J. Matthew Buchanan joining Dunlap, Codding & Rogers

 

As most readers of Promote the Progress can guess, my relationship with DCR stems from my collaboration with Doug Sorocco, the driving force behind PHOSITA, DCR’s award-winning intellectual property blog.  Doug and I have worked together, along with Steve Nipper of Dykas, Shaver and Nipper, on the Rethink(IP) blog and other projects over the last year or so.

 

Our collaboration has produced a strong friendship based on several discoveries that came to us over that time frame.  We share several core beliefs and philosophies about the practice of law and have recently recognized that we share a vision for the futures of our respective practices.

 

Doug saw the vision first, and began introducing me to everyone at the firm.  I was pleased, but not surprised, to learn that everyone at DCR shares that same vision.  The firm has a very strong past rooted in the beliefs and philosophies that I strive to implement in my practice every day.

 

Everyone at DCR views a strong conviction to these beliefs and philosophies as the key to the firm’s incredibly bright future, and I agree completely.  I’m proud to be a part of the firm’s future and look forward to doing my part in building it.

 

This change will not affect the substance of Promote the Progress.  The blog will continue its focus on worldwide intellectual property law and policy.  I am, however, taking the opportunity to update the design and organization of the site to make the content more accessible and useful.  The redesigned site will have a clean interface and will allow easy navigation by country, industry, and issue.  The redesign of the main page reflects many of these changes and is nearly complete (if you’re reading this announcement via e-mail or RSS, I encourage you to visit the main site to see the new interface).  Archive pages will be updated soon, and a slew of new features are on the way.

 

I hope that you continue to read Promote the Progress and that the changes make the site even more useful.  If at any time you have any suggestions for improvement, please let me know via e-mail.  I also welcome any and all comments and questions about my transition to DCR.