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'''David W. Maher''' is the Senior Vice President for Law and Policy of [[PIR]]. He is one of the founding members of PIR. He has forty years of experience in Law and Policy.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/node/383 pir.org]</ref>

'''David W. Maher''' is the Senior Vice President for Law and Policy of [[PIR]]. He is one of the founding members of PIR. He has forty years of experience in Law and Policy.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/node/383 pir.org]</ref>

He is a registered patent attorney and specializes in intellectual property, communications and entertainment law. He is admitted to the bar in New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the [[WIPO]] Arbitration and Mediation Center Panel of Neutrals.

He is a registered patent attorney and specializes in intellectual property, communications and entertainment law. He is admitted to the bar in New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the [[WIPO]] Arbitration and Mediation Center Panel of Neutrals.

Mr. Maher also serves as the Director of Better Business Bureau of Chicago. He is a visiting professor at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. He is also a member of the American Law Institute..<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1867/ circleid.com]</ref>  

Mr. Maher also serves as the Director of Better Business Bureau of Chicago. He is a visiting professor at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. He is also a member of the American Law Institute..<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1867/ circleid.com]</ref> He is also a partner in the Chicago office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal.

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

He founded PIR in 2002 and held the position of its Chairman till 2004.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/pdf/archive/David%20W%20Maher%20Joins.pdf pir.org]</ref> For 20 years, he worked as a General Counsel at the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois Inc. He served on 11-member  [[IAHC|International Ad Hoc Committee]] in 1996. In 1997, he became chairman of the Policy Oversight Committee.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1867/ circleid.com]</ref>

He founded PIR in 2002 and held the position of its Chairman till 2004.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/pdf/archive/David%20W%20Maher%20Joins.pdf pir.org]</ref> For 20 years, he worked as a General Counsel at the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois Inc. He served on 11-member  [[IAHC|International Ad Hoc Committee]] in 1996. In 1997, he became chairman of the Policy Oversight Committee.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1867/ circleid.com]</ref> He has been the VP of Public Policy at [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/dotorg/10-8.shtml isoc.org]</ref>

In 2011, he gave a speech titled [http://pir.org/pdf/slippery_slope.pdf The Slippery Slope] at the [[ICANN Studienkreis]] #11

In 2011, he gave a speech titled [http://pir.org/pdf/slippery_slope.pdf The Slippery Slope] at the [[ICANN Studienkreis]] #11

== Awards and Honors ==

== Awards and Honors ==