RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., February 20, 2006—Advanced Animal Diagnostics (AAD) announces it has retained Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP as Corporate Counsel. Smith Anderson, a Triangle-based law firm for over 93 years, has grown to become one of the largest law firms in North Carolina.
AAD will thus continue working with Merrill M. Mason Esq. who has recently joined Smithlaw as a Partner. With 20 years of experience representing technology and life sciences companies, Mr. Mason focuses his practice on venture capital; securities; mergers and acquisitions; intellectual property; and general corporate matters. He represents companies at all stages of development with particular emphasis on emerging and entrepreneurial enterprises. Among his honors, he is listed on Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite.
AAD was founded in 2001 to commercialize exclusively licensed proprietary technology for the diagnosis of valuable-farm-animal diseases, beginning with those that affect milk and milk products.
AAD is located at 1912 HWY 54 East, Durham, NC 27713. For more information about Advanced Animal Diagnostics, please visit www.advancedanimaldiagnostics.com
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