SARASOTA, FL – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas A. Cherry, partner in the Sarasota office, was a panelist at the Gulf Coast Venture Forum Due Diligence Seminar on December 14, 2011 entitled “Due Diligence: What Investors Should Look For and What Entrepreneurs Should Have.”

Mr. Cherry is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Cherry’s practice focuses on intellectual property (patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition) consulting, acquisition, licensing and litigation. He also focuses on computer and technology law, business law and entertainment law, including consulting clients and attorneys in electronic discovery issues, domain name disputes, E-commerce agreements, technology implementation transactions and software performance disputes, consulting and employment agreements, and technology licensing.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service law firm with 215 attorneys practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.