Team Members

• Patrick Richards - Managing Partner - Patents; Intellectual Property; Patent Prosecution; Utility Patents; Design Patents; PCT Patents; Provisional Patent Applications; Patent Portfolio Management; Patent Transactions; Patent Licenses; Patent Agreements; Patent Joint Developments; Patent Infringement Claims; Patent Freedom to Practice Opinions; Patent Validity and Enforceability Opinions

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Other Law Firms in Chicago, Illinois

• Baker & McKenzie LLP - 300 E. Randolph St., Ste. 5000 - Antitrust and Competition Law, Banking and Finance, Compensation and Employment, Corporate Compliance, Energy and Natural Resources, Environmental, Financial Restructuring, Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy, Global Structuring and Integration, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, International Commerce, Investigations and Business Crimes, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Private Equity, Real Estate and Hotels, Securities, Tax, Technology and Communications
• Reed Smith LLP - 10 S. Wacker Dr., 40th Fl. - Advertising, Technology & Media, Antitrust & Competition, Appellate, Bankruptcy & Commercial Restructuring, Corporate & Securities, Data Privacy, Security, and Management, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employment & Labor, Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Law, Export, Customs & Trade, Finance, Financial Services Litigation, Financial Services Regulatory, Global Regulatory Enforcement, Government Contracts & Grants, Government Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense, Health Care, Hedge Funds, Higher Education, Insurance Recovery, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Investment Management, Life Sciences Transactions & Regulatory, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Non-Profit Organizations, Pensions, Private Equity, Pro Bono, Product Liability, Public Policy & Infrastructure, Real Estate, Records & E-Discovery, Region-Specific Business, Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Shipping, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Sports Group, State Tax Practice, Transactional Tax Practice, Wealth Planning, Energy & Natural Resources Group, Financial Industry Group, Life Sciences Health Industry Group, Media & Entertainment Industry Group
• Sidley Austin LLP - One S. Dearborn St. - Accountants/Professional Service Firms Liability, Antitrust/Competition, Appellate, Communications Regulatory, Complex Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental, ERISA Litigation, Executive Compensation, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions, Food, Drug and Medical Device Compliance and Enforcement, Food, Drug and Medical Device Regulatory, Global Finance, Government Strategies, Healthcare, Insurance, Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes, Intellectual Property Litigation, International Arbitration (Commercial and Treaty), International Trade, Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives, Labor, Employment and Immigration, Life Sciences, M&A and D&O Litigation, M&A and Private Equity, Privacy, Data Security and Information Law, Products Liability, Project Finance and Infrastructure, Public Finance, Real Estate, SEC Enforcement, Securities, Securities and Futures Regulatory, Securities Litigation, Tax, Tax Controversy, Technology Transactions, Transportation, Trusts, Estates and Not-for-Profits
• White & Case LLP - 227 W Monroe St., Ste. 3900 - General Practice
• Arnold & Porter LLP - 70 West Madison Street, Suite 4200 - Accounting, Cost, and Pricing (Government Contracts), Accountants' Liability (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Acquisitions and Dispositions (Real Estate), Advertising Substantiation (Consumer Protection and Advertising), Advocacy Before the Congress and the Administration(Legislative and Public Policy), Airline Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Anti-Money Laundering and USA Patriot Act Defense (Financial Services), Antitrust (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Antitrust (White Collar Criminal Defense), Antitrust/Competition, Antitrust and Competition (Financial Services), Antitrust Litigation (Antitrust/Competition), Antitrust Litigation (Litigation), Appellate and Supreme Court, Appellate Practice (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Arbitration and Mediation (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Asia Pacific Practice, Audit/Due Diligence (Product Liability Litigation), Audits and Investigations (FDA and Healthcare), Banking and Financial Institutions (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Bankruptcy Advice and Counseling (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Workouts (Real Estate), Bankruptcy Litigation (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Bid Protest Litigation, Biosecurity (FDA and Healthcare), Biotechnology Industry, Broadcast/Multichannel Video, Broker-Dealer Matters (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Broker-Dealer / Securities Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Build-to-Suits (Real Estate), Business Litigation, Business Restructuring, Business Transactions and Bankruptcy Counseling (Compensation and Benefits), California Proposition 65 (Consumer Protection and Advertising), California Proposition 65 (Environmental), California Proposition 65 (Product Liability Litigation), Capital Markets Transactions (Corporate and Securities), Capital Markets Transactions (Government Contracts), CFIUS and Exon-Florio (National and Homeland Security), Charter Assessment (Financial Services), Chemicals (Environmental), Chemicals Industry, Civil Antitrust Investigations, Claims Litigation (Government Contracts), Class Actions (Consumer Protection and Advertising), Class Actions (Litigation), Climate Change, Colleges, Universities, and Other Nonprofits (Real Estate), Commodities and Derivatives (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Compensation and Benefits, Compliance and Counseling (Employment), Compliance, Regulatory, Legislative, and Enforcement(Information Security), Congressional Investigations, Congressional Investigations (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Congressional Investigations (White Collar Criminal Defense), Congressional Oversight and Investigations (Legislative and Public Policy), Consolidation of Strategic Industries (National and Homeland Security), Construction (Government Contracts), Consumer Product Safety (Consumer Protection and Advertising), Consumer Product Safety (Product Liability Litigation), Consumer Products Industry, Consumer Protection and Advertising(Antitrust/Competition), Consumer Protection and Advertising, Consumer Protection/Privacy/Telemarketing (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Contaminated Sites, Contract Compliance (Government Contracts), Copyrights, Corporate and Securities, Corporate and Securities Transactions (Biotechnology Industry), Corporate Control Contests and Corporate Governance (Financial Services), Corporate Debtors (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), Corporate Governance (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Corporate Governance, SEC Reporting, and Compliance, Corporate Real Estate (Real Estate), Corporate, Securities, Banking, and Finance (Tax, Trusts, and Estates), Corporate Transactions (Employment), Corporate Transactions (Government Contracts), Coverage and Reimbursement (FDA and Healthcare), Creditors' & Equity Committees, Criminal Antitrust/Cartel Investigations, Crisis Management (Securities Enforcement and Li
• Kirkland & Ellis LLP - 300 North LaSalle St., Ste. 2400 - Intellectual Property, Advertising, Marketing & Promotions, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical & Life Science, Copyright, Trademark, Internet & Advertising Litigation, Data Security & Privacy, Information Technology Transactions, Internet & E-Commerce, Open Source Software, Patent Infringement Litigation, Patent Licensing, Patent-Related ITC Proceedings, Strategic Alliances, Technology Transactions in the Financial Services Industry, Telecommunications, Technical & Service Procurement Arrangements, Trademark Licensing, Corporate, Asset Finance & Securitization, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance & Counseling, Debt Finance, Energy Transactions, Environmental Transactions, Information Technology Transactions - Corporate, Initial Public Offerings, Investment Management, Leveraged Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mezzanine Finance, Outsourcing - Corporate, Private Company, Private Equity, Private Funds, Real Estate, Restructuring, Client Representation Experience, Industry-Related Restructuring Experience, International and Cross-Border Insolvency, Restructuring Practice Area Experience, Government & Internal Investigations, Criminal Antitrust Investigations and Trials, FCPA & Anti-Corruption, Antitrust & Competition, Antitrust & Competition Law Materials, Antitrust Litigation, Hart-Scott-Rodino, Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures, Pricing, Distribution & Compliance Counseling, Litigation, Accountant Liability Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Class Action, Mass Tort & Toxic Tort Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, ERISA Litigation, First Amendment & Defamation, Franchise & Distribution, Insurance Litigation, International Arbitration & ADR, Product Liability & Mass Tort Litigation, Shareholder & Derivative Litigation, Regulatory, Derivatives, Employment & Labor, Energy, Environmental, Government Contracts, International Trade, Outsourcing, Telecommunications, Tax, Benefits & Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Tax, Trusts & Estates
• Latham & Watkins LLP - 330 N. Wabash Ave., Ste. 2800 - Africa Practice, Antitrust and Competition, Banking, Benefits and Compensation, Capital Markets, China Practice, Climate Change, Communications, Corporate Governance, Derivatives, Emerging Companies, Employment Law, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Regulatory, Environmental Transactional Support, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Financial Regulatory, Government Contracts, Health Care and Life Sciences, India Practice, Indonesia Practice, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, International Tax, International Trade Commission (ITC) Patent Litigation, Investment Funds, Islamic Finance, Israel Practice, Land Use, Latin American Practice, Media and Entertainment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Private Equity, Private Equity Finance, Product Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Project Finance, Public and Tax-Exempt Finance, Public Company Representation, Public International Law, Real Estate, Restructuring, Insolvency and Workouts, Scandinavian Practice, Securities Litigation and Professional Liability, Structured Finance & Securitization, Supreme Court and Appellate, Tax Controversy, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Technology Transactions, Transactional Tax, White Collar Defense and Investigations
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - 77 West Wacker Dr., Ste. 500 - Mergers and Acquisitions, Antitrust, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Election and Campaign Finance, Employee Benefits, Pension Plans, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Government, Health Law, Biotechnology, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, Insurance, Insurance Recovery, International Law, Investment Management, Financial Services Law, Labor and Employment, Legislative Practice, Litigation, Municipal Finance, Natural Resources, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Partnership Law, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Public Utility Law, Real Estate, Savings and Loan Law, Securities Offerings, Trademarks, Copyrights, Taxation, White Collar Criminal Defense
• DLA Piper LLP - 203 N. La Salle St., Ste. 1900 - Antitrust and EU Competition, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Commercial Contracts, Energy Sector, Franchise and Distribution, Franchise and Technology, Franchise Litigation, International Franchise and Distribution, Project Finance, Construction, Corporate, Aviation, Capital Markets, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corporate and Securities, Education Sector, Emerging Growth and Venture Capital, Fund Formation and Operations, International Tax, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Public Company and Corporate Governance, Retail and Consumer Products Practice, Securities Enforcement, Subprime Mortgage, Tax, Tax Controversy, Technology, Sourcing and Commercial, Employment, Pensions and Benefits, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, ERISA Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Finance, Banking and Financial Services, Derivatives, Insurance and Reinsurance, Public Finance, Real Estate Capital Markets, Real Estate Finance, Securitization, Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Litigation, Trademarks, International Arbitration, International Trade, Litigation and Arbitration, Class Action, Criminal Antitrust, Drug and Medical Device, Electronic Discovery Readiness and Response, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance Practice, Health Care, Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Privacy Litigation, Product Liability and Mass Torts, Professional Liability, Qui Tam/False Claims Act, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Litigation, State Legislation and Public Policy, White Collar, Corporate Crime and Investigations, Product Liability, Projects and Infrastructure, Government Real Estate, Real Estate, Acquisition and Disposition, Affordable Housing and Community Development, Condominium Development, Corporate Real Estate, Cross-border Investment, Green Real Estate, Homebuilding and Master Planned Communities, Hospitality and Leisure, Land Use, Development and Government Relations, Landlord Leasing, Mixed Use Development, Real Estate Restructuring and Loan Workouts, Retail Development and Finance, Retail Leasing, Sports Facilities Development, Tenant Leasing, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Banking and Financial Services Regulation, Communications, Defense, Electronic Commerce and Privacy, Energy Regulatory and Policy, Environmental, Federal Law and Policy, Government Affairs, Government Contracts, Government Controversies, Health Care Enforcement and Compliance, Tax Policy and Legislation, Restructuring, Technology and Media, Advertising, Promotion and Trade Practices, Domain Name Practice, Intellectual Property and Technology, Media and New Media, Social Media
• Paul Hastings LLP - 191 N. Wacker Drive, 30th Floor - Affordable Housing, Tax Credits, Aircraft Finance and Leasing, Antitrust, Competition, Appellate Practice, Asset Securitization, Structured Finance, Banking Law, Financial Institutions Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Base Realignment and Closures, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Class Actions, Commercial Leasing, Sales Leaseback, Copyrights, Corporate Counseling, Preventive Advice, Development, Construction Law, Disaster Mitigation, E-Discovery, Employee Mobility, Employment Class Actions, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Energy, Environmental Law, ERISA, Global Benefits, Estate Planning, Probate, Finance, Business Reorganization, Financial Litigation, Financial Services Law, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Franchise Law, Distribution, Government Affairs, Government Contracts, Health Care, Hotels, Resorts, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, International Employment Law, International Trade, Export Controls, Investment Management, IP Transactions, Licensing, Information Technology, E-Commerce, Labor and Employment, Management Relations, Land Use, Leveraged Finance, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, OSHA, Patent Litigation, Patent Preparation, Prosecution, Payment Systems, Political Risk, International Trade Credit Insurance, Prevailing Wage, Private Equity, Private Investment Funds, Product Liability, Toxic Torts, Project Development, Purchase, Sale of Non-Performing Loans, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Real Estate Capital Markets, Real Estate Equity Investments, Joint Ventures, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Restructuring, Reorganization, Regulatory Compliance, Securities Finance, Capital Markets, Securities Litigation, Enforcement, Subprime Mortgage, Credit Crisis, Sustainability, Global Climate Change, Tax Advisory, Telecommunications Law, Media Law, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Internal Investigations, Corporate Governance