While SmithAmundsen strives to provide our clients with the most viable business solutions possible, we also recognize that there are times when litigation is either unavoidable or may very well be the best option. Our firm provides a full range of litigation services for Copyright and Trademark matters, as well as unfair or deceptive business practices, business disparagement, business disruption, invasion of the right to privacy/publicity, insurance coverage, and fraud. Our attorneys ardently represent the interests of our clients in State and Federal Courts nationwide, as well as before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the USPTO, and the US Copyright Office.
Contributor, "The Hidden Secrets of Online Quizzes," PC World, May 12, 2009.
Speaker, “Entertainment Law,” CBA Practice Tracks Program, Chicago, IL, January 29, 2009.
Contributor, "Posting Negative Reviews Could Get You Sued," PC World, January 7 , 2009.
Contributor, "Burning Q's: The Idol State Parade & Fox Shots," E! Online, September 17, 2008.
Contributor, "Heads Up: Chrome's Omnibox May Record What You Type," Tech News World, September 4, 2008.
Contributor, "Chicago Playlist: Success of Local Acts Puts Chi-town on the Music Map," Chicago Tribune Red Eye, July 18, 2008.
Speaker, "Development and Exposure for Music," MOBFest, June 21, 2008.
Entertainment Contributor, SmithAmundsen Health Care Quarterly, June 2008.
Speaker, “Protecting Your Company’s Copyrights, and Ensuring Your Company Does Not Infringe the Copyrights of Others,” Chicago Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, May 2008.
Speaker, “Red Flags in Entertainment Contracts and Related Copyright and Trademark Matters,” Anointed-Pages Gospel Awards, Showcase and Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2008.
Speaker, “Selecting The Artist’s Team—The Roles of Manager, Agent, and Attorney,” Anointed-Pages Gospel Awards, Showcase and Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2008.
Author, "Understanding A Client's Needs", Inside The Minds: Entertainment and Media Law Contract Strategies, Aspatore Books, January 2008.
Contributor, "Judge Tosses Priest's Lawsuit" Southtown Star, December 5, 2007.
Co-presenter, "Sound Advice,"--Putting Together the Artist’s Team" Music Garage, November 2007.
Author, Chapter on Mediation, IICLE Business and Commercial Litigation, 2007.
Speaker, “Protecting Confidential Sources: Why It’s So Important,” MLRC, November 2006.
Developer, “Copyright Aware™,” (Copyright Course) Intellectual Property Shield, Inc., June 30, 2006.
Author, “I Know, It’s Only Rock and Roll, But Did They Like It?: An Assessment of Causes of Action Concerning the Disappointment of Subjective Consumer Expectations Within the Live Performance Industry," 13 UCLA Ent. L. Rev. 39, 2005.
Lecturer, “Tort, Libel and Privacy Law in the 21st Century,” Northwestern University School of Law.