Pictured above, from left to right are the members of the 2009 IABA-Chicago Board of Directors: Ankur Srivastava, President (front center); From left to right in the background: Prashanthi Rao, Vice President of Events and Publicity; Ashwin Janakiram, Vice President of Membership; Salman Azam, Vice President of Community Outreach; Tarun J. Chandran, Treasurer; Manish K. Mehta, President-Elect; Mona G. Thakkar, Secretary; Tejas Shah, Vice President of IABA Pro Bono Committee. Missing: Harpreet K. Khera, Molshree A. Sharma and Kavitha Janardhan.

CHICAGO - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, and Brinks attorney Manish K. Mehta, president-elect of IABA, hosted the 2009 Indian American Bar Association (IABA) of Chicago's Board of Directors Installation Ceremony which was held on January 28, 2009. The event took place at Brinks' Chicago office. Board members will serve a one-year term in their current positions.

The IABA-Chicago was established in 2000 as an association to serve the South Asian legal community in Chicago. Since its inception, the members of IABA-Chicago have organized mentor programs for South Asian law students, participated in a pro bono clinic, organized a luncheon-speaker series, developed and enhanced various methods of communication to foster improved interaction among the members of the organization, and created a membership directory for the South Asian legal community. For more information, please visit www.iabachicago.org.

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with five additional offices across the country serving the intellectual property needs of clients from around the world. The firm is one of the largest IP law firms in the country, with more than 170 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents specializing in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, intellectual asset management, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments in fields as diverse as electrical, chemical, mechanical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, Internet and computer technology, as well as in trademarks and brand names for a wide variety of products and services.