Foley Partner Sharon Barner will be speaking at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) 2009 Mid-Winter Institute in Miami, FL. Barner will deliver a presentation titled “Diversity in IP Law/Women in IP Law” at 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. on January 30, 2009.
Barner will share her insights on management issues, providing her perspectives as a woman and a minority, and how these factors may (or may not) contribute to her perspective on management decisions. She will share her views on important issues facing the legal industry today, including lawyer retention, billable hours, compressed work weeks, developing a sustainable partner level practice, and connecting to the “millenials.”
Related Insights
January 6, 2026
Foley Viewpoints
Shifting Enforcement Priorities at the CFTC and the SEC
Under the new administration, priorities have shifted at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly with the enforcement divisions at both agencies — which had faced widespread internal and external criticism. Both the CFTC and SEC are undergoing structural changes as a shift away from regulation through enforcement. This article discusses these developments in detail.
January 5, 2026
Foley Viewpoints
Fred Ridley showcased in Sports Business Journal’s “The 125 Most Influential in Sports Business of the Past 25 Years
Fred Ridley took over as chairman of Augusta National Golf Club in the fall of 2017, and in those short eight years, he has enacted…
January 5, 2026
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
New Year, New Rules for Applying for H-1B Visas
On December 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Final Rule to amend the process by which the government…