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October 28, 2008
For more information contact:
Kate Cromie
Marketing Manager
kcromie@eckertseamans.com
Mark Willard Appointed Chair of the Lex Mundi Law Firm Technology Committee
The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC recently
announced that attorney Mark A. Willard has been appointed by the Board
of Directors of Lex Mundi as the Chair of the Lex Mundi Law Firm Technology
Committee. Willard will lead regional vice chairs of the committee, which
include representatives from Lex Mundi member firms in New Zealand, The Philippines, Spain, Colombia and Nova
Scotia, Canada. The Law Firm Technology
Committee is charged with promoting and sharing new ideas and information
concerning the fast-paced area of law office technology.
Eckert Seamans is the exclusive member firm for Pennsylvania of Lex Mundi,
the world’s leading association of independent law firms. With more than
20,000 lawyers in 560 offices, Lex Mundi member firms are present in more than
100 countries, states and provinces. These law firms provide legal
representation and local market knowledge just about anywhere needs may
arise. Eckert Seamans’ membership in Lex Mundi provides the firm’s clients
with access to legal resources around the world.
Active in firm practice management, Willard is the head of the Technology and
Intellectual Property Litigation sections of Eckert Seamans’ Litigation
Division, and also chairs the firm’s E-Discovery & Information Management
practice group. He is a principal contact of the Securities Litigation
practice group and also serves as Chairman of the firm's Technology
Committee.
Willard focuses his practice on civil litigation and arbitration matters,
where he has an extensive background in complex commercial litigation,
multidistrict litigation, class action litigation, technology litigation,
patent, trademark and copyright infringement litigation, corporate governance
litigation, directors and officers litigation, derivative shareholder litigation
and securities fraud litigation. In addition to providing general
commercial transactional counseling, he is also experienced in electronic
discovery, insurance coverage litigation, environmental litigation, product
liability litigation, business tort and unfair competition litigation,
defamation litigation and commercial arbitration and mediation. He is
certified as an arbitrator by the United States District Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania.
His clients include officers and directors of publicly traded corporations as
well as officers, directors and shareholders of privately held companies in
connection with securities fraud litigation, corporate governance disputes and
litigation, directors and officers’ insurance coverage and shareholder and
dissenters’ rights litigation. Willard has served as general outside
counsel to privately held companies providing legal advice on a broad range of
commercial law matters.
About Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (www.eckertseamans.com), a national law firm with ten offices throughout the eastern United States, provides a full range of legal services nationwide to businesses of all sizes, institutions, municipalities, colleges and universities, government agencies and individuals. Its practice areas encompass litigation, including mass tort and products liability litigation, corporate and business law, intellectual property law, labor and employment relations, aviation law, bankruptcy and restructuring, employee benefits, environmental law, construction law, municipal finance, real estate, and tax and estate law. Eckert Seamans has offices in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, West Chester and Southpointe, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; Morgantown, West Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, New York.
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