Advertising and Internet
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Plans presentations on legal issues relating to advertising and hot topics in the internet arena.
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Liz Brodzinski Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. lbrodzinski@bannerwitcoff.com
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Kerianne Strachan Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP kstrachan@fitcheven.com
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Anisha A. Mehta K&L Gates LLP anisha.mehta@klgates.com
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Agents
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Plans presentations and meetings on topics of interest to patent agents.
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Jagriti Ritu Chander Helix Patent Services LLC ritu@helixpatents.com
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Natasha Sansone natashadanielle36@gmail.com
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Jagriti Ritu Chander Helix Patent Services LLC ritu@helixpatents.com
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AIA Trials Committee
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Issues related to PTAB AIA trials.
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George "Trey" Lyons, III MBHB lyons@mbhb.com
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Joshua James Crowell & Moring LLP jjames@crowell.com
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Wasim K. Bleibel Locke Lord LLP wbleibel@lockelord.com
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Appointments
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Assists IPLAC in promoting IP attorneys for judicial and other governmental openings.
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Dr. E. Kate Berezutskaya Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. kberezutskaya@gbclaw.net
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Marc V. Richards Crowell & Moring LLP mrichards@crowell.com
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Marc V. Richards Crowell & Moring LLP mrichards@crowell.com
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Biotechnology
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Plans meetings on biotechnology topics of interest.
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Stephanie Nelson Baker Hostetler sjnelson@bakerlaw.com
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Michael Patrick Ellenberger McNeill Baur PLLC michael.ellenberger@mcneillbaur.com
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Wasim K. Bleibel Locke Lord LLP wbleibel@lockelord.com
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CLE
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Assists IPLAC in tracking CLE credit awarded for IPLAC programs.
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Matthew Marrone McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. mmarrone@mcandrews-ip.com
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Jaimin Shah Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP jshah@taftlaw.com
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Anisha A. Mehta K&L Gates LLP anisha.mehta@klgates.com
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Copyright
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Plans meetings on copyright topics of interest.
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Adam Wolek Fox Rothschild LLP awolek@foxrothschild.com
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Brittany Kaplan K&L Gates Brittany.Kaplan@klgates.com
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William (Bill) Beckman Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company Beckman_Bill@cat.com
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Corporate
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Plans meetings and presentations on topics of interest to IP attorneys working in corporate law departments. Members of this committee are limited to corporate practitioners.
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Kara DeAngelis McDonald’s Corporation kara.deangelis@us.mcd.com
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Jasmine Davis ConAgra
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Libby O'Neill Loeb & Loeb eoneill@loeb.com
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Creator of the Year
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Solicits nominations for an award presented to a person or organization for a significant or unique creating in any aspect of IP.
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Rathna Koka JP Morgan Chase & Co Rathna.r.koka@JPMChase.com
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Vangelis Economou Director, Patent Clinic Economou IP Law van@economouIP.com
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Dunstan Barnes McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd dbarnes@mcandrews-ip.com
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Dinner (Judges and Annual)
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Plans the IPLAC Annual Dinner in May and the Annual Dinner Honoring the Federal Judiciary.
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Alisa Simmons Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP asimmons@fitcheven.com
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Madalyn Phillips Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association maphillips1800@gmail.com
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Tiffany D. Gehrke Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP tgehrke@marshallip.com
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
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Promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion within IPLAC itself and the Chicago IP Community at-large through programming, outreach, opportunities for mentorship and sponsorship, assessing opportunities for improving diversity, and formulating diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies.
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Cynthia Assam cynthia.assam@gmail.com
Caleb Norris IpHorgan LTD. caljnorris@gmail.com
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Ted Mahan Irwin IP LLC tmahan@irwinip.com
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Atanu Das Guntin & Gust Atanu.Das@ggip.com
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Ethics and Grievances
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Conducts IPLAC ethics and grievance hearings.
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Per the by-laws, this committee consists of the President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. |
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Field Day
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Plans the golf tournament and other events for IPLAC’s Annual Field Day.
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Evan Kline-Wedeen Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP eklinewedeen@fitcheven.com
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Michael Patrick Ellenberger McNeill Baur PLLC michael.ellenberger@mcneillbaur.com
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Brian A. Verbus Kirkland & Ellis LLP brian.verbus@kirkland.com
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Foundation Liaison
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Liaises between IPLAC Educational Foundation and IPLAC leadership and Board.
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Tanya Miari McDonald's Corporation Tanya.Miari@us.mcd.com
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Matthew Kelly
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International Relations Committee
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Focuses on IPLAC’s international presence. Seeks, addresses, and facilitates opportunities for members to liaise concerning IP with representatives of bar associations and governmental offices outside the U.S.
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Patrick G. Burns Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. pburns@gbc.law
Tron Fu Steptoe & Johnson LLP tfu@Steptoe.com
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Ryan Phelan Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP rphelan@marshallip.com
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Matthew Kelly
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Law School Outreach
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Plans programming for the local law school students. Promotes camaraderie with the law schools.
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Professor Cynthia Ho Loyola University School of Law Cho@luc.edu
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Professor David L. Schwartz Northwestern University School of Law david.schwartz@law.northwestern.edu
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Atanu Das Guntin & Gust Atanu.Das@ggip.com
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Litigation
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Plans seminars on issues relating to IP litigation.
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Leif Sigmond Baker Hostetler lsigmond@bakerlaw.com
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R. David Donoghue Holland & Knight LLP david.donoghue@hklaw.com
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Laura Miller
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Litigation: Amicus Committee
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Tracks and identifies amicus opportunities and proposes and prepares amicus briefs to be submitted by IPLAC.
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Bob Resis Banner & Witcoff rresis@bannerwitcoff.com
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Margaret M. Duncan Adjunct Professor, Patent Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law mduncan@luc.edu
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Dunstan Barnes McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd dbarnes@mcandrews-ip.com
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Litigation: Claim Construction Committee
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Prepares annual book and update on recent cases involving claim construction issues.
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Kevin E. Noonan, Ph.D. McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP noonan@mbhb.com
Adam G. Kelly Loeb & Loeb LLP akelly@loeb.com
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Erin W. Lothson Uber Technologies, Inc. erin.lothson@uber.com
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Membership
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Develops plans for recruiting and retaining IPLAC members, evaluates applications for membership in IPLAC, and plans a reception for new members and committee chairs.
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Kenneth Matuszewski Goldberg Segalla kmatuszewski@goldbergsegalla.com
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Judy He Haynes and Boone, LLP judy.he@haynesboone.com
Vivian Sandoval Nixon Peabody LLP vsandoval@nixonpeabody.com
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Peter J. Prommer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP pjprommer@michaelbest.com
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Mentoring
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Manages IPLAC’s mentoring program.
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Rachel Miller Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC rmiller@llflegal.com
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Margot Wilson MBHB wilson@mbhb.com
Kyle Gerstner NIU Law
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Jagriti Ritu Chander Helix Patent Services LLC ritu@helixpatents.com
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Moot Court Competition Liaison - Saul Lefkowitz |
Coordinates with Midwest Regional planning committee to host moot court competition and recruit volunteer bailiffs. |
Tanya Miari McDonald's Corporation
Tanya.Miari@us.mcd.com
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Libby O'Neill Loeb & Loeb eoneill@loeb.com
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Moot Court Competition Liaison - Richard Giles
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Andrew Wood Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP awood@nge.com
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Newsletter
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Prepares the IPLAC newsletter for distribution to all members. Assists the organization in promoting IPLAC programs, events & activities.
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Adam Sussman Crowell & Moring LLP asussman@crowell.com
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Arvin Hosseini IIT Chicago Kent Law ahosseini@kentlaw.iit.edu
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Brian A. Verbus Kirkland & Ellis LLP brian.verbus@kirkland.com
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Paralegal
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Plans presentations and meetings on topics of interest to paralegals. Plans networking and social events for members.
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Cindi Schermerhorn LMH IP Services socks2525@gmail.com
Regina Blaskie Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery mailto:rblaskie@fitcheven.com
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Abby Pierce Neal & McDevitt apierce@nealmcdevitt.com
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Peter J. Prommer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP pjprommer@michaelbest.com
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Patents - U.S.
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Sponsors presentations on changes in U.S. patent law and procedures and regulations at USPTO. Also recommends to IPLAC leadership and board on whether IPLAC should take action on proposed legislation and regulation.
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Yoni Torchman Torchman IP yoni.torchman@torchmanip.com
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Joshua Smith Crowell & Moring LLP jsmith@crowell.com
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Joe Janas Wells Fargo joe.janas@wellsfargo.com
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Symposium
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Plans and sponsors annual patent seminar on developments in patent law.
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James Muraff McDonald Hopkins jmuraff@mcdonaldhopkins.com
Matthew Marrone McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. mmarrone@mcandrews-ip.com
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Viren Soni Accenture Viren.Soni@accenture.com
Margot Wilson MBHB wilson@mbhb.com
Kwanwoo Lee Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP klee@marshallip.com
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Laura MIller
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Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition
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Sponsors an annual in-depth seminar on new developments in trade secret and unfair competition.
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Debbie Berman Jenner & Block LLP dberman@jenner.com
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Brad Lane Crowell & Moring LLP blane@crowell.com
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William (Bill) Beckman Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company Beckman_Bill@cat.com
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Trademarks & Anti-Counterfeiting
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Plans and hosts presentations on changes in U.S. trademark law and procedures and regulations at USPTO. Also recommends to IPLAC leadership and board on whether IPLAC should take action on proposed legislation and regulation.
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Janet Lee Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. jjlee@bannerwitcoff.com
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Donielle Robinson McDonald Hopkins drobinson@mcdonaldhopkins.com
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Karen S. Hwang KSH Law Group khwang@kshlawgroup.com
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Website
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Assists the organization in maintaining the IPLAC website (www.IPLAC.org), emailing communications to membership, and planning website improvements.
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Mary F. Fetsco von Briesen & Roper, s.c. mfetsco@vonbriesen.com
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Rachel Miller Greer, Burns & Crain, LTD. rmiller@gbc.law
Abby Neu Greer, Burns & Crain, LTD. aneu@gbc.law
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Tiffany D. Gehrke Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP tgehrke@marshallip.com
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Women in IP
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Plans and hosts programs and meetings of interest to women IP practitioners. Hosts annual judicial panel and progressive networking dinner.
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Laura M. Schaefer Leydig Voit & Mayer lschaefer@leydig.com
Jacquelyn Prom Pattishall McAuliffee JRP@pattishall.com
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Mary LaFleur Crowell & Moring LLP mlafleur@crowell.com
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Karen S. Hwang KSH Law Group khwang@kshlawgroup.com
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Young Members
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Plans networking and social events targeted to younger (and young at heart) members.
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Prateek Reedy Michael Best preddy@michaelbest.com
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Joseph Ambrose Quarles and Brady LLP joseph.ambrose@quarles.com
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George Jonas george.jonas@resideo.com
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