The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund provides opportunities and funding to startups in the Rowan University community, including students, faculty, administrators and local residents. The Board of Advisors reviews business plans, hears pitches, provides feedback and contacts to business owners, and makes recommendations on which companies should be funded. More information is online at https://sites.rowan.edu/advancement/rowan-innovation-venture-fund/index.html .

I was one member of a panel of five volunteer advisers who worked with a business owner on particular issues in her business that she identified. More information about this wonderful program is online at http://apl-nawbodv.org/ . 

The Compuseum raises money and awareness to establish an information technology museum and educational center in the Greater Philadelphia area.  Current information about the effort may be found at http://www.thecompuseum.org .

LawMeets runs law school competitions that give law students experience in the drafting and negotiation of contracts and other transactional documents.  LawMeets takes the spirt of Moot Court competitions and translates it to the realm of business transactions.  Teams of students are given a problem based on real-world transactions, and they are assigned to one side of the transaction or the other. The prepare and submit edited contracts, and they meet and negotiate with teams on the other side of the transaction. Each team is judged on the quality if their documents and their negotiation skills.  For several of the intellectual property competitions, I have volunteered as a judge.  LawMeets is online at http://www.lawmeets.com/ . 

I provided legal and business services to the Foundation on a pro bono publico basis, including preparing and reviewing license agreements, intellectual property strategy, commercial agreements, and consulting on organizational structure.  Alex's Lemonade is online at http://www.alexslemonade.org/ .

I provide consulting on copyright and other intellectual property issues to the Independence Hall Association, which is an independent group of private citizens who helped bring about Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia (https://www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm). The IHA continues to consult with and support the National Park Service regarding the park. IHA owns and updates the UShistory.org website, which is a phenomenal resource about United States colonial history, including the Revolutionary War. More information about the IHA is online at https://www.UShistory.org/iha.html .

I provide legal services to artists through the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. PVLA provides free legal services to artists of all types. PVLA is online at https://pvla.org/ .

The Schuylkill River Heritage Center at Phoenixville is a small museum and educational center that focuses on the development of the Schuylkill River from Philadelphia to Pottsville. The Center is online at http://www.phoenixvillefoundry.org/ and the museum is at 2 North Main Street in Phoenixville. Come and visit!

Wilftek is a small law firm that practices technology and intellectual property law, including strategy, contracts of all types, privacy, accessibility and other technology law matters.

Part-time in-house counsel for a global chemical company. Responsibilities included contracts of all types, intellectual property issues, and global privacy issues. Coordinated with business people and other attorneys in the United States and around the world.

Member of the Technology Transactions Group in the Business &amp; Finance Department. Worked with companies of all sizes from startups to Global 10,000 on technology transactions and matters of all types, including development, licensing, and transfer. Coordinated with clients and other attorneys locally and around the world.

Chair of the Intellectual Property Group. Member of the Business Law Group and the Healthcare Law Group. Practiced intellectual property, healthcare and business law with clients of all sizes, from individuals to Fortune 500. Consulted with the firm's internal technology group.

Founding partner and chief operating officer of a boutique technology and intellectual property law firm. Represented small and medium-size enterprises, along with a handful of Fortune 500 companies.

Fred Wilf

Attorney; Trusted Advisor; Technology & Intellectual Property Law. I help individuals and companies navigate the law.