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| Practice Areas | Patents; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Technology Transfer; Business Law; Business Planning; Business Transactions; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law; Intellectual Property Litigation | | | Education | University of Detroit, J.D., 1976, University of Detroit (B.Ch.E., magna cum laude; M.E., Engineering, 1973); University of Michigan, The Executive Program, 1991 | | | Admitted | 1977, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, Kentucky; 2001, Georgia; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | |
| Memberships | North Fulton County (Board of Directors, 2007—; President-Elect, 2009-2010), Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Georgia; American Corporate Counsel Association; Medical Innovation Resource Association (Founder and President); National Association of Corporate Directors; Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals; American Intellectual Property Law Association; MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta; Society of International Business Fellows (Member: Board of Directors, 2006—; Strategic Planning Committee, 2007; Nominating Committee, 2007; Vice President of Membership, 2008—; Executive Committee, 2008—; Finance Committee, 2008—). | | | Born | Detroit, Michigan, July 17, 1951 | | | Biography | Tau Beta Pi; Omega Chi Epsilon. Recipient, Newcomer Award, recognizing emerging leadership, Society of International Business Fellows, 2007. Judge, Georgia Tech College of Management Business Plan Competition (February 2008 and February 2009). Co-Author: "Red Flags for Exporters," Global Atlanta, November 2008. Speaker: "Intellectual Property Protection in China," National Association of Patent Practitioners, Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., July 2008; "Brand Name Protection and Sarbanes-Oxley; Society of Corporate Secretaries Governance Professionals, Southeastern Chapter, Annual Meeting, April 2008. | | | ISLN | 902997422 | |
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Putting Economic Development Incentives to Work for BusinessGary S. Schiff, Richard A. Walker, William N. Norton, William S. Mendenhall, Louann Prater Smith, Desiree M. Franklin, Nancy A. Vincent, Robert D. Van de Vuurst, Doreen M. Edelman, October 7, 2009 A lucrative package of tax and other incentives offered by state and local governments made it easy for a multinational manufacturer to decide where to build its new manufacturing facility. The glow of the incentives began to dim, however, as company executives grappled with how to take advantage... |
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