Updates

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear from leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries. For further details, please visit the organization’s website: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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