Affiliations

• National Institute of Trial Advocacy
• CPR
• Chicago Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Representative Engagements

• Equipoise PM LLC v. International Truck and Engine Corporation, et al., 05 C 6008, Federal District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2008 (breach of contract, ADDCA)
• Kile International Trucks, Inc. v. International Truck and Engine Corporation, 3:04 1069, Federal District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2006 (breach of contract, ADDCA)
• Miken Composites, L.L.C. v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co. , 06-1628, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2008 (patent infringement baseball bats)
• Wilson Sporting Goods v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co. , 05-1103, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2006 (patent infringement baseball bats)
• Precise Equipment Company v. Precor, et al. , 04-419 RT (RCx), Federal District Court, Central District of California, 2005 (patent infringement exercise equipment)
• William W. Toy v. E*Trade, et al. , 02-1318 (JCL), Federal District Court, District of New Jersey, 2004 (patent infringement trade notification system)
• Unisource Worldwide, Inc. v. Carrara, et al. , 03-1015, Federal District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2003 (trade secrets)
• Wilson Sporting Goods Co., et al. v. Babolat North America, Inc. , et al., 03 cv 4108 (GEB), Federal District Court, District of New Jersey, 2003 (patent infringement tennis racquets)
• Moore North America v. Walz Postal Solutions, et al., 99 C 3086, Federal District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2002 (patent infringement certified mail forms)
• O’Keefe-Henry Direct, Inc. v. O’Keefe Direct Marketing, 01 C 8698, Federal District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2002 (trademark infringement)
• Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc. v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., 98 CV 2855, Federal District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2001 (patent infringement golf balls)
• Benetton Sportsystem USA, Inc. v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., 94-1726 (GEB), Federal District Court, District of New Jersey, 2001 (patent infringement tennis racquets)

Presentations

Recent Lectures

• Speaker, “What Lawyers Look For in an Expert Witness; Hiring and Working with Experts,” Effective Expert Testimony Conference, Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2007.
• Speaker, “Protecting Trade Secrets When Key Employees Join or Leave Your Company,” North Shore General Counsel Forum, Vernon Hills, Illinois, May 16, 2006
• Speaker, "IP, Technology & Non-Competition Issues in Employment Law," Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 2005
• Co-Chair, "Calculating and Proving Patent Damages: Developments in the Law," Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, April 20, 2005
• Speaker, “Trade Secret Protection & Litigation,” Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, November 18, 2004
• Speaker, “Avoiding Pitfalls When Key Employees Join or Leave Your Company,” Navigant Consulting Legal Roundtable, Chicago, Illinois, November 10-11, 2004
• Co-chair, “Calculating and Proving Patent Damages,” Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, April 23, 2004
• Speaker, “Restrictive Covenants,” Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago 14th Annual Trade Secrets Seminar, December 4, 2003
• Speaker, “Trade Secrets: Protecting and Extracting Value,” Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, November 13, 2003
• Co-chair, “Calculating and Proving Patent Damages,” Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, April 22, 2003
• Speaker, “Protecting Trade Secrets in the Electronic Age,” Price Waterhouse Coopers General Counsel Forum, May 2002
• Speaker, “TRO and Preliminary Injunctive Relief,” Chicago Bar Association, November 2001
• Speaker, “Recent Developments in Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Law,” Chicago Bar Association, November 2001, November 2000