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CHICAGO - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Gary M. Ropski, a partner and member of the firm's Strategic Marketing Committee, will speak at a conference on law firm business development and marketing at the "Law Firm Marketers' Roundtable," sponsored by LexisNexis, which will be held Nov. 3-4 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Phoenix.

Ropski will be participating in a panel discussion on the "View from the In-house Counsel's Office," discussing strategies for getting on the in-house short list. Joining him on the panel will be Michael J. Femal, Senior IP Counsel for Schneider Electric North America and a Brinks client.

"It is exciting to be a part of a conference with a client discussing how in-house and outside counsel work together," said Ropski. "This should be a very informative and insightful roundtable on how law firms can best work with existing clients and how they can expand their business opportunities with new clients."

The conference will provide legal marketers and marketing partners with practical and successful tools, strategies and models to aid them in increasing the success of the marketing efforts in their firms. There will be results-oriented presentations by leaders in the legal marketing field, along with interactive sessions focusing on the relationship between outside counsel and corporate law departments. For more information on the conference, call 1-800-MEALEYS or go to www.mealeys.com.

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago, with offices in San Jose, Calif., Indianapolis, Ind., Ann Arbor, Mich., and Arlington, Va. The firm is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the country, with approximately 150 attorneys who specialize in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and Internet work, unfair competition and technology and licensing agreements.