Novak Druce + Quigg LLP Moves to New West Palm Beach Office Space

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intellectual Property law firm Novak Druce + Quigg LLP has moved into the 15^th floor of CityPlace Tower at 525 Okeechobee Blvd.

In March, CityPlace Tower was awarded the “Office Project of the Year” award from the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The office is located in downtown West Palm Beach and features views of the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway. The building also has an advanced back-up power system and hurricane-resistant infrastructure.

“We feel that the building’s sophisticated look and level of service reflects our own corporate brand,” explains Novak Druce + Quigg CEO and Managing Partner Greg Novak. “Florida’s investment in growing the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries is the bedrock of the next economic platform here, and these areas are especially relevant to the work that we do. We are very happy to be in Florida.”

Novak Druce opened its Florida office in February 2009 and has already established a strong presence in the area. Novak Druce attorneys presented at BioFlorida’s 12^th Annual Conference in Orlando. In the coming weeks, Novak Druce attorneys will present at the Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida’s Emerging Technology Business Showcase. Novak Druce is also sponsoring the Federal Bar Association Judicial Reception following Southern District of Florida Judges Meeting in West Palm Beach and the Miami Chamber of Commerce December Trustee Luncheon on ‘Florida’s Future and the Biotech Vision’ featuring Senator George LeMieux.

On October 1, 2009, Novak Druce launched The Novak Druce Centre for Professional Service Firms at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. The Centre explores key challenges confronting the professional services sector, conducts research, and provides training to further the advancement of the management of professional service firms.

The Centre’s first two engagements outside of Oxford will be held in Novak Druce’s West Palm Beach office in CityPlace Tower. The first “Oxford Comes to Florida” event will take place December 17^th and will feature Oxford Professor and Novak Druce Centre Research Director Christopher McKenna. Dr. McKenna is the author of the prizewinning book The World’s Newest Profession: Management Consulting in the Twentieth Century. A second “Oxford Comes to Florida” event will be held in the winter of 2010 and will feature a discussion on leadership in professional service organizations and corporations.

About Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

Novak Druce + Quigg LLP is a national law firm focused exclusively on complex intellectual property matters. With a renowned patent reexamination practice and more than 70 attorneys and professionals in offices in Houston, San Francisco, Washington DC, and West Palm Beach, Novak Druce attorneys help our clients navigate the complexities of U.S. intellectual property law by securing, enforcing, and defending their intellectual property rights. Novak Druce has twice been named the #1 firm in the WORLDleaders International IP Awards - North America / Canada Patent Excellence (2008 and 2007). The Novak Druce Centre for Professional Service Firms at Oxford University launched on October 1, 2009. For more information, see www.novakdruce.com