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Mr. Wright is a shareholder of McCausland Keen & Buckman in the Business practice area. Mr. Wright provides legal advice and counseling to entrepreneurs, technology companies, educational and research institutions, and equity investors in their transactional and intellectual property matters. Mr. Wright has 20 years of experience in contributing to the growth of technology companies, helping build promising ventures into successful companies and facilitating educational institutions achievement of their licensing objectives. Previously Mr. Wright has served as Associate General Counsel to the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Legal Affairs for Penn's Center for Technology Transfer; has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of EXE Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded software company; and was a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP. Speaking Engagements and Publications Mr. Wright has lectured or published for organizations including: Association of University Technology Managers; Licensing Executives Society; National Association of College and University Attorneys; Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry; Law Seminars International; and the World Research Group. Topics include: Improving the probability of success for spin-offs and start-ups; University technology transfer: Licensing through the looking glass; The University becoming a shareholder: Negotiating equity licenses; Pro-active risk management mitigation in technology spin-out investing; Corporate partnering parameters; Building an entrepreneurial business community; Trademark law impact on marketing strategy; Contractual risk management; and Copyright registration strategy for software companies.The AUTM Technology Transfer Practice Manual (Second Edition, 2003) PART IX: CHAPTER 1 - "Using Term Sheets to Get What You Need and to Negotiate For What You Want in Industry-University Licenses," Louis P. Berneman, Managing Director, University of Pennsylvania Center for Technology Transfer; Kathleen A. Denis, Associate Vice President, Technology Transfer, The Rockefeller University; and Christopher F. Wright, McCausland Keen & Buckman. | 