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Our Society is steeped in history and tradition. Members have included prominent citizens of the Philadelphia community as well as national leaders. And like any other organization, the Friendly Sons needs the ongoing commitment and active participation of its' members to ensure it remains vital and relevant in an ever changing world.
As we approach our 240th anniversary, we ask that you join in perpetuating the success of the Society. Doing so is simple. Please make every effort to attend our quarterly meetings and events; lend your talents to the organization by joining one of our committees; and most importantly, help the Society continue to grow by recruiting new candidates for membership. We expect all of these activities will be easier to facillitate with the inception of this website.
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Current News
A U. S. - Ireland Legal Symposium was held in Philadelphia on October
11-12. John J. O'Malley, a Society member and partner at the law firm of Volpe
& Koenig, was actively involved in this event which was addressed by the Irish
Prime Minister Kenny.
O'Malley stated the following to an Inquirer reporter:
The Irish "are trying to be the gateway of Europe"
for U.S. business, said John J. O'Malley, partner at
Philadelphia-based intellectual property lawyers
Volpe & Koenig, a sponsor of a two-day U.S.-Ireland
Symposium, which scheduled the breakfast into its
program.
"The Irish have focused on building ties in New York
and Silicon Valley. We're trying to bring them more
into Philadelphia," said O'Malley, whose firm's clients
include drug maker Novartis, Malvern-based electronics
maker Vishay Intertechnology, and Bethlehem-based
Flexicon Corp.
Also assisting in this on-going effort to help both the American and Irish
economies in Philadelphia was Bernard Buckley, the Society's Vice President.
The foregoing is indicative of the considerable legal and economic
influence of our Society's members in the Philadelphia economy.
(This article written by F. Moran, President of the Society)
