Alan Kowalchyk Elected to Merchant & Gould Executive Committee.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002 Alan Kowalchyk has been elected to the three-person executive committee of Merchant & Gould, an intellectual property law firm with offices in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, and Washington, D.C. "Alan will be a valuable addition to the committee," said Randy King, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and managing partner of Merchant & Gould. "His career spans many years of successful IP litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and counseling, and his experience and insight will be immeasurable." Merchant & Gould's executive committee, which also includes officers King and Alan Gorman, establishes the goals and direction of the firm. "The executive committee has a definite hands-on role in guiding and shaping the firm," said Kowalchyk. "I've spent much of my career here at Merchant & Gould, and look forward to continuing the firm's progress into the future." Kowalchyk has been with the firm for 18 years. His practice focuses on patent litigation, client counseling, and alternative dispute resolution Procedures for settling disputes by means other than litigation; e.g., by Arbitration, mediation, or minitrials. Such procedures, which are usually less costly and more expeditious than litigation, are increasingly being used in commercial and labor disputes, Divorce of complex intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on the life sciences. He has also served on and chaired various Minnesota state citizen committees and is an active member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a national bar association that was formed in 1897 to improve intellectual property laws and educate the public about such issues. . Kowalchyk's tenure begins immediately; the post will be up for reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re in December 2003. About Merchant & Gould Merchant & Gould, founded in 1900, is a national IP law firm with more than 110 attorneys in offices in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, and Washington, D.C. The firm works exclusively on patent, trademark, and copyright issues. The firm was recently ranked one of the top two trademark-filing law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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