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Former Upstart Founding Executive, Jeff Keltner, Joins LawFi as Strategic Advisor

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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LawFi, Inc., (“ LawFi ”) a pioneering Legal Fintech Lender and the Inventor of the “Legal Fee Loan” is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Jeff Keltner to our growing team.

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  • LawFi, Inc., (“ LawFi ”) a pioneering Legal Fintech Lender and the Inventor of the “Legal Fee Loan” is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Jeff Keltner to our growing team.
  • Mr. Keltner has signed on as an Advisor to help guide our highly experienced teams.
  • Jeff was a founding team member at Upstart where he led business development, strategic partnerships, and new initiatives from its founding through an eventual IPO and beyond.
  • He was a key executive at Upstart, helping to take Upstart from its launch to the prominent multi-billion public company it is today.

Provana and BEN Sign Partnership to Revolutionize Business Process Management with AI Integration

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Brand Engagement Network (BEN) (Nasdaq: BNAI), an emerging provider of personalized customer engagement AI, and Provana , a highly specialized knowledge process management provider, announced today a partnership that will enable BEN’s AI assistants to be integrated with Provana’s contact center solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Brand Engagement Network (BEN) (Nasdaq: BNAI), an emerging provider of personalized customer engagement AI, and Provana , a highly specialized knowledge process management provider, announced today a partnership that will enable BEN’s AI assistants to be integrated with Provana’s contact center solutions.
  • This strategic partnership aims to optimize compliance and business process management (BPM) across a variety of industries, including health insurance, personal injury, and credit servicing.
  • Provana, a pioneer and industry leader in the credit and collections, legal servicing, healthcare, and revenue cycle management sectors, along with BEN have begun crafting multiple use cases to deploy using the BEN conversational AI platform.
  • “By collaborating with Provana, we believe we are poised to develop game-changing solutions that redefine compliance and business process management operations,” said BEN Chief Executive Officer, Michael Zacharski.

Provana and BEN Sign Partnership to Revolutionize Business Process Management with AI Integration

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Provana , a highly specialized knowledge process management provider and Brand Engagement Network (BEN) (Nasdaq: BNAI), an emerging provider of personalized customer engagement AI, announced today a partnership that will enable BEN’s AI assistants to be integrated with Provana’s contact center solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Provana , a highly specialized knowledge process management provider and Brand Engagement Network (BEN) (Nasdaq: BNAI), an emerging provider of personalized customer engagement AI, announced today a partnership that will enable BEN’s AI assistants to be integrated with Provana’s contact center solutions.
  • This strategic partnership aims to optimize compliance and business process management (BPM) across a variety of industries, including health insurance, personal injury, and credit servicing.
  • Provana, a pioneer and industry leader in the credit and collections, legal servicing, healthcare, and revenue cycle management sectors, along with BEN have begun crafting multiple use cases to deploy using the BEN conversational AI platform.
  • “By collaborating with Provana, we believe we are poised to develop game-changing solutions that redefine compliance and business process management operations,” said BEN Chief Executive Officer, Michael Zacharski.

Mike McNamara, Former CEO of Dentons US, Joins Baretz+Brunelle as Chief Executive Officer and Partner

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Baretz+Brunelle, a growth advisory firm to businesses in the legal industry, announced today that Mike McNamara , former CEO of Dentons US, will become its first chief executive officer.

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  • Baretz+Brunelle, a growth advisory firm to businesses in the legal industry, announced today that Mike McNamara , former CEO of Dentons US, will become its first chief executive officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240409182492/en/
    “Mike is a transformational leader whose addition immediately transforms Baretz+Brunelle,” said Spencer Baretz , co-founder of B+B.
  • “No one is more qualified to advise growth-seeking clients than Mike, who has lived the experience in a way few have.
  • Appointed as CEO of Dentons US in 2017 following six years as managing partner, he led a region that delivered nearly a third of Dentons’ global revenue.

California Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Jenkins ’77 to Address Santa Clara University Class of 2024

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Martin J. Jenkins ’77, California Supreme Court Associate Justice and former Judicial Appointments Secretary to California Gov.

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  • Martin J. Jenkins ’77, California Supreme Court Associate Justice and former Judicial Appointments Secretary to California Gov.
  • Gavin Newsom ’89, will be the keynote speaker at Santa Clara University’s 173rd commencement ceremony on June 15.
  • Justice Jenkins was confirmed as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court on November 10, 2020.
  • “I look forward to celebrating commencement with Santa Clara University’s Class of 2024,” said Jenkins.

Johnson Pope Welcomes Lauren Taylor to Its Tax Team

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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TAMPA, Fla., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Taylor has joined the firm as a Partner.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Taylor has joined the firm as a Partner.
  • Lauren focuses her practice on complex tax and estate planning, trust and estate administration, and related corporate, partnership, and real estate matters.
  • Established in 1973, Johnson Pope remains committed to delivering the highest quality legal services to our clients.
  • For more information about Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, LLP, and its comprehensive range of legal services, visit https://www.jpfirm.com .

AgeX Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2023 Financial Results

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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ALAMEDA, Calif., March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (“AgeX”; NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, reported its financial and operating results for fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2023 and recent highlights.

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  • ALAMEDA, Calif., March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (“AgeX”; NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for human aging and regeneration, reported its financial and operating results for fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2023 and recent highlights.
  • The Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock automatically converted into shares of AgeX common stock on February 1, 2024.
  • As of December 31, 2023, AgeX owed Juvenescence Limited $4.5 million in principal and origination fees on account of loans extended to AgeX.
  • Operating expenses for the full year 2023 were $10.1 million as compared with $7.0 million in the same period of 2022.

Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) Announces $1.4 Million Grant to Equal Justice Works to Launch National Legal Fellowship Program

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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New York, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced it is awarding a grant of $1,361,005 over 30 months to Equal Justice Works to launch a national Opioid Crisis Response Legal Fellowship Program that will address the legal consequences of the opioid crisis.

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  • New York, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced it is awarding a grant of $1,361,005 over 30 months to Equal Justice Works to launch a national Opioid Crisis Response Legal Fellowship Program that will address the legal consequences of the opioid crisis.
  • “The opioid crisis cannot be fully addressed without multidisciplinary interventions, including legal assistance,” said Karen A. Scott, MD., MPH, President of FORE.
  • “We thank the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts for their generous grant,” said Verna Williams, CEO of Equal Justice Works.
  • “FORE’s support will mobilize six Equal Justice Works Fellows to address critical legal needs frequently arising from opioid use disorder, such as child custody matters, housing, healthcare, and employment.

Norton Rose Fulbright introduces Technology Transactions team and leadership

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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Houston, TX, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced the launch of its Technology Transactions practice team in the United States.

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  • Houston, TX, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced the launch of its Technology Transactions practice team in the United States.
  • The technology transactions team, which complements and is part of the firm’s intellectual property group, works on large and complex cross-border technology and commercial matters.
  • Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Managing Partner, said:
    “The official formation of the Technology Transactions team will allow Norton Rose Fulbright to more efficiently meet the needs of our clients in an economy driven by technology and data.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright’s technology transactions lawyers have deep-rooted technology and corporate backgrounds, bringing together the technology, business and legal acumen that is necessary to help clients navigate often technically complex technology transactions and critical strategic operational initiatives in the face of a regulatory environment that evolves with the pace of technical change.

Zuma Capital Management Nominates Five Highly Qualified, Independent Director Candidates at Presidio Property Trust

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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ATLANTA, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zuma Capital Management, LLC, which owns approximately 7.7% of the outstanding shares of the Series A Common Stock of Presidio Property Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQFT) (“Presidio” or the “Company”), today issued a public letter to the Company’s stockholders announcing its nomination of five highly qualified, independent candidates; Reuben Berman, Stefani Carter, Vito Garfi, Brent Morrison and Elena Piliptchak, for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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  • Learn more about Zuma Capital Management, LLC’s director candidates by visiting www.SavePresidio.com, where stockholders can download a copy of our letter and sign up for future updates on Zuma Capital Management’s campaign for boardroom change.
  • We have nominated five highly qualified, independent candidates for election to the Board, who have strong experience in commercial real estate, corporate governance and capital allocation.
  • 2 Source: Morningstar (as of March 12, 2024) and Zuma Capital Management Internal Estimates.
  • 3 Source: Morningstar (as of March 12, 2024) and Zuma Capital Management Internal Estimates.