2018-2019 Program Schedule

All Program Meetings are 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Check-in/CLE sign-in begins at 5:30 p.m.
Post Program Reception begins immediately after the Program Meeting.

Meeting Chair Co-Chair Venue Topic/Title

September 6*

Karl Fink/Chris Lee/David Higer

Ryan Schermerhorn

Riverside Golf Club

Golf Outing and Cornhole Tournament

September 27

Wasim Bleibel

Julianne Hartzell

Locke Lord

The Customer Is Always Right? An In-House Discussion Panel on the Challenges of Managing Outside Counsel

October 18

Dan Schwartz

John Bisbikis

Faegre Baker Daniels

I’ve Got a Secret: Trade Secrets in the Modern Era

November 15

Mark Feldman Keith Medansky

Lisa Iverson

DLA

Caught at the Border: Trademark and Copyright Enforcement at the ITC and at Customs

December 11*

Sarah Wang

American Writers Museum

Holiday Party!

January 22

Eugene Goryunov

Chris Freeman

Kirkland & Ellis

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: Effective Communication Among Generations in the Workplace (Guest Speaker Dr. Arin Reeves)

February 21

Sara Horton

Damon Gupta

Jenner & Block

EthICs? Inequitable Conduct in Patent Practice

March 14

Janet Pioli

Marron Mahoney

Dirksen U.S. Courthouse

The Linn Inn’s Annual Advocacy Challenge

April 11

Amanda Bonner

Julie Langdon

Mayer Brown

Don’t You SAS Me: An Evening with PTAB

May 16

John Augustyn

David DeBruin

Loyola Law School, Ceremonial Courtroom

Mock Trial