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'''David W. Maher''' is the Senior Vice President for Law and Policy of [[PIR]], the [[.org]] [[registry]]. 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>

== Current Positions ==

== Current Positions ==

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 is a registered patent attorney who specializes in [[Intellectual Property|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 and of ICANN's [[Whois Task Force]] 1 and 2.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/pdf/archive/David%20W%20Maher%20Joins.pdf PIR.org]</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.

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, and is 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 has been the VP of Public Policy at [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/dotorg/10-8.shtml isoc.org]</ref>

David Maher was one of the founders of PIR in 2002, and acted as its Founding Chairman until 2004. He is considered instrumental in the early development of PIR. He was then appointed as the Senior Vice President of Law and Policy<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, this committee provided foundation for the [[UDRP]]. 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. He was a panelist at "[[IP Address]] Allocation: Do wee need a Dual System?" panel at ICANN Studienkreis in 2005.<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/conf/brussels2005/program.html ICANN-Studienkreirs.net]</ref>

He was a panelist at "IP Address Allocation: Do wee need a Dual System?" panel at ICANN Studienkreis in 2005.<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/conf/brussels2005/program.html icann-studienkreirs.net]</ref>

== Awards and Honors ==

== Awards and Honors ==

In 1999, he received the Better Business Bureau's Torch of Integrity Award.

In 1999, he received the Better Business Bureau's Torch of Integrity Award.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1867/ CircleId.com]</ref>

== Education ==

== Education ==

He holds a bachelor's degree in Classics from the Harvard College and Law degree from Harvard Law School.  

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Classics from Harvard College and Law degree from Harvard Law School.<ref>[http://www.lawyernow.com/attorneys/davidmaher2 LawyerNow.com]</ref>

== Publications ==

== Publications ==

*David Maher [http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/maher-to-twomey-07feb07.pdf letter] to [[Paul Twomey]] appreciating the Santa Monica Regional Gathering.

*David Maher [http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/maher-to-twomey-07feb07.pdf letter] to [[Paul Twomey]] appreciating the Santa Monica Regional Gathering.

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