John Kreitler and
Donna Brooks, two partners in Shipman & Goodwin's Business & Finance Practice Group, are serving as judges for the Connecticut Technology Council's 2009 Innovation Pipeline Accelerator (IPA) annual awards. The awards will be presented this fall to the winning IPA companies. Mr. Kreitler is participating in the judging panel for "Most Promising New Technology Product or Service." Ms. Brooks is a judge on the panel for "The Most Promising Software Product of the Year." The IPA program helps mentor new entrepreneurial companies through their early development and capital-raising period in an effort to increase their growth pace and chances of developing a successful business.