On Thursday, 12/11/08, from 8:30AM-11AM, I’ll be part of the free panel seminar “Increase Your Bottom Line Through Asset Protection Solutions.”  Johnathan Spivey, Partner in Foley & Lardner’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, and Bernie Leung, CEO of MESA Technology, will be my co-presenters.  This free seminar is co-sponsored by IBM & MESA Tech.  Breakfast is included.  It takes place at the IBM Innovation Center, 6th Floor, of the Hyatt Center, 71 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago; one of Chicago’s most beautiful buildings.  Pre-registration and security check-in is required.  To register click here.  For more information regarding the seminar and presenters, click here for a PDF brochure.

Here’s a brief description of the seminar: Mergers and acquisitions are predicted to increase for small and medium sized businesses in the coming years.  Relative to merger, research indicates that a company’s value can be significantly increased if its assets, such as key employees, intellectual property and data, are properly protected.  Similar results can occur with proper protection even without the occurrence of an M and A.  Our seminar focuses on protecting your business’ intellectual property, human resources, your data and digital assets to increase your company’s value.