ITechLaw is pleased to announce the installation of its new slate of directors for the 2019 – 2020 year. Each director serves a one-year term, renewable for up to six years total. The current term began on May 15, 2019 and will conclude on May 20, 2020. The nominating committee, composed of

• Robert Weiss, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chair Nominating Committee
• Reinoud Westerdijk, Kennedy Van der Laan, Voting Member, Nominating Committee
• Diego Fernandez, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, Voting Member, Nominating Committee

proposed to the Executive Committee and the ITechLaw members the slate of candidates listed below. These candidates were approved by a vote of the members in April 2019.

Officers of the Board of Directors:

• PRESIDENT: Charles Morgan, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Canada
• VICE PRESIDENTY: Gabriela Kennedy, Mayer Brown, Hong Kong
• TREASURER: Michael Peeters, DAC Beachcroft LLP, United Kingdom
• SECRETARY: Peter Ruby, Godomans LLP, Canada
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Laura Liguori, Portolano Cavallo, Italy
• IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Christian Frank, Taylor Wessing LLP, Germany

Board of Directors:

• Eliane de Vilder, Brinkhof, Netherlands
• Hélène Deschamps Marquis, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Canada
• Kevin Erdman, Brannon, Sowers & Cracraft PC, United States
• Diego Fernández, Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, Argentina
• Jessica Franken, Marquette University, United States
• Eva Fredrikson, Vinge, Sweden
• Doron Goldstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, United States
• Clara Ann Gordon, Niederer Kraft Frey, Switzerland
• Truiken Heydn, TCI Rechtsanwalte, Germany
• Peter Huppertz, Hoffmann Liebs Fritsch & Partner, Germany
• Sheena Jacob, JurisAsia, Singapore
• Roland Mathys, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd , Switzerland
• Kelly McFadzien, Chapman Tripp, New Zealand
• Robert Milligan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, United States
• Charles Mudd, Jr., Mudd Law Offices, United States
• Nikhil Narendran, Trilegal, India
• Renato Opice-Blum, Opice Blum Attorneys at Law, Brazil
• Julian Potter, WP Thompson, United Kingdom
• Dov Scherzer, Polsinelli, United States
• Jürg Schneider, Walder Wyss & Partners Ltd., Switzerland
• Priti Suri, PSA, India
• Anne Sutton, Sidley Austin, United States
• Thomas Thalhofer, Noerr, Germany
• Dimitri Timmer, Microsoft, United States
• Anne-Laure Villedieu, CMS Francis Lefebvre, France

The Board of Directors has the important responsibility to lead the organization during the coming year and shape its strategic direction.