People: Bart A. Lazar, Partner

Bart A. Lazar

Partner

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-5986
Fax: (312) 460-7986
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Mr. Lazar is a partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  He assists clients in creating, commercializing and enforcing intellectual property rights, developing and executing domestic and international business transactions, and counseling and litigation in intellectual property, privacy, advertising, promotion and related matters.  Mr. Lazar handles copyright, trademark, privacy and new media issues, including advertising, promotion, sweepstakes, marketing, computer software, data use, Internet, employee privacy, cybercrime and entertainment matters.  Mr. Lazar acts as lead and local counsel in copyright, trademark, counterfeiting, false advertising, unfair competition, computer fraud and abuse, and Internet-related litigation.  Mr. Lazar has handled numerous matters before federal and state agencies, including defending the first Internet privacy case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the first database security breach case brought by the New York Attorney General.

Mr. Lazar is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and an approved mediator for Lanham Act cases for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
 

Mr. Lazar is a partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  He assists clients in creating, commercializing and enforcing intellectual property rights, developing and executing domestic and international business transactions, and counseling and litigation in intellectual property, privacy, advertising, promotion and related matters.  Mr. Lazar handles copyright, trademark, privacy and new media issues, including advertising, promotion, sweepstakes, marketing, computer software, data use, Internet, employee privacy, cybercrime and entertainment matters.  Mr. Lazar acts as lead and local counsel in copyright, trademark, counterfeiting, false advertising, unfair competition, computer fraud and abuse, and Internet-related litigation.  Mr. Lazar has handled numerous matters before federal and state agencies, including defending the first Internet privacy case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the first database security breach case brought by the New York Attorney General.

Mr. Lazar is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and an approved mediator for Lanham Act cases for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
 

Education

  • LL.M., Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law (1987)
  • J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1986)
    with honors
    Winner, Local Nathan Burkan Award for Best Copyright Law Article
  • B.A., University of Chicago (1982)
    Social Sciences

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • New York

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Wisconsin

Affiliations

  • Promotion Marketing Association
  • International Trademark Association
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Lawyers for the Creative Arts
  • Approved Mediator for Lanham Act Cases-United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Presentations

  • “Supreme Court IP Review,” at Chicago-Kent College of Law (September 15, 2011)
  • “Trademark Enforcement Strategies,” Product Authentication and Brand Security (October 2009)
  • “Privacy and Security Developments in the Promotion and Marketing Industry,” Promotion Marketing Association (October 2009)
  • “The Legal Landscape of Privacy and Security” Chicago-Kent College of Law
    (September 2009)
  • “Massachusetts Database Security Regulations”, NEHRA (September 2009)
  • “Fair Use in the Visual Arts”, Chicago Bar Association (May 2009)
  • “Privacy and Security Developments”  Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (January 2008)
  • “Effective Measures to Prevent Counterfeiting”  International Trademark Association
    (December 2007)
  • “Corporate Security War Stories: When Big Brother Came in the Building” Forbes Magazine Corporate Security Forum (March 2006)
  • “Protecting Trademark Rights in China,” United States Department of Commerce
    (March 2006)
  • “Trademark and Copyright Licensing Issues”  Practicing Law Institute (November 2001-2005)
  • "Trademark and Copyright Licensing Issues" Practicing Law Institute (November 2004)
  • “The Impact of HIPAA on Police Officers and Firefighters,”  Northwest Police Academy, (December 2003)
  • “Securing Employee Data,” Chicago-Kent College of Law (November 2003)
  • “Battling Cybercrime,” Chicago Crime Commission (November 2002)
  • “Trademark and Copyright Licensing Issues”  Practicing Law Institute (November 2001 - 2004)
  • “HIPAA Compliance-Managing Employee Health Data,” Food Marketing Institute General Counsel Conference (June 2002)
  • “Privacy Issues in the Workplace,”  ACCA-Boston (March 2002)
  • “Privacy Issues in Promotions and Marketing,”  Promotion Marketing Association Annual Law Conference (December 2001)
  • “Privacy Litigation Developments” Privacy By Design 2001 (December 2001)
  • “Privacy Strategies for Global Business,”  The Privacy Challenge: Chicago-Kent College of Law (April 2001)
  • “What Marketers Need to Know About Privacy” Chicago Association of Direct Marketing (February 2001)
  • “Privacy and Security Law Update”  EPRI Enterprise Infrastructure Security Workshop, MIT Enterprise Forum (October 2000)
  • “Internet Security and Privacy Issues for Employers”  Wharton Center for Human Resources (October 2000); Union League Club of Chicago (September 2000)
  • “Business Implications of the New World Order in Privacy and Security” Conference Board (July 2000)
  • “Top 10 Issues in Implementing Internet Strategies,” Spring Training for Startups (May 2000)
  • “Coping with Anonymous Posters on the Internet” National Investor Relations Institute (April 2000)
  • “Intellectual Property Opinions,” Insight Conferences (November 1999)
  • “Internet Privacy” Promotion Marketing Association (November 1998)
  • “Get Your Licensed Products” American Marketing Association Newsletter (March 1998)
  • “New Developments in Anti-Counterfeiting,” Chicago Bar Association (March 1997)

Publications

  • “States Ramp Up Data Security Laws,” PCWorld (November 9, 2008)
  • 8 Cheap Tips for Avoiding Pesky (and Expensive) Data Breach Notifications,” CIO.com (October 10, 2008)
  • “Preparation Key to Enforcement at Trade Shows”, IP Today (July 2008)
  • ”US Data Breach Laws a Waste of Time” Techworld (June 2008)
  • Marketing and the Law Columnist for "Marketing News" (August 2004 - November 2006)
  • “Companies Must Protect the Security of Employee Information,” ABA Corporate Counsel Newsletter (June 2004)
  • “Amendment to FCRA May Reduce Internal Investigation Risks,” Privacy Officers Advisor (May 2004)
  • “Mickey and Vicky,” IP Law and Business (May 2003)
  • “Privacy Issues in the Workplace:  A Post-Sept. 11 Perspective,”  Employee Relations Law Journal (Summer 2002)
  • “Employee Privacy: Most Employers Need to Comply with HIPAA Health Care Privacy Regulations,” E-Commerce Law & Strategy (May/June 2002)
  • “Fundamental Issues in Copyright and Trademark Licensing” The Licensing Journal, (August 2001)
  • “New Laws Affect the Transfer of Information Across the Atlantic,”  The Corporate Lawyer (January 2001)
  • “The Domain Name Gold Rush Continues,”  i-Street Magazine, July 2000
  • “How Web Users Can Keep Money Matters in the Vault,” National Law Journal (March 15, 2000)
  • “New Statute Tackles Challenging Internet and Creativity Issues,” New York Law Journal (March 15, 1999)
  • “Owners Must Police Marks Diligently,” National Law Journal (May 12, 1997)
  • “New Rulings Provide Ammunition in Fight Against Counterfeiters,” National Law Journal  (October 12, 1992)
  • “Mere Reception in Public:  Exempt or Extinct?,” Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology (June 1991)