NYIPLA COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS AND REPRESENTATIVES
2009 - 2010

OPEN COMMITTEES
Alternative Dispute Resolution William H. Dippert Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC 10 Bank Street White Plains , NY 10606 Phone: (914) 286-2813 Fax: (914) 949-5424 E-Mail: wdippet@eckertseamans.com	Amicus Briefs, Co-Chair Charles A. Weiss Kenyon & Kenyon LLP One Broadway New York , NY 10004 Phone: (212) 908-6287 Fax: (212) 425-5288 E-Mail: cweiss@kenyon.com
Amicus Briefs, Co-Chair John M. Hintz Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 399 Park Avenue New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 295-6451 Fax: (212) 230-8888 E-Mail: john.hintz@wilmerhale.com	Antitrust, Inequitable Conduct and Misuse Douglas R. Nemec Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 4 Times Square New York , NY 10036 Phone: (212) 735-2419 Fax: (917) 777-2419 E-Mail: dnemec@skadden.com
Biotechnology Joseph D. Eng King & Spalding LLP 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York , NY 10036 Phone: (212) 827-4318 Fax: (212) 556-2222 E-Mail: jeng@kslaw.com	Chemical/Pharmaceutical Michael K. Levy Kenyon & Kenyon LLP One Broadway New York , NY 10004 Phone: (212) 908-6221 Fax: (212) 425-5288 E-Mail: mlevy@kenyon.com
Continuing Legal Education, Co-Chair Dorothy R. Auth Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP One World Financial Center New York , NY 10281 Phone: (212) 504-6000 Fax: (212) 504-6666 E-Mail: dorothy.auth@cwt.com	Continuing Legal Education, Co-Chair Richard E. Parke Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP 745 Fifth Avenue, 10^th Floor New York , NY 10151 Phone: (212) 863-2109 Fax: (212) 588-0500 E-Mail: rparke@flhlaw.com
Copyrights Ronald A. Clayton Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York , NY 10112 Phone: (212) 218-2246 Fax: (212) 218-2200 E-Mail: rclayton@fchs.com	Corporate Practice, Co-Chair Alexandra B. Urban Otis Elevator Company 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington , CT 06032 Phone: (860) 676-5086 Fax: (860) 622-0218 E-Mail: alexandra.urban@otis.com
Corporate Practice, Co-Chair Susan McGahan AT&T Corporation One AT&T, Room 3A-250 Bedminster , NJ 07921 Phone: (908) 532-1996 Fax: (908) 532-1219 E-Mail: smchale@att.com	Design Protection Thomas E. Spath Abelman, Frayne & Schwab 666 Third Avenue New York , NY 10017 Phone: (212) 949-9022 Fax: (212) 949-9190 E-Mail: tespath@pat.lawabel.com
Discovery Jeffrey S. Ginsberg Kenyon & Kenyon LLP One Broadway New York , NY 10004 Phone: (212) 908-6407 Fax: (212) 425-5288 E-Mail: jginsberg@kenyon.com	Electronics/Computers Neil P. Sirota Baker Botts LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York , NY 10112 Phone: (212) 408-2548 Fax: (212) 259-2548 E-Mail: neil.sirota@bakerbotts.com
Financial Industry Robert H. Fischer Fitzpatrick Cella, Harper & Scinto 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York , NY 10112 Phone: (212) 218-2937 Fax: (212) 218-2200 E-Mail: rfischer@fchs.com	International IP Law Samson Helfgott Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 575 Madison Avenue New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 940-8683 Fax: (212) 940-8987 E-Mail: samson.helfgott@kattenlaw.com
Internet Law Benjamin Hershkowitz Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 200 Park Avenue New York , NY 10166 Phone: 212 351-2410 Fax: (212) 3516210 E-Mail: bherskowitz@gibsondunn.com	Inventors of the Year Awards Ira J. Levy Goodwin Procter LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York , NY 10018 Phone: (212) 459-7456 Fax: (212) 355-3333 E-Mail: ilevy@goodwinprocter.com
Law School Writing Competition Maren Perry E-Mail: mcperry8@optonline.net	Legislative Oversight, Co-Chair John W. Ryan Sullivan & Worcester LLP 1666 K Street, NW Washington , DC 20006 Phone: (202) 775-1215 Fax: (202) 293-2275 E-Mail: jryan@sandw.com
Legislative Oversight, Co-Chair Charles Fish Chadbourne & Parke LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York , NY 10112 Phone: (212) 408-5396 Fax: (212) 541-5369 E-Mail: cfish@chadbourne.com	License to Practice Requirements Jay H. Anderson Wiggin & Dana LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York , NY 10017 Phone: (212) 551-2625 Fax: (212) 490-0536 E-Mail: janderson@wiggin.com
Licensing Paul A. Ragusa Baker Botts LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York , NY 10112 Phone: (212) 408-2500 E-Mail: paul.ragusa@bakerbotts.com	Litigation Practice and Procedure Bartholomew Verdirame Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP One World Financial Center New York , NY 10281 Phone: (212) 504-6645 Fax: (212) 504-6666 E-Mail: bart.verdirame@cwt.com
Local Patent Rules, Co-Chair Daniel A. DeVito Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 4 Times Square New York , NY 10036 Phone: (212) 735-3210 Fax: (917) 777-3210 E-Mail: ddevito@skadden.com	Local Patent Rules, Co-Chair Robert C. Scheinfeld Baker Botts LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York , NY 10112 Phone: (212) 408-2512 Fax: (212) 408-2501 E-Mail: robert.scheinfeld@bakerbotts.com
Meetings and Forums, Co-Chair Richard W. Erwine Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP 51 Madison Avenue - 22^nd Floor New York , NY 10010 Phone: (212) 849-7135 Fax: (212) 849-7100 E-Mail: richarderwine@quinnemanuel.com	Meetings and Forums, Co-Chair Richard Martinelli Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 666 Fifth Avenue New York , NY 10103 Phone: (212) 506-3702 Fax: (212) 506-5151 E-Mail: rmartinelli@orrick.com
Membership, Co-Chair Paul A. Bondor Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53^rd Street New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 446-4823 Fax: (212) 446-4900 E-Mail: pbondor@kirland.com	Membership, Co-Chair Joseph A. DeGirolamo 36 Woods End Drive Wilton , CT 06897 Phone: (203) 762-1789 E-Mail: jadpatent@aol.com
Multinational IP Litigation Jeffrey M. Butler Jones Day 222 East 41^st Street New York , NY 10017 Phone: (212) 326-3726 Fax: (212) 755-7306 E-Mail: jmbutler@jonesday.com	Patent Law and Practice Bruce D. DeRenzi Crowell & Moring LLP 590 Madison Avenue New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 895-4211 Fax: (212) 895-4201 E-Mail: bderenzi@crowell.com
Patentable Subject Matter Peter S. Ludwig Darby & Darby PC 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York , NY 10007 Phone: (212) 527-7700 Fax: (212) 753-6237 E-Mail: pludwig@darbylaw.com	Privacy Law Jonathan E. Moskin Foley & Lardner LLP 90 Park Avenue New York , NY 10016 Phone: (212) 682-7474 Fax: (212) 687-2329 E-Mail: jmoskin@foley.com
Publications/Greenbook Stephen J. Quigley Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen LLP 1180 Avenue of the Americas New York , NY 10036 Phone: (212) 382-0700 E-Mail: squigley@ostrolenk.com	Records, Co-Chair Thomas L. Creel Law Office of Thomas L. Creel LLC 25 Beekman Place, Suite 5 New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212)421-4213 E-Mail: tcreel@thomascreel.com
Records, Co-Chair Peter Saxon Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York , NY 10112 Phone: (212) 218-2218 Fax: (212) 218-2000 E-Mail: psaxon@fchs.com	Trade Secret Law and Practice Paul W. Garrity Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 101 Park Avenue New York , NY 10036 Phone: (212) 808-7613 Fax: (212) 808-7897 E-Mail: pgarrity@kelleydrye.com
Trademark Law and Practice Steven R. Gustavson Goodwin Procter LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York , NY 10018 Phone: (212) 459-7060 Fax: (212) 355-3333 E-Mail: sgustavson@goodwinprocter.com	Trial Advocacy and Preparation Annemarie Hassett Goodwin Procter LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York , NY 10018 Phone: (212) 459-7466 Fax: (212) 355-3333 E-Mail: ahassett@goodwinprocter.com
USPTO Oversight Peter G. Thurlow Jones Day 222 East 41^st Street New York , NY 10017 Phone: (212) 326-3694 Fax: (212) 755-7306 E-Mail: pgthurlow@jonesday.com	Young Lawyers Committee, Co-Chair Sonja Keenan Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP One World Financial Center New York , NY 10281 Phone: (212) 504-6085 Fax: (212) 504-6666 E-Mail: sonja.keenan@cwt.com
Young Lawyers Committee, Co-Chair Andrew N. Stein Goodwin Procter LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York , NY 10018 Phone: (212) 459-7032 Fax: (212) 355-3333 E-Mail: sgustavson@goodwinprocter.com
LIAISONS AND REPRESENTATIVES
US Bar Japan Patent Office Liaison Co-Liaison John B. Pegram Fish & Richardson P.C. 601 Lexington Avenue – 52^nd Floor New York, NY 10022 Phone:  (212) 765-5070 Fax:  (212) 258-2291 E-Mail: pegram@fr.com	US Bar Japan Patent Office Liaison Co-Liaison Steven Meyer Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP 3 World Financial Center – 20^th Floor New York, NY 10281 Phone:  (212) 415-8535 Fax:  (212) 303-2754 E-Mail: smeyer@lockelord.com
US Inter-Bar EPO Liaison Representative Co-Liaison Samson Helfgott Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 575 Madison Avenue New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 940-8683 Fax: (212) 940-8987 E-Mail: samson.helfgott@kattenlaw.com	US Inter-Bar EPO Liaison Representative Co-Liaison Thomas E. Spath Abelman, Frayne & Schwab 666 Third Avenue New York , NY 10017 Phone: (212) 949-9022 Fax: (212) 949-9190 E-Mail: tespath@pat.lawabel.com
JPPCLE, Co-Liaison Dorothy R. Auth Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP One World Financial Center New York , NY 10281 Phone: (212) 504-6000 Fax: (212) 504-6666 E-Mail: dorothy.auth@cwt.com	JPPCLE, Co-Liaison Richard E. Parke Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP 745 Fifth Avenue , 10^th Floor New York , NY 10151 Phone: (212) 863-2109 Fax: (212) 588-0500 E-Mail: rparke@flhlaw.com
Liaison to the Conner Inn of Court Thomas J. Meloro Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York , NY 10019 Phone: (212) 728-82480 Fax: (212) 728-8111 E-Mail: tmeloro@willkie.com	Liaison to NIHF Anthony Giaccio Kenyon & Kenyon LLP One Broadway New York , NY 10004 Phone: (212) 908-6419 Fax: (212) 425-5288 E-Mail: agiaccio@kenyon.com
Liaison to Bar Associations Thomas J. Meloro Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York , NY 10019 Phone: (212) 728-82480 Fax: (212) 728-8111 E-Mail: tmeloro@willkie.com	Liaison to the Federal Judiciary W. Edward Bailey Lovells LLP 590 Madison Avenue New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 909-0671 Fax: (212) 909-0660 E-Mail: edward.bailey@lovells.com
CLOSED COMMITTEES
Annual Meeting, May Thomas J. Meloro Willkie Farr Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York , NY 10019 Phone: (212) 728-8000 Fax: (212) 728-8248 E-Mail: tmeloro@willkie.com	Judges Dinner Planning Theresa M. Gillis Howrey LLP 153 East 53^rd Street New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 896-6631 Fax: (646) 417-5766 E-Mail: gillist@howrey.com
Nominating Anthony Giaccio Kenyon & Kenyon LLP One Broadway New York , NY 10004 Phone: (212) 908-6419 Fax: (212) 425-5288 E-Mail: agiaccio@kenyon.com	NYIPLA Diversity Scholarship W. Edward Bailey Lovells LLP 590 Madison Avenue New York , NY 10022 Phone: (212) 909-0671 Fax: (212) 909-0660 E-Mail: edward.bailey@lovells.com
CLE Day of Dinner Committee Ira J. Levy Goodwin Procter LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York , NY 10018 Phone: (212) 459-7456 Fax: (212) 355-3333 E-Mail: ilevy@goodwinprocter.com	Historian Dale L. Carlson Wiggin & Dana LLP One Century Tower 265 Church Street New Haven , CT 06058 Phone: (203) 489-4385 Fax: (203) 782-2889 E-Mail: dcarlson@wiggin.com
Past Presidents Christopher A. Hughes Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP One World Financial Center New York , NY 10004 Phone: (212) 504-6891 Fax: (212) 504-6666 E-Mail: christopher.hughs@cwt.com	Public and Judicial Service Anthony Giaccio Kenyon & Kenyon LLP One Broadway New York , NY 10004 Phone: (212) 908-6419 Fax: (212) 425-5288 E-Mail: agiaccio@kenyon.com
Public Service Award Mark J. Abate Goodwin Procter LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York , NY 10018 Phone: (212) 459-7031 Fax: (212) 355-3333 E-Mail: mabate@goodwinprocter.com	Coordinating Committee David F. Ryan Law Offices of David F. Ryan 1214 Albany Post Road Croton-on-Hudson , NY 10520 Phone: (914) 271-2225 E-mail: dfrhawley@optonline.net