October 18, 2007

Partner Phil Petti has been appointed to serve for a second year as Chair of The American Intellectual Property Law Association's IP Law Association Committee for 2007-2008. The IP Law Association Committee works with regional and local IP law associations across the United States to encourage sponsoring and promoting educational programs, IP law advocacy and information sharing.

Mr. Petti served as the Chair of the committee for 2006-2007 and Vice-Chair for 2005-2006. Mr. Petti also is active on AIPLA's Programs Committee and On-line Education Committee. The AIPLA is the nation's largest bar association focusing on intellectual property law, with more than 17,000 members. Its members includes owners and users of intellectual property, and lawyers in private and corporate practice, government service, and the academic community.