Welcome to the first edition of Mintz Levin’s Emerging Companies Update. The Update seeks to provide timely information on business and legal issues impacting the emerging business and venture capital communities.

In This Issue:

*The Current State of Venture Capital and an Outlook for Early Stage Companies

*Venture Capital Trends in 2009

*Enforceability of Many Reseller Agreements in Question

*Electronic Health Record Legislation Passed As Part of President’s Stimulus Package Poses Opportunities and Challenges

*Highlights of the Stimulus Package for the Energy and Clean Technology Sector

*Broadband Stimulus Funding Presents Opportunities and Risks

*Salary Deferral Arrangements May Be Void under Massachusetts Wage Act, Even for Top Executives

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