Jesse Erlich, a Partner at Burns & Levinson LLP, has contributed to the FLC over many years. Drawing on his years of expertise in intellectual property (IP), Mr. Erlich has advised the Consortium on IP issues, as well as presented at FLC training sessions on a wide range of IP topics and government contract matters, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs, and homeland security issues. He has also assisted the FLC’s Washington, D.C., office with its interactions with Congress and has always made himself available to all government personnel to answer questions relating to IP and technology transfer. Mr. Erlich represents a wide array of clients such as universities and small and large technology companies in diverse technological fields. He provides advice on patents and other forms of IP; licensing and government-related matters; and is also involved with the preparation and prosecution of patent applications (U.S. and foreign). In a representative case, Mr. Erlich obtained IP protection for a client and thereafter was instrumental in negotiating and preparing agreements transferring a substantial portion of the IP to a major company. Currently on the faculty of the Advanced Licensing Institute at Franklin Pierce Law School, Mr. Erlich also served on the faculty of The National Intellectual Property Law Institute, Postgraduate Program in Intellectual Property and The Intellectual Property Institute for Corporate Counsel, both in Washington, D.C. A frequent lecturer and speaker, Mr. Erlich has been asked to appear before groups ranging from the WPI Venture Forum to Government Patent Law Association Conferences and the Franklin Pierce Law School Annual Licensing Program to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.