Best Lawyers in Illinois, United States for Intellectual Property Law
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Valerie Matthews places a high value on building strong client relationships by working to understand their business goals. As an intellectual property attorney, she understands brand value, and helps clients protect their brands, images, and trademarks to help them succeed in their industries and in the marketplace. Valerie assists intellectual property clients with trademark prosecution and clearance, including investigating search results, preparing risk analysis for new trademarks, invest...
Michael Fleck welcomes a challenge and takes pride in relentlessly pursuing his clients’ best interests. A critical thinker and creative strategist, Mike’s calm and level-headedness arise from his dogged preparation and enthusiasm for tackling issues head on. Leveraging his engineering background, Mike concentrates on intellectual property litigation and other cases involving complex technical or scientific subject matter. Mike has litigated cases involving medical devices, aircra...
Michael J. Schubert is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Michael J., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Anna Onley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Patent Law. Anna, who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anna is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Bernadette Coppola is a technology & IP transactions partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Bernadette’s practice focuses on technology, intellectual property, and data-related transactions and counseling, including mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing and services agreements, SaaS agreements, technology development agreements, supply chain agreements, intellectual property licensing arrangements, debt financing and bankruptcy matters, joint ventures, and strate...
Chad Stroud is a Partner at McAndrews who specializes in intellectual property law, including patent prosecution and patent and trademark litigation. Chad has extensive experience providing patent validity, freedom to operate and patent infringement analyses. Chad received a B.A. and M.S. in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has extensive knowledge and expertise in the chemical and life scien...
Jeff’s practice focuses on technology and intellectual property-related transactions, including technology and business process outsourcing, services and commercial agreements (sourcing, procurement, development), joint ventures and strategic alliances, software development and implementation, and software, trademark, patent, and technology licensing, as well as counseling clients on data security and data privacy matters. In addition, Jeff advises clients in various industries on techn...
Josh is an associate in the Intellectual Property practice group, where he focuses his practice on commercial and technology transactions. During law school, Josh served as an Articles Editor for the Elder Law Journal and an officer in the Immigration Law Society. Additionally, he served as a student attorney in the University of Illinois Immigration Law Clinic and was a Judicial Extern for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, where he researched and drafted...
Alan Montera is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Alan, who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jasmine F. Williams is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Litigation - Intellectual Property. Jasmine F., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jasmine F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Matthew M. Holub is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Matthew M., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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