Nominating Committee Report

Pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the By-Laws of the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association, Inc. (BIPLA), this year’s Nominating Committee, appointed by President Joshua Dalton, and made up of Past Presidents Rebecca McNeill, Keith Toms, and Dan Young, puts forward the following members to constitute the 2024–2025 BIPLA Board of Governors. The nominated members, selected by unanimous decision, are as follows: President: Emily Whelan, WilmerHale (by automatic ascension) President Elect:  Derek Roller, Barnes & Thornberg Vice President: Valarie Rosen, Cabot Corporation Treasurer: Keith Wood, Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds Secretary:  Wyley Proctor, McCarter & English Immediate Past President and Board Member: Joshua M. Dalton, Morgan Lewis (by automatic ascension) Board Member: Rebecca Simmons, McNeill PLLC Board Member: Jonathan Roses, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks Board Member: Simone Yhap, Mintz The email circulated to the membership on November 20, 2024, constituted notice to the entire BIPLA membership of the names of the nominees selected per Article VI, Section 1 of the By-Laws. The vote will occur at our Annual Meeting, which will be held this year on December 4, 2024, at 11:30 AM at The State Room, 60 State Street, 33rd Floor, Boston, MA.