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

• Dave Vogel, President of Intertech Engineering Associates, was named one of “100 Notable People In The Medical Device Industry” by Medical Device Link

• “Ten Techniques For Communicating About Retirement Plans” by Kendall Storch, Director of Retirement Services at Longfellow Benefits, in Employee Benefit News. Kendall was also quoted in Fortune Small Business on the topic of employee benefits options

• “Trademark Rip-Offs In Second Life” by Doug Wolf, Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Trademark Group at Wolf Greenfield, in Boston Business Journal

• “Full Accounting Needed: Is My Network Costing Me Money?” by Paul Cronin, Vice President of Atrion Networking Corp, in Providence Business News

• “’Sizzling’ Markets Show Potential In Tough Times” by Pran Tiku, Founder and President of Peak Financial Management, in Boston Business Journal. Pran was also interviewed by U.S. News and World Report about his new book Six Sizzling Markets: How To Profit From Investing In Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Korea and Mexico (Wiley), and interviewed by New England Cable News as well as IndUS Business Journal

• “Running A Meeting: Ten Rookie Mistakes” by Suzanne Bates, President of Bates Communications, in The Independent Consultant. Suzanne’s new book Motivate Like A CEO is currently in production at McGraw-Hill, on the heels of her popular current book, also with McGraw-Hill, Speak Like A CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results

• “Benefits Finance: Is A Self-Insured Health Plan Right For Your Company” as well as “Dirty Secrets Your Broker Won’t Tell You” by Jim Edholm, President of Business Benefits Insurance, both in Employee Benefit News

• An excerpt from Innovation to the Core (Harvard Business School Press) by Peter Skarzynski, Founder and CEO of Strategos, was published in Harvard Management Update

• “Use A Geriatric Specialist?” by Dr. Sanford L. Finkel, geriatric psychiatrist and expert witness for probate, in Trust And Estates Magazine

• “CEOs, Swamped With Data Not Insights, Turn To An Old Friend: The SWOT Analysis” by Robert Simpkins, Principal of Global Crosswinds LLC, in IndUS Business Journal. This article is based on Robert’s upcoming book, Not Just Another Pretty Binder! Strategic Planning: Creating an Integrated and Actionable Strategic Plan, to be published this fall by HRD Press

• “Stuck In Traffic On the Information Superhighway?” by Tim Hebert, CEO with Atrion Networking Corp., in The Independent Consultant

• “IP Audits” by Randy Pritzker, Chair of the Electrical and Computer Technologies Practice at Wolf Greenfield, in New England In-House Counsel

• Shelley Hall, Principal and Managing Director of Catalytic Management, received the Women Helping Women award from New England Business Owners, an award given to the member who best demonstrates generous support to other women in the growth and leadership of their businesses. Shelley's article "Promises, Promises: When You Or Your Clients Say One Thing But Do Another" was published in Executive Decision

• Ilan Barzilay, Associate and Member of the Litigation Practice Group at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in an article entitled “Seagate Drops Legal Bomb On SSD Memory Maker” in E-Commerce Times. Ilan was also quoted in CIO Today and Tech News World

• “To Attain Company Vision, Try Climbing A Mountain” by John McQuaig, President of McQuaig & Welk PLLC, has been accepted for publication in Washington CEO Magazine. The article was based on John’s book Parallel Peaks: Business Insights While Climbing The World’s Highest Mountains (HRD Press)

• Longfellow Benefits and Wolf Greenfield were both named to Boston ’s top five “Best Places To Work” by Boston Business Journal

• James Morris, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in an article entitled “IP Law At The Crossroads” in Mass High Tech

• A new book Leader Mentoring: Find, Inspire and Cultivate Great Leaders by Michael Shenkman, President of Arch of Leadership, has been published by Career Press

• Pat Haraden, Director of the Employee Benefits Services at Longfellow Benefits, spoke on the topic of “Medical Cost Drivers: What Are They, And What Can Employers Do To Combat?” at a seminar sponsored by the Greater Boston Chapter of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists. Pat also discussed health and dental insurance on “McNamara On Money” on WATD and will be teaching “Fundamentals Of Insurance Planning” at The American College at the Bank of America starting Monday August 4

• “Everybody’s Jumping On The Lean Bandwagon, But Many Are Being Taken For A Ride” by Rick Pay, Founder and President of The R. Pay Company, in Industry Week

• Jim Foster, Shareholder and Patent Litigator at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in “Industry Insights: PTO’s (Patent and Trademark Office) Potential Next Moves” in Medical Device Link. Jim was also quoted in an article in IP Law 360 on the topic of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to expand the “exhaustion” doctrine

• “Open Source Software: Recent Muscle-Flexing Adds New Risk” by Ed Walsh, Shareholder and Member of the IP transactions group at Wolf Greenfield, in IP Law & Business

• “Healthy Food, Healthier Community” by Maureen Costello, freelance writer, in Special Places Magazine

• Wolf Greenfield held a seminar “Clean Technology And Intellectual Property: Managing Convergence And Protecting Novelty” sponsored by the newly launched Wolf Greenfield Cleantech Group

• Tim Oyer, Managing Partner of Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in an article “Cleantech Group Launched by Wolf Greenfield, Boston ” in IP Frontline. Tim was also quoted in “It’s A Small World After All In Terms Of Rising IP Risks” in Boston Business Journal

• Lew Green, Founder and Managing Principal of L&G Business Solutions, spoke at the annual PTG Consultants San Diego meeting on the topic of “Instant New Profits With Current Clients”

• Daniel Young, Technology Specialist at Wolf Greenfield, was a forum moderator at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Venture Forum where companies compete in five-minute presentations to win for best product idea

• "Inconsistencies Plague Linux Desktop Experience" by Vin D'Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in his monthly column in IndUS Business Journal