At its October 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., AIPLA installed Nancy J. Mertzel as a member of its Board of Directors. Mertzel is an intellectual property partner at Schoeman Updike Kaufman & Stern LLP, a New York based law firm. After being recommended by the nominating committee, she was elected by the membership to serve a three year term. She previously served as an appointed member of the Amicus Committee, and Chair of the Copyright Law Committee. Click here to read the entire article.