Brian L. Michaelis

Corporate Officer/Principal at Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Commercial Services

Consumer Services

Network origin in Brian L. Michaelis first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. 384	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	384
Massachusetts Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Massachusetts Bar Association is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. The MBA is based in Boston, MA. The organization offers various membership advantages, volunteer opportunities, and educational resources such as CLE programs, practicing with professionalism courses, and publications like the ejournal and Lawyers Journal. The MBA also provides advocacy services, public resources, and exclusive benefits to its members such as the Lawyer Referral Service, Insurance Agency, and MBA On Demand. 294	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	294
American Intellectual Property Law Association American Intellectual Property Law Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a professional organization that provides education, advocacy, and networking opportunities for intellectual property (IP) law practitioners. The organization is based in Arlington, VA and offers a variety of resources for its members, including access to committees focused on specific areas of IP law, continuing legal education (CLE) courses, and publications such as the quarterly journal and Innovate magazine. AIPLA also advocates for policies that support the protection of IP rights and provides resources for students and the public. 95	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	95
Boston Bar Association Boston Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Boston Bar Association is the largest legal network in Boston, MA. The non-profit company's focus is on justice, community, education, and inclusion. Membership is available for those interested in joining. 86	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	86
International Technology Law Association International Technology Law Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The International Technology Law Association is a lawyers association that educates lawyers about unique legal issues related to technology. The non-profit company is based in Wakefield, MA. 46	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	46
Seyfarth Shaw LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides legal advisory services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. 35	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	35
New Hampshire Bar Association 21	Non-Profit Organization		21
Federal Circuit Bar Association 12	Private Company		12
Southern New Hampshire University 5	College/University	Other Consumer Services	5
Boston Patent Law Association 2	Non-Profit Organization		2

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to Brian L. Michaelis via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
American Bar Association American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Samuel C. Sichko Gloria M. Portela Aaron von Staats Thomas H. Bilodeau William B. Simmons Justin P. Morreale Douglas S. Horan Stuart M. Falber Matthew J. Cushing William R. Kolb Brian Keeler Mitchell S. Bloom Jonathan M. Albano John F. Adkins Jane K. Williamson Jonathan Kravetz Brian P. Keane Meerie M. Joung Daniel P. Adams Jeffrey C. Hadden Laura L. Carroll Susan K. Shapiro J. Stephen Poor Miguel J. Vega Suzanne D. Lecaroz John J. Concannon Ed Culhane W. Gerard von Hoffmann William A. van Brunt Katherine E. Perrelli Jeffrey L. Musman William S. Perkins Adam P. Kahn Ira M. Schwartz Michael L. Blau Bradley J. Olson Timothy J. Hinkle Kendrew H. Colton Steven A. Wilcox Susan L. Kantrowitz Charles W Robins	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Boston College	College/University	William B. Simmons Mitchell S. Bloom Jonathan M. Albano Jeffrey C. Hadden Mark A. Katzoff Miguel J. Vega Suzanne D. Lecaroz John J. Concannon Jay Tangney	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	College/University	Samuel C. Sichko Justin P. Morreale Daniel P. Adams Laura L. Carroll Sophia A. Muirhead William A. van Brunt William S. Perkins Adam P. Kahn Michael L. Blau	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Boston University	College/University	Samuel C. Sichko Brian Keeler Jane K. Williamson Gregory L. White James M. Avery Suzanne D. Lecaroz Ed Culhane Chad J. Porter Susan L. Kantrowitz	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Suffolk University	College/University	Hal J. Leibowitz Mitchell S. Bloom John J. Concannon Ed Culhane Peter Carbone Timothy J. Hinkle	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
Tufts University	College/University	William B. Simmons Stuart M. Falber Brian P. Keane Daniel P. Adams Alfred L. Browne Susan Lawlor	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Goodwin Procter LLP Goodwin Procter LLP Investment ManagersFinance Goodwin Procter LLP is a law firm which provides advice to companies in public and private enterprises. It provides services to financial, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and technolgy industries. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Investment Managers	Mitchell S. Bloom Daniel P. Adams Jeffrey C. Hadden Danielle M. Lauzon Suzanne D. Lecaroz	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP engages in intellectual property and technology-related law. Its services include copyrights, entertainment and media, parent post-issuance proceedings and trade secrets. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Edward E. Clair Kendrew H. Colton Stephen S. Favakeh Thomas F. Lebens Steven C. Schroer	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Northwestern University Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses	College/University	Gloria M. Portela Meerie M. Joung Stanley S. Jutkowitz Mary Weber	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of Pennsylvania	College/University	Stuart M. Falber Myra J. Green Ira M. Schwartz Mary Weber	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
International Trademark Association, Inc. International Trademark Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services International Trademark Association, Inc. operates association of brand owners and professionals to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property. It also operates through the offices located in Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Singapore and Washington and representatives in Geneva and New Delhi. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Paul J. Esatto Bradley J. Olson Kendrew H. Colton	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC provides legal services. The firm offers services to the communications, education, environmental, health, immigration, public finance, real estate and tax industries. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Jonathan Kravetz Brian P. Keane Jay Tangney	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
New York State Bar Association New York State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Susan K. Shapiro Katherine E. Perrelli Susan Lawlor	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Suffolk University Law School	College/University	June Morris Jay Tangney Lisa Barton	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of private equity, technology, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, commercial litigation, and insurance & reinsurance litigation. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William B. Simmons William P. Gelnaw Myra J. Green	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Michigan	College/University	Martin Dresser Glenn I. Becker Danielle M. Lauzon	Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Burns & Levinson Canada Co. Burns & Levinson Canada Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Burns & Levinson Canada Co. provides legal services. Its services include business law, securities, finance, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, tax, real estate, intellectual property, science and technology, environmental law, employment, business litigation and private client services, regulatory compliance, facilitating trade missions, strategic planning, venture capital pipeline, and government relations. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Laura L. Carroll Frank A. Segall Susan K. Shapiro	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Boston College Law School	College/University	Aaron von Staats Brian P. Keane Susan L. Kantrowitz	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Burns & Levinson LLP Burns & Levinson LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Burns & Levinson LLP provides legal and business services. Its focus areas include bankruptcy, business litigation, corporate law, labor, employment, and employee benefits law, probate and trust litigation, securities, and intellectual property. The company was founded Thomas Burns, William Clancy, Robert Weinstein and Larry Levinson in 1960 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Laura L. Carroll Frank A. Segall Susan K. Shapiro	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	College/University	Jane K. Williamson Kernal Farid William A. van Brunt	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
University of Illinois	College/University	Glenn I. Becker Lester Kozlowski Stephen S. Favakeh	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP provides legal services. It specializes in trial, appellate, securities, regulatory, intellectual property, corporate transactions, bankruptcy, environmental, labor and employment, private client, real estate and tax matters. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Hal J. Leibowitz Stuart M. Falber Jane K. Williamson	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
University of Virginia	College/University	J. Stephen Poor William S. Perkins Alfred L. Browne	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York	College/University	Frank A. Segall Steven C. Schroer	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.	College/University	Jun-Wei Chen Rahul Walawalkar	Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is a non profit organization. It offers business community services and programs such as government affairs forums, executive forums, women’s network, city awake, chamber networking group, city to city, and webinars. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William P. Gelnaw Katherine E. Perrelli	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
George Washington University	College/University	Douglas D. Byrd Stanley S. Jutkowitz	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
The Internet Engineering Task Force The Internet Engineering Task Force Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Internet Society, The Internet Engineering Task Force is a technical standards body that gathers a large international community of network designers, engineers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the internet architecture and the smooth operation of the internet. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The IETF seeks broad participation and its work takes place online, largely through email lists, reducing barriers to participation and maximizing contributions from around the world. More than 120 IETF working groups are organized by topic into areas such as routing, transport, and security.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Manu Kaycee Allan Thomson	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Western New England University	College/University	John C. Serio Katherine E. Perrelli	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Metro Ethernet Forum Metro Ethernet Forum Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Metro Ethernet Forum promotes ethernet technologies and products. The firm enables service providers to create a global ecosystem of networks that deliver on-demand services for the digital economy and hyper-connected world. It produces LSO frameworks, open LSO APIs, software-driven reference implementations, service specifications, certification programs, and market education. The company was founded by Nen Chen and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Advertising/Marketing Services	Manu Kaycee John M. Sauer	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP provides legal consulting services. It specializes in transactional, litigation, labor and employment, regulatory, and intellectual property legal services to various industries. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Brian Keeler John J. Concannon	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
PEGASYSTEMS INC.	Information Technology Services	June Morris Matthew J. Cushing	General Counsel General Counsel
Siena College	College/University	Brian Keeler Jeffry M. Bulson	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.	College/University	Douglas S. Horan Kendrew H. Colton	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
Georgetown University	College/University	William R. Kolb Michael L. Blau	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Foley Hoag LLP Foley Hoag LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Foley Hoag LLP provides legal services. It offers international litigation and arbitration services, and counsel in the evolving field of corporate social responsibility. The firm offers practices in industries such as life sciences, health care, technology, energy and renewable, investment management, and professional services. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William R. Kolb Adam P. Kahn	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Syracuse University	College/University	Justin P. Morreale Manu Kaycee	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
Brandeis University	College/University	Hal J. Leibowitz Frank A. Segall	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of New Hampshire	College/University	Chad J. Porter Bradley J. Olson	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
Williams College	College/University	Jonathan Kravetz Timothy J. Hinkle	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Cornell University Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.	College/University	John F. Adkins Susan K. Shapiro	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Marquette University	College/University	William R. Kolb Edward E. Clair	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
McDermott Will & Emery LLP McDermott Will & Emery LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McDermott Will & Emery LLP provides legal services. The company's practices include corporate, employee benefits, health law, intellectual property, private clients, regulation and government affairs, tax, and trial. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Douglas D. Byrd Michael L. Blau	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
New York University	College/University	Susan K. Shapiro Miguel J. Vega	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Boston University School of Law	College/University	John Morrissey William A. van Brunt	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
City University of New York	College/University	Al Aliperti Paul J. Esatto	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of Connecticut	College/University	Al Aliperti Bradley J. Olson	Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree

Statistics

International

United States	48
Japan	2
Canada	2
Singapore	2

Sectoral

Consumer Services	30
Commercial Services	19
Finance	3
Technology Services	2

Operational

Corporate Officer/Principal	398
Director/Board Member	109
Undergraduate Degree	93
Graduate Degree	89
General Counsel	41

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Lisa Barton	37
Thomas F. Lebens	16
Gloria M. Portela	16
Kenneth C. Nickerson	16
William A. van Brunt	15
Manu Kaycee	15
Bradley J. Olson	14
June Morris	13
Aaron von Staats	13
Ramiro Jordan	12
W. Gerard von Hoffmann	12
Mitchell S. Bloom	11
Douglas S. Horan	11
John Morrissey	11
Matthew J. Cushing	11

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