ALAN S. GUTTERMAN provides legal and business counseling to entrepreneurs, firms, and investors in the areas of general business and commerical law, securities law and business finance, technology law, and international law. He is active in a variety of international, national, and state bar and professional activities, and has published articles and monographs on intellectual property law, business finance, international law, technology transfer, and economic development. In addition to his J.D. degree, Mr. Gutterman has earned and M.B.A. in finance and is currently conducting research in pursuit of doctoral degrees in international business and economics.