
Our Partners

NZconsulting helps companies establish themselves, grow and prosper through operational excellence, effective asset management, process optimization and information technology integration using best in class practices and exceptional return on investment portfolio.
NZconsulting’s mission is to enhance businesses effectiveness and
efficiency in terms of revenue growth, product quality, customer
satisfaction and operational excellence. They design and implement
business strategy, organization, operations and technology
solutions.
NZconsulting integrates into it’s practice social responsibility,
sustainability and leadership that focuses on human factors such as
visionary leadership, diversity, emotional intelligence, personal
transformation, inspiration and community well being.

DC Lobby Group is led by the Founder Dan Copeland whom is a former politician and established entrepreneur.
Rolling Out publisher, Munson Steed has recognized Dan Copeland as "The Top African-American Lobbyist in Georgia". His client list has included the Hospital Corporation of America, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Spellman College, Johnson Controls, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, KPMG, and Hitachi Data Systems. He has been described as a profile of hard work, sacrifice, and ambition.
As head lobbyist for the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partners (ANDP) he facilitated legislation that generated $5 million from the State of Georgia for affordable housing. In 2003 he assisted ANDP in securing $58 million from the city of Atlanta's Empowerment Zone Fund. Other results include serving as a consultant for the president of the Hospital Corporation of America ( HCA) to monitor health legislative issues and promote a $1.2 million training program to increase the number of nursing professionals.
Dan Copeland, an avid golfer, is the father of four, three daughters and one son. His advice to entrepreneurs: "Believe in yourself, take risk, and be willing to make the commitment to and sacrifice for your business." For more wisdom from Mr. Copeland be on the look out for his book, Lessons From a Lobbyist, to be published in 2005.

Orrick Emerging Companies Group represents more than 450
venture-backed emerging growth companies in Silicon Valley and more
than 550 worldwide.
Orrick has a unique focus on the business and legal needs of
emerging companies and the venture capitalists and investments banks
that support them. The group is a multi-disciplinary international
team of more than 100 lawyers centered at the Silicon Valley
Office. Orrick is an international law firm with more than 900
lawyers located throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Orrick represents start-ups and early-stage companies in all aspects
of capital formation including initial rounds of financing from
angel and venture capital investors, later-stage venture financings
and investments by strategic partners. Orrick lawyers also have
experience representing venture capital and private equity firms
with their fund formation activities and equity investments. Orrick
lawyers understand how to scale with companies that start in the
“garage” and end up on the NASDAQ.
