Programs for the 2008-2009 YearAll Programs Begin at 6:00pm |
Save the Date The Third Annual Richard Linn American Inn of Court Dinner will be held on June 13, 2009 at the Intercontinental Hotel, with Guest Speaker Paul Clement, former United States Solicitor General
The Holiday Party was held on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Todd’s Wines
Illinois CLE credit will be applied for and available to all regular, dues-paying members of the Linn Inn. Ethics CLE credit will be sought for the Ethics Program. In order to receive CLE credit, members must sign-in for the program meeting.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Group 1
Chairs:
Timothy Q. Delaney
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
tdelaney@usebrinks.com
Charles W. Shifley
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
cshifley@bannerwitcoff.com
Topic: Patent Local Rules – hypothetical schedule negotiation before a judge and discussion regarding Chicago’s local efforts and existing local rules
New Member Meeting at 5 pm in Judge Kennelly’s courtroom
Location: Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
– Judge Kennelly’s Courtroom, 219 South Dearborn Street
Time: 6 to 7 pm; Reception hosted by Foley & Lardner immediately following at the Union League Club
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Group 2
Chairs:
Glen Belvis
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
gbelvis@usebrinks.com
Amy Crout Ziegler
DLA Piper
amy.ziegler@dlapiper.com
Topic: The Psychology of Settlement: Deal or No Deal
Location: Kirkland & Ellis, 200 East Randolph Drive
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Group 3
Chairs:
Mary Jo Boldingh
Foley & Lardner LLP
mboldingh@foley.com
Robert B. Breisblatt
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
robert.breisblatt@kattenlaw.com
Topic: Better Pets through Chemistry: A Study in Intellectual Property
Location: Courtroom (2319) of Judge Virginia Kendall, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois in the
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
Hosted by Banner & Witcoff
Please arrive before 6pm with a government-issued ID. All members and guests must RSVP by Nov. 11 to the meeting in order to be admitted through security. Reception immediately following at the University Club at 76 E. Monroe.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Group 4
Chairs:
Michael R.Weiner
Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP
mweiner@marshallip.com
C. Noel Kaman
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
nkaman@usebrinks.com
Topic: Willfulness
Location: TBD
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Group 5
Chairs:
Paul R. Garcia
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
pgarcia@kirkland.com
R. Mark Halligan
Lovells
mark.halligan@lovells.com
Topic: Trademarks
Location: Mayer Brown, 71 S. Wacker Drive
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Group 6
Chairs:
Molly Molsey-Goren
IPD Analytics
mmolsey-goren@ipdanalytics.com
Thomas G. Pasternak
DLA Piper US LLP
thomas.pasternak@dlapiper.com
Topic: Ethics
Location: HBS Welsh & Katz, 120 S. Riverside Plaza
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Group 7
Chairs:
Thomas J. Filarski
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
tfilarski@usebrinks.com
Carol Anne Been
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
cbeen@sonnenschein.com
Topic: ITC Practice
– Where To Draw The Line As An Officer Of the Court
Location: McAndrews Held & Malloy, 500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor
Guest Speaker: Chief Judge Luckern from the International Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Group 8
Chairs:
Edward M. O’Toole
McCracken & Frank LLP
eotoole@mccrackenfrank.com
Jennifer M. Dixton
Department of Justice
jennifer.dixton@usdoj.gov
Topic: The Second Annual Linn Inn Advocacy Challenge
Location: Argument before an en banc panel in the Ceremonial Courtroom of the Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Building, 219 S. Dearborn.
Reception hosted by Jenner & Block immediately following at the Union League Club.
