| Date |
Venue |
Hosts |
Topic |
Working title |
| 9/25 |
MWE |
Peg Duncan (McDermott); Shaun Hawkinson (Lempia Summerfield & Katz); Wasim Bleibel (Locke Lord) |
Panel of distinguished solo or small firm IP practitioners will discuss the pros and cons of practicing IP law solo or as part of a small firm IP practice |
Free Solo: Should You Scale the IP Legal Mountain Alone? |
| 10/23 |
K&L Gates |
George Summerfield (K&L Gates); John Bisbikis (Leonard Meyer) |
Intersection of Cannabis, IP and ethics |
Up in smoke: what lies ahead when cannabis is legalized in Illinois? |
| 11/19 |
Kirkland |
Kristina Hendricks (Kirkland); Caroline Teichner (Perkins Coie) |
IP trivia night |
Inn it to Win it! |
| 1/29 |
Faegre Baker Daniels |
Craig Leavall (FBD); Julianne Hartzell (Marshall) |
Mental health / wellness |
Lean on me: how to identify and help a colleague in need |
| 2/19 |
Sidley |
Nat Love (Sidley); Robyn Bowland (Akerman) |
Intersection of Pro Bono and IP |
Giving back: a little free legal work goes a long way |
| 3/12 |
ND Illinois |
Aaron Barlow (Jenner); David DeBruin (Honigman) |
Advocacy Challenge |
|
| 4/22 |
Mayer Brown |
Rob Pluta (Mayer Brown); Trevor Copeland (Brinks) |
Intersection of Antitrust and IP |
Lawful tying: when antitrust and IP collide |
| 5/14 |
Loyola |
Chris Freeman (Burford); John Augustyn (Leydig Voit) |
Mock Trial |
|
| 6/11 |
TBD |
Lauren Schwartz (CleverBridge) |
ND Illinois history / bicentennial |
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