Lewis & Hand, LLP lawyers represent authors, publishers and distributors and advise clients on all aspects of traditional, electronic and digital publishing. We review, draft, and negotiate all types of publishing related agreements, including: Author Agreements Option and Purchase Agreements Publishing Agreements Agent Agreements

Steven Potash is President and CEO of OverDrive, Inc., a digital media company he founded in 1986. Under his leadership, OverDrive has become a leading digital media distributor and Digital Rights Management (DRM) clearinghouse for hundreds of leading publishers, studios, and media producers in the US and abroad. OverDrive distributes over 100,000 premium eBook, audiobook, music, and video titles to a network of over 6,000 libraries and online retail websites.

Mr. Potash has led OverDrive into strategic relationships with Microsoft Corporation, Adobe Systems, Inc., and hundreds of leading media companies and retailers. During the 90's, OverDrive began offering print-to-digital conversion services to publishers, and eCommerce solutions for retailers in the trade, academic, and consumer markets. Since 2000, Mr. Potash launched Content Reserve, which has grown to become the world's leading distribution network for eBooks and digital media with over 100,000 products from 500 publishers. During 2002 OverDrive expanded its digital content services to public, academic, and corporate libraries with the launch of Digital Library Reserve. Mr. Potash has served as President and as a Board member for the International Digital Publishing Forum (www.idpf.org), an international standards body and trade association for digital book applications.

Prior to OverDrive, Mr. Potash was active in the practice of law, served as Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General, served as an acting Municipal Judge, and authored technology columns for the American Bar Association Journal. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he earned a B.A. in Journalism from Ohio State and his J.D. from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He is currently licensed to practice law in Ohio and federal courts. He lives in Cleveland with his wife Loree.

The Entertainment, Media and Technology Industry Team at Sheppard Mullin is a full-service multi-disciplinary group representing the major motion picture studios, television networks and other domestic and international entertainment, media and communications companies in all areas, including: motion picture and television development finance, production and distribution advertising/sweepstakes branded entertainment games intellectual property licensing and merchandising mergers, corporate finance, acquisitions and other strategic corporate transactions music First Amendment convergence, online/technology publishing sports

Certification Partners delivers industry-leading IT certifications and training courses through high schools, online universities, training companies, industry associations and companies. We have more than 140,000 alumni globally who have succeeded with our three proprietary credentials in the IT and telephony markets: CIW, CTP and CCNT. Through our Select Partners® program, we deliver industry-leading training for our name-brand partners in IT and Finance credentialing organizations, and professional associations. We help students become professionals and we help professionals develop the skills to strengthen their careers.

Security organization ISACA has launched a new risk management qualification for information security professionals. The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification targets professionals in the IT area who use information security controls to manage risk in technology environments.

ISACA, which focuses on audit, risk, and governance disciplines, will administer the first CRISC examination next year

This is the fourth certification launched by ISACA. It also offers the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and the Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), which is its most recent certification, launched in 2006.ISACA is also the publisher of the Risk IT standard for managing risk in IT, and the COBIT standard for IT governance.

The Balanced Scorecard Institute, the original certifying body for balanced scorecard practitioners, is proud to announce an expansion of its heralded Certification Program to now include two levels of certification: Balanced Scorecard Master Professional (BSMP), and Balanced Scorecard Professional (BSP), both of which are now offered in association with the George Washington University College of Professional Studies and are achievable through public workshop participation.

CMMI Appraisals  The Appraisal Program oversees the quality and consistency of the SEI's process appraisal technology and encourages its effective use. Its four main functions include communications to the appraisal community; appraisal quality control; training, authorizing, certifying, and providing resources for Lead Appraisers and Team Leaders; and monitoring and reporting appraisal results.

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