Insights

Join Crowell & Moring for the International Trademark Association (INTA) Roundtable "Is it Really You? NIL, Deep Fakes, and Personal Branding." Andrew Avsec and Fan Cheng will host a collaborative discussion on Right of Publicity hot topics, including the rise of NIL in athletics, deep fakes, synthetic influencers, and how brand owners can leverage NIL rights to build authentic and resonant campaigns, and the underlying risks.

Calling all dog lovers! Join us for a collaborative discussion on three dimensions of well-being and the superpowers they can provide, while engaging with therapy dogs from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy!

Catch up with significant IP decisions rendered in the last year in the areas of copyright, trademark, and patent law. Emily Kappers (Copyright) of Crowell & Moring, Jennifer Mikulina (Trademark) of McDermott, Will & Emory, and Katie Schelli (Patent) of Irwin IP will be explaining helpful takeaways and their potential impacts on the state of intellectual property law. Join us in person at McDermott, Will & Emory at 444 W Lake St. on May 29th beginning at 3:00pm or attend and ask questions virtually starting at 3:30pm. CLE credit is pending.

Crowell is an associate sponsor of the American Conference Institute (ACI) Advanced Summit on Food Law Regulation, Compliance and Litigation in Chicago April 29-30.

The American Bar Association's 2025 International Law Section (ILS) Annual Conference is a gathering of hundreds of attorneys from around the world designed to allow attendees to learn from experts who will address legal issues in various program tracks.

The 2025 IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference is focused on bringing together lawyers from over 65 legal jurisdictions throughout the world with a strong interest in the Asia-Pacific Region. With a focus on approaching global challenges that businesses face with foresight, optimism, and precision, attendees will connect and discuss developments of legal practice in a rapidly changing global environment.

Crowell is a gold sponsor of the ALM General Counsel Conference Midwest in Chicago April 8-9.

Crowell was a silver sponsor of The World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Summit in Chicago March 12 and 13. The conference topic was “Create A Winning IP Strategy: Overcome Market Uncertainty, Harness AI, And Improve Efficiency."

Emily Kappers will present on Complaints / Answers during the Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) Litigation Bootcamp on Tuesday, November 19. The ChiWIP Litigation Bootcamp features IP litigators from prominent Chicago law firms and industry experts who present on all aspects of the litigation process.

This two-day seminar will be held June 18-19 in beautiful Chicago and provide the latest information on interpreting and applying available tax credits, providing everything you need to navigate the rapidly changing tax and legal issues. As the preeminent professional membership-based association for in-house tax professionals, TEI is uniquely positioned to offer a definitive and forward-looking perspective into the complex and high-stakes area of credits & incentives (C&I). Step into the future of C&I at TEI’s first comprehensive Seminar in this important tax area.

Jason Stiehl will moderate the breakout session "Third-Party Wiretapping, VPPA, and Deanonymization Litigation: A Moving Target for Brands" at the 2023 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference.

Join us for our Inaugural Midwest Government Contracts Seminar. Our experienced practitioners will discuss updates in key areas of government contracts including what to expect in 2024 in infrastructure, bid protests, disputes, intellectual property, investigations, and artificial intelligence. This is a great opportunity to connect in person in our Chicago office and stay apprised of significant legal issues impacting companies doing business with federal, state, and local governments.

Preston Pugh will be speaking on the panel, “Current Trends and New Developments Where Criminal Issues Intersect with Civil Issues.” This panel will examine what the current trends of US Attorney offices are focusing on civil enforcement and what in-house counsel should watch for exposure for civil enforcement and criminal exposure.

Please join us for a series of panels that will discuss and address the cutting-edge issues in technology impacting in-house legal teams navigating commercial risk and enforcement. This program will tackle important issues from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to antitrust, and from privacy issues to SEC regulatory schemes. Moreover, we recognize that many of the current, as well as future issues have an international component. Our presenters will provide companies with critical information not just on U.S. law and issues, but also touch button issues in Asia and Europe.