thoughtleader spotlight...
...kudos to our client thoughtleaders for their recent victories

• Joe Gray, Managing Partner at Longfellow Benefits LLC, was quoted in an article called “Brokering A Change” in Best’s Review Magazine

• Her Turn: Why It’s Time For Women To Lead In America (Praeger Press), a new book by Vicki Donlan, Founder and Publisher of Women’s Business Boston

• “Bringing Innovation To The Front Lines” by Alex Lattin, Principal,and Amy Muller, Director,Strategos, in Indus Business Journal

• “PTO Issues Much Anticipated New Rules On Continuation Applications And Claims” by Robert H. Walat, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, in Intellectual Property Today

• Michael Shenkman, President of Arch of Leadership, signed a contract with Career Press to publish his next book Leader Mentoring

• “Sealing The Deal: Insuring Benefits Success With Mergers And Acquisitions” by Patrick Haraden, Director of Employee Benefits Services at Longfellow Benefits LLC, in Employee Benefit News

• Parallel Peaks: Business Insights While Climbing The World’s Highest Mountains (HRD Press), a new book by John McQuaig, President of McQuaig & Welk PLLC. Article excerpts based on John’s book have been published in The Independent Consultant, Washington CPA and Indus Business Journal

• Roque El-Hayek M.D., Associate, Wolf Greenfield, was quoted about USPTO‘s new rules by In-Pharma Technologies, IP Watch.com and BioWorld.com

• “Speak To Inspire: How Leaders Can Communicate Vision To Drive Business Results” by Suzanne Bates, President of Bates Communications, in HR Magazine. Also, Suzanne’s article “ The Overscheduled Professional: Why 24/7 Won’t Get You Where You Want To Go” was published in Business Development Crossing

• “Smaller Companies Can Lower Health Insurance Costs With Risk- Sharing” by Jim Edholm, President of Business Benefits Insurance, in Benefits & Compensation Solutions e-letter

• Michael T. Siekman, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in an article called “Push For Patent Reform Gaining Momentum On Capitol Hill” in New England In-House Counsel Magazine and in a similar article in Law.com

• "Why 'Soft' Power In Iran Is Counterproductive" by Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Robert S. Litwak, Director of International-Security Studies at the Wilson Center and author of Regime Change: U.S. Strategy Through The Prism Of 9/11, in The Chronicle of Higher Education

• Entrepreneurs Inside: Accelerating Business Growth With Corporate Entrepreneurs (Xlibris), a new book by Susan Foley, Founder, Corporate Entrepreneurs LLC

• “Trademarks Need To Create A Lasting Impression” by Doug Wolf, Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Trademark Group at Wolf Greenfield, and Lisa Martin, Associate and member of the Trademark Practice Group at the same firm, in New England In-House Executive Counsel

• “What’s The Real Reason Nine Out Of 10 Fail To Execute Their Corporate Strategies?” by Timothy Swords, Managing Principal, T. Swords and Associates, in CEO Refresher

• Barry Shulman, Founder, and Gordon Chiang, Partner, Shulman Associates Executive Search, launched their new corporate website: http://shulmanassoc.com/index.php

• “What’s Left In Non-Qualified Executive Retirement Plans? Plenty, If You Look” by John Gagnon and John Waters, Principals, GW Financial, in The National Underwriter

• “Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006” by Ed Perlman, Shareholder and co-chair of the Trademark Practice Group, and Cheryl Clarkin, Associate and member of the Trademark Practice Group, Wolf Greenfield, in New England In-House Counsel Magazine, July 2007 issue. Ed also published (with Octavian Timar, a 2007 summer associate at Wolf Greenfield) “To Protect Your Trademarks In China , Stay Extra Alert!” in Mass High Tech

• “CRM: The Be-All And End-All Of Your Nervous Breakdown” by Shelley Hall, Principal of Catalytic Management Consulting, in ManageSmarter.com

• “Disaster Awaits! Why IT Systems Have Become The New Utility” by Charlie Nault, Chair of Atrion Networking Corporation, in ezinearticles.com

• Ken Stanger, Partner, Longfellow Benefits, was interviewed by The National Underwriter’s Annuity Sales Buzz for an article entitled “Single Premium Vs. Flexible Premium Annuities: Which Is Better?”

• Joseph Teja Jr., Counsel with Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in IP Frontline concerning the US Patent and Trademark Office’s recent new claims and continuations rules

• Rich Giunta, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in IP Law 360 concerning the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s new patent rules aimed at streamlining the patent application process

• “Data ‘Mashups’ Add Twist To Business Intelligence” by Vin D’Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in his monthly column “Virtual Business” for IndUS Business Journal. Vin also published a column entitled “Business Turns To Virtual Second Life For Opportunities” in a different issue of the same publication

• “The True Costs Of 401(k) Plans” by Kendall Storch, Director of Retirement Services at Longfellow Benefits LLC, in Employee Benefit Plan Review

• “Publishing A Book Nets More Than Readers” by Charlotte Cutter, Publishing Assistant at emerson consulting group, in Women’s Business Boston. Charlotte also published versions of the same article in The Independent Consultant and Indus Business Journal

• Disturbing Questions: Has God Stopped Blessing America (Father's Press), a new book by Ron Bourque, Principal, Bourque Associates International

• Randy Pritzker, Chair of the Electrical and Computer Technologies Practice at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in the article “Sunshine Law: Assessing Florida’s Approach to IP” in Boston Business Journal

• Michael Albert, Chair of the Litigation Group at Wolf Greenfield, was the subject of a feature article in IP Law & Business concerning the Diomed case

• “Five Smart Steps For Buying A Business” by Bill Mueller, Founder of Strategic Business Ownership, in ezinearticles.com

• It Sure Beats Working: 29 Quirky Stories And Practical Business Lessons For The First-Time, Mid-Life, Solo Professional, a new book by Michael Katz, Chief Penguin, Blue Penguin Development

• Jim Foster, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted on the topic of “obviousness” and a recent related KSR Supreme Court decision in DesignNews.com and Patent Café

• Ilan Barzilay, Associate and member of the Litigation Practice Group at Wolf Greenfield, commented on various litigation issues for several publications including the Wall Street Journal Blog, Newsfactor.com, Sci-Tech and Top Tech News

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