2022-2023 Program Schedule

All Program Meetings are 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Check-in/CLE sign-in begins a half hour before the scheduled Program Meeting
Post Program Reception begins immediately after the Program Meeting.

Date Co-chairs Topic Format/Location
Thursday, September 22 Adam Sussman (Crowell) & George Summerfield (K&L) Inn it to win it (Trivia) Hybrid (in-person component hosted by K&L Gates)
Thursday, October 20 Ryan Phelan (MGB) & Christine Filarski (Michael Best) The Metaverse, Web3, and NFTs & IP Considerations – Not as Spooky as You Think! Hybrid (in-person component hosted by MGB)
Wednesday, November 9 Kenny Matuszewski (Goldberg Segalla) & Louise Arnott (Michael Best) Dress for Success: Create the Perfect Ensemble with Design Patents, Trade Dress, and Copyrights Hybrid (in-person component hosted by MWE)
Wednesday, January 25 (daytime event – time TBA) Karl Fink (Fitch Even) & Matthew Kelly #goals – What have you accomplished in your career? Virtual
Thursday, February 16 Julie Langdon (Vedder Price) & Tasha Francis Gerasimow (Kirkland) Between the Ferns – Judicial law clerks from Texas/Delaware/CA Hybrid (in-person component hosted by Vedder Price)
Wednesday, March 8 Devon Beane (K&L Gates) & Jim Lovsin (MBHB) Alice, and American Axle, and Congressional Reform, Oh My! Hybrid (in-person component hosted by MBHB)
April 18 Lauren Schwartz (cleverbridge) & Bob Surrette (McAndrews) Advocacy Challenge Hybrid (in-person component hosted at N.D. Ill. Ceremonial Courtroom)
May 18 Mary Hannon (Sidley/Fed. Cir.), Marcus Harris (Taft), & Ren-How Harn (Wilkie) An Evening with the Federal Circuit Taft Law
111 East Wacker
Suite 2600