(Main Office)

NIRO, SCAVONE, HALLER & NIRO specializes in the trial of intellectual property cases, generally including patent, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and busines torts. The firm's practice extends throughout the United States, with lawyers of the firm having extensive trial and appellate experience in nearly all of the federal judicial circuits and in various state trial and appellate courts. The firm also represents clients in a broad spectrum of related intellectual property matters including licensing and the procurement of domestic and international patents, trademark registrations and copyrights. Partners of the firm have written and lectured on trial advocacy at major law schools and the Practicing Law Institute, American, Federal and Illinois Bar Associations and elsewhere.

Statement of Practice

Intellectual Property and Technology-Related Law including Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, Copyright, Licensing, Unfair Competition, Related Antitrust Matters.

Representative Clients:

Black & Decker Corp.
Haden, Inc.
Miller Industries, Inc.
Schweitzer Corp.
B&J Manufacturing Co.

C&F Packing Co., Inc.
Lucasey Manufacturing Co.
Nylok Corp.
Sears Manufacturing Co.
International Truck and Engine Corp.
Illinois Tools Works
Carrier Corp
Hurco Companies, Inc.
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
United Technologies Corporation
Pratt & Whitney
Anicom, Inc.
Al Tech Specialty Steel Corp.
The Kewanee Corp.
Monroe Truck Equipment
Niagra Blower
Quantum Group, Inc.
Thor Technologies Corp.
North American Capacitor Company
Dyadic Industries
Konstant Products
Old World Industries, Inc.
Splitfire, Inc.
Phonetel, Inc.
Thames Water Utilities, Ltd.
Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
Applica, Inc.
Regent Lighting, Inc.
Touchstone, Inc.
ATM Communications International, Inc.
TechSearch, LLC
Technology Licensing Corp.
Nevada SCSI Enterprises, Inc.
Rose Packing Co.
Lear Corporation
Soundview Technologies
Anatomic Research, Inc.
Snap-On Inc.
PhoneTel Communications
Technology Licensing Corporation
IP Innovation L.L.C.
Sunrise Medical Inc,
Kinectic Concepts Inc.
Simmons Bedding Company.

Address

181 West Madison, Suite 4600
Chicago, IL 60602-4515, (Cook Co.)

Phone

Phone: 312-236-0733
Facsimile: 312-236-3137

Website

http://www.niroscavone.com

MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES

Raymond P. Niro (President) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Illinois; 1987, Colorado; 2005, Florida; U.S. District Courts, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Courts, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Courts, Northern District of New York; U.S. District Courts, Northern District of California; U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. District Courts, District of Colorado; U.S. District Courts, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Courts, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Courts, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S. in Chem. Engr., magna cum laude, 1964); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1969). Member, George Washington Law Review, 1968-1969. Speaker on Trial Advocacy, Harvard University Law School, State Bar of Texas, American and Federal Bar Associations, the Practicing Law Institute and the Sedona Conference. Named to National List of Top Ten Trial Lawyers, The National Law Journal, 1997 and Top Ten Trial Lawyers in Illinois, 1999. Listed in International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers. Chair, Intellectual Property Advisory Boards, George Washington and De Paul University Law Schools. Member: Federal Circuit, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Patent, Trade Secret, Antitrust, Trademark and Copyright Litigation.

Timothy J. Haller (Secretary/Treasurer) born Buffalo, New York, June 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1979, Illinois; 2005, Florida; U.S. District Courts, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern District of Michigan and Western and Southern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal, Second and Seventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Clarkson College (B.S.M.E., with distinction, 1968); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Editor, Georgetown Journal of Law and Policy in International Business, 1972-1974. Member: New York State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [Lieut., U.S. Navy, 1969-1970]. Practice Areas: Patent, Trade Secret, Antitrust, Trademark and Copyright Litigation.Email: Timothy J. Haller

William L. Niro (Vice President) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1975, District of Columbia; U.S District Court, Northern District of Illinois, District of Columbia; Northern District of Ohio; Northern District of Texas; Northern District of California; Western District of Kentucky; Central District of California; Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S. in Chem. Engr., 1967); DePaul University (J.D., 1974); George Washington University (LL.M. in Environmental Law, 1975). Harvard Law School, PIL, Negotiation and Mediation, 1993, 1996. Editor, DePaul L.Rev., 1974-1975. Assistant Professor of Law, Lewis University, College of Law, 1975-1978. Associate Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, 1978-1981. Adjunct Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law, 2001-2005. Member: Illinois State Bar Association (Member: Bar Publications Committee, 1980-1986; Member, Editorial Board and Editor, Illinois Bar Journal, 1991-1999; Member, ISBA Committee on Illinois Judicial Evaluation, 1999-2003; Committee on Legal Technology, 2002-2005); Federal Civil Practice Section Council (2006—); District of Columbia Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Justinian Society of Lawyers. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Trade Secret; Unfair Competition; Arbitration and Mediation; Environmental Law.Email: William L. Niro

Joseph N. Hosteny, III (Vice President) born Chicago, Illinois, April 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S.M.E., 1967); DePaul University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1976). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Registered Professional Engineer, State of Illinois, 1976; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1983. Author: "Bank Crime: The 100 Yard Rule In The Boardroom," Litigation Magazine, Fall, 1984; "Fastener Loosening: The Effects - Part 2," Assembly Engineering, March, 1984; "Playing The Patenting Game," American Medical News, August, 1997; "Bullet-Proofing For Patent Litigation," Inventors' Digest, September/October, 1997; "Bullet-Proofing For License Litigation," Inventors' Digest, November/December, 1997; "Bullet-Proofing For Licensing," Inventors' Digest, January/February, 1998; "The Economic Espionage Act: A Very Mixed Blessing," Intellectual Property Today, February, 1998; "Thanks, But We'd Rather Do It Ourselves," Corporate Counsel Magazine, April, 1998; "Can a Trademark Be Used to Extend an Expired Patent?" Intellectual Property Today, August, 1998; "Corporate Espionage: Protecting Trade Secrets," The Journal of the American Corporate Counsel Association, January/February, 1999; "How Do You Pay When You Can't Afford to Pay?" Intellectual Property Today, January, 1999; "How to Minimize Discovery Wars in Contingent Fee Litigation," Intellectual Property Today, February, 1999; "How Important Is the Prosecution History?" Intellectual Property Today, March/April, 1999; Monthly Column, "Litigators Corner" in Intellectual Property Today, includes articles on topics relating to intellectual property litigation, such as Markman hearings, contingent fee intellectual property litigation and inventors depositions. Speaker: before professional, legal and educational groups throughout the country. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (Member, Federal Practice Committee, 1982; Chairman, Inventor Services Committee, 1986-1987); American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [Lieut., U.S.N., 1967-1971 (Submarine Service)]. Reported Cases: Beery v. Thomson Consumer Elecs., Inc., 218 F.R.D. 599 (S.D. Oh. 2003); TechSearch L.L.C. v. Intel Corp., 286 F.3d 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2002); Hunter Eng'g Co. v. ACCU Indus., 245 F. Supp. 2d 761 (E.D. Va. 2002); Emerson Elec. Co. v. Spartan Tool, 223 F.Supp. 2d 856 (N.D. Oh. 2002); Benedict v. GMC, 184 F.Supp. 2d 1197 (N.D. Fla. 2002); Benedict v. GMC, 184 F.Supp. 2d 1197 (N.D. Fla. 2001); Methode Electronics, Inc. v. Finisar Corp., 205 F.R.D. 552 (N.D. Cal. 2001); Methode Electronics, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 55 U.S.P.Q.2d 1602, (N.D. Cal. 2000); Depuy Orthopedics, Inc. v. Androphy, 53 U.S.P.Q.2d 1941 (N.D. Ill. 2000); Anderson v. International Eng'g & Mfg., 160 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 1998); Atkinson v. General Research of Elecs., 24 F.Supp. 2d 894 (N.D. Ill. 1998); Wyttenbach v. Atoma Int'l, 997 F.Supp. 1037 (N.D. Ill. 1998); Clintec Nutrition Co. v. Baxa Corp., 988 F.Supp. 1109 (N.D. Ill. 1997); Amphenol Corp. v. Maxconn Inc., 43 U.S.P.Q.2d 1638 (N.D. Ill. 1997); Yosemite Inv. v. Floyd Bell, Inc., 943 F.Supp. 882 (S.D.Oh. 1996); In re Mahurkar Double Lumen Hemodialysis Catheter Patent Litigation, 71 F.3d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1995); In re Mahurkar Double Lumen Hemodialysis Catheter Patent Litigation, No. MDL 853, 28 U.S.P.Q.2d 1801 (N.D.Ill. 1993); In re Mahurkar Double Lumen Hemodialysis Catheter Patent Litigation, 831 F.Supp. 1354 (N.D. Ill. 1993); Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Universal Instruments Corp., 25 U.S.P.Q.2d 1295, (N.D.N.Y. 1992); In re Mahurkar Double Lumen Hemodialysis Catheter Patent Litigation, No. MDL 853, 140 B.R. 969, 23 U.S.P.Q.2d 1903 (N.D.Ill. 1992); Vas-Cath, Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555 (Fed. Cir. 1991); Emhart Industries, Inc. v. D-Tech Corp., 21 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1953 (S.D.Ind. 1991); In re Mahurkar Double Lumen Hemodialysis Catheter Patent Litigation, No. MDL 853, 750 F. Supp. (N.D. Ill. 1990); Vas-Cath, Inc. v. Mahurkar, 745 F. Supp. 517 (N.D. Ill. 1990); Impra, Inc. v. Quinton Instruments Co., 17 U.S.P.Q.2d 1890 (D.Az. 1990); Joiher v. McEvers, 898 F.2d 569 (7th Circ. 1990); Westek Associates v. Tri-Lite Electronics, Inc. 722 F.Supp. 474 (N.D.Ill. 1989); National Business Systems, Inc. v. AM International, Inc., 109 F.R.D. 172 (N.D. Ill. 1986); United States v. Pizarro, 717 F.2d 336 (7th Cir. 1983); United States v. Theodorou, 576 F.Supp. 1007 (N.D. Ill., 1983); United States v. Johnston, 690 F.2d 638 (7th Cir. 1982) (en banc); United States v. Johnston, 664 F.2d 152 (7th Cir. 1981); United States v. Tucker, 581 F.2d 602 (7th Cir. 1978); New Medium Technologies LLC., et al v. Barco N.V. et al, 2007 U.S.Dist. Lexis 48601 (N.D. Ill., July 5, 2007); New Medium Technologies LLC, et al. V. Barco N.V. et al., 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 47644 (N.D. Ill., July 2, 2007); New Medium Technologies LLC, et al. v. Barco N.V. et al, 242 FRD 460 (N.D. Ill., 2007); Brike Int'l, Ltd. v. Invacare Crop., 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 44003 (D.Or., June 14, 2007); Time Base Pty. Ltd. v. The Thomson Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist. Lexis 21775 (D.MN. February 12, 2008); TimeBase Pty. Ltd. v. The Thomson Corp., 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 17093 (N.D. Ill., March 9, 2007); Molon Motor & Coil Corp. v. Merkle-Korff Industries, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 27575 (N.D. Ill., April 26, 2006); ImageCube LLC. V. The Boeing Co., et al., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 19991 (N.D. Ill., April 17, 2006); IP Innovation LLC., et al. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., et al., 424 F.Supp.2d 1078 (N.D. IL. 2006); Molon Motor & Coil Corp. v. Merkle-Korff Industries., Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6313 (N.D. Ill., February 15, 2006); Technology Licensing Corp. v. Thomson Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24196 (E.D. Ca. October 13, 2005); Information Technology Innovation LLC v. Motorola, Inc., et al., 391 F.Supp.2d 719 (N.D. Ill., 2005); Beery v. Thomson Consumer Electronics., Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163 (S.D. Oh., January 3, 2005); Beery v. Thomson Consumer Electronics., Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17173 (S.D. Oh., August 18, 2004); Beery v. Thomson Consumer Electronics., Inc., 218 F.R.D. 599 (S.D. Oh. 2003). Practice Areas: Trade Secrets; Patents; Trademarks; Copyright Litigation.Email: Joseph N. Hosteny, III

Robert A. Vitale, Jr. (Vice President) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, Illinois, U.S. District Courts, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Eastern District of Michigan, Northern District of Indiana and Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal, First and Seventh Circuits and United States Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.C.E., 1982); Duquesne University (J.D., 1985). Member: Chicago Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.

Paul K. Vickrey (Vice President) born Harvey, Illinois, October 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1977); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Member, Loyola Law Journal, 1979-1980. Board of Editors, The Business Torts Reporter. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.

Dean D. Niro (Vice President) born Houston, Texas, February 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1988); DePaul University (J.D., 1991). Author: "Protecting Characters Through Copyright Law: Paving A New Road Upon Which Literary, Graphic and Motion Picture Characters Can All Travel," DePaul Law Review, Vol. 41 No. 2 Winter, 1992. p. 359. Member: Chicago Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.

Raymond P. Niro, Jr. (Vice President) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1988); DePaul University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.

Patrick F. Solon (Vice President) born Detroit, Michigan, October 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.

Arthur A. Gasey (Vice President) born Des Plaines, Illinois, October 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1989); John Marshall Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Staff Editor, John Marshall Law Review; National Champion, Giles S. Rich Patent Law Moot Court Competition. Co-author: "Trial of Inequitable Conduct, Laches and Prosecution History Estoppel Issues," Patent Litigation 1992, Vol. I, pp. 727-99 (PLI, 1992). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Law.Email: Arthur A. Gasey

Christopher J. Lee (Vice President) born Seoul, Korea, December 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1990); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1993). Co-author: "Update on Substantive Due Process in Land Use Cases in the Federal Courts," Land Use: ALI-ABA, Course Materials (Vol. 1)(1991); "Equitable Defense in Patent Cases: Equities Count," Patent Litigation 1994, PLI (Vol. 2)(1994); "A Perspective on Financing Intellectual Property Litigation," (1998). Operations Engineer, Coatings and Resins Division, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1988-1990. Member: Federal Circuit, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Christopher J. Lee

David J. Sheikh (Vice President) born Peoria, Illinois, November 1, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1988); DePaul University (J.D., 1992). Editor-in-Chief, DePaul University Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1992-1994. Author: "Survey of Illinois Law: Criminal Law and Procedure," 18 SIU L.J. 747 (1994); "Public School Finance Reform: Is Illinois 'Playing Hooky'?," 41 DePaul L. Rev. 195 (1992); "Trial of Inequitable Conduct, Laches and Prosecution History Estoppel Issues," I Patent Litigation 1992, 727 (practicing Law Institute ed.). Member: Federal Circuit, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademark Litigation; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property.Email: David J. Sheikh

Vasilios (Bill) D. Dossas (Vice President) born Polykastano, Kozani, Greece, September 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1974; M.S., 1975); Loyola University (J.D., 1982). Member: Federal Circuit Bar Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patent and Trademark Prosecution; Counseling.Email: Vasilios (Bill) D. Dossas

Sally Wiggins (Vice President) born Harvard, Illinois, January 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: National College of Education (B.A., 1991); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1994). Judicial Extern, Trial Advocacy, Moot Court. Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Paul E. Plunkett, 1994-1995. Adjunct Professor. Reported Cases: Michlin v. Canon, Inc.; Illinois Toolworks v. MetroMark; Hunter Engineering v. ACCO Industry; Black & Decker v. Pro-tech Power. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.

Richard Burns Megley, Jr. (Vice President) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S.I.E., 1989); DePaul University (J.D., 1995). Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association; Federal Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property Law.Email: Richard Burns Megley, Jr.

Matthew G. McAndrews (Vice President) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, February 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Ninth and Fourth Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1989); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Matthew G. McAndrews

Lee F. Grossman (Vice President) born Chicago, Illinois, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (B.S.C.E., 1982); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Member: Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Contract Litigation.

Paul C. Gibbons (Vice President) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S.E.E., 1991); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Executive Editor, Suffolk Transnational Law Review, 1996-1997. Author: "The Application Publication Dilemma," Vol. 20, No. 2, Suffolk Transnational Law Review, 449, 1997. Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property Law.Email: Paul C. Gibbons

Gregory P. Casimer (Vice President) born South Bend, Indiana, April 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.S.C.E., 1985); DePaul University (J.D., 1998). Professional Engineer, Indiana, 1990. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Gregory P. Casimer

Dina Pascarelli Hayes (Vice President) born Princeton, New Jersey, March 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: College of William and Mary (B.S., 1995); DePaul University (J.D., 1999). Editor, DePaul Journal of Art and Entertainment Law, 1998-1999. Reported Cases: Calabrese v. Square D; Smith Engineering v. Eisenmann. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Dina Pascarelli Hayes

Douglas M. Hall (Vice President) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1994); Duquesne University (J.D., 1999). Member, Duquesne Law Review, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Douglas M. Hall

Frederick C. Laney (Vice President) born Orangeburg, South Carolina, September 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S.M.E., 1995); Loyola University (J.D., 2001). Member, Loyola University Law Review. Practice Areas: Patents.Email: Frederick C. Laney

David J. Mahalek (Vice President) born Kearney, Nebraska, May 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1993); DePaul University (J.D., 2003). Member, De Paul Law Review. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: David J. Mahalek

Kara L. Szpondowski (Associate) born Dearborn, Michigan, August 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.I.E., 1996); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Kara L. Szpondowski

Robert A. Conley (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1998; M.S., 2001); DePaul University (J.D., 2004).Email: Robert A. Conley

Laura A. Kenneally (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 2002); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Patents; Copyrights.

Tahiti Arsulowicz (Associate) born St. Augustine, Florida, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 2002); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Tahiti Arsulowicz

Brian E. Haan (Associate) born Aurora, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Kent College of Law. Registered Professional Engineer. Member: American Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association.

Joseph A. Culig (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: Pennsylvania State University; DePaul University College of Law. Member: Chicago Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association.

Anna B. Folgers (Associate) born Blue Island, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: DePaul University; Chicago-Kent - College of Law.

OF COUNSEL

Thomas G. Scavone (Of Counsel) born Flint, Michigan, September 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois, U.S. District Courts, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern District of Michigan, Central and Northern Districts of California, Northern District of Texas, Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of New York, Western District of Pennsylvania, Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal and Seventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Detroit (B.S., in Chem. Engr.; Master of Engr., magna cum laude, 1969); Georgetown University; Wayne State University (J.D., with honors, 1973). Tau Beta Pi; Omega Chi Epsilon. Member: Federal Circuit, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Patent; Trade Secrets; Trademark Litigation.Email: Thomas G. Scavone

John C. Janka (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1970; M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1973); University of Chicago (J.D., with distinction, 1987). John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. Comment Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Federal Disclosure Statutes and the Fifth Amendment; the New Status of Trade Secrets," 54 University of Chicago Law Review 334, Winter, 1987; "The Law and Economics of Reasonable Royalty Damages After Black & Decker's 'Snakelight ' Litigation," 7 Federal Circuit Bar Journal 373, Winter, 1997. Member: American Bar Association; American Chemical Society; American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Practice Areas: Trade Secret, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Litigation.