November 15 - 16, 2007 - Vistage seminars, Cleveland, Ohio

October 4, 2007 - "U.S. Trademark Law," Instituto Dannemann Siemsen, San Paulo, Brazil


September 25, 2007 - Vistage seminar, Boston, Massachusetts

September 20 and 27, 2007 - "Hot Topics in Business Law: Recent Developments Involving Cybersquatting," IICLE, Chicago and Springfield, Illinois

August 14, 2007- "Preparing and Defending Witnesses for Depositions," Lorman Seminars, Oak Brook, Illinois

August 11, 2007 - "Alternative Dispute Resolution," American Bar Association, San Francisco, Illinois

June 28, 2007 - "Using ADR for Intellectual Property Disputes," Illinois State Bar Association, Bloomington, Illinois


June 14, 2007 - "Using ADR for Intellectual Property Disputes," Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois


March 23, 2007 - "Protecting Your Brand without Losing Your Shirt - keynote" Rotary Club, Chicago, Illinois

June 7, 2007 - "Protecting Your Brand without Losing Your Shirt - workshop," Vistage CEO Group, Dallas, Texas

April 18, 2007 - "Protecting Your Association and Its Intellectual Property on the Internet," American Society of Association Executives, Legal Symposium, Chicago, Illinois

April 17, 2007 - "Guiding Rights: Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset!," Location Intelligence Conference, San Francisco, California

March 2, 2007 - "Guiding Rights: What Speakers Must Know about Intellectual Property," National Speakers Association, Wisconsin Chapter, Pewaukee, Wisconsin


November 16, 2006 - "IP Is Your Greatest Asset," Vistage Group Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

November 3, 2006 - "Current Issues In Domain Name Dispute Resolution," AIPPI, Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois


October 20, 2006 - "Copyright, Book Contracts and the Internet," Construction Writers Association, Chicago, Illinois


October 9, 2006 - "Trademark Licensing and Assignments," John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois


October 4, 2006 - "Internet Domain Name Disputes," Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois


September 22, 2006 - "Increasing the Value of Your Brand," private seminar, Nine, Chicago, Illinois


September 18, 2006 - "Trade Dress Protection: Color, Distinctiveness and Funtionality," John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois

September 11, 2006 - "Trademark Protection: Creation of Rights," John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois

June 23, 2006 - "Plagiarism & Fair Use: What Professionals Must Know About Copyrights and Trademarks," ASME, Elk Grove, Illinois


June 20, 2006 - "Intellectual Property is Your Greatest Asset," TAB Group, Illinois


May 26, 2006 - "Sarbanes-Oxley and Intellectual Property: What Your CEO Must Know Now about IP," John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
April 7, 2006 - "Intellectual Property is Your Greatest Asset," TAB Group, Illinois

February 22, 2006 - "Plagiarism and Fair Use," National Speakers Association, Illinois Chapter, Teleseminar

February 1, 2007 - "Guiding Rights: Plagiarism, Fair Use and Infringement," Teleseminar, National Speakers Association, Humor PEG
February 12, 2006 - "Intellectual Property is Your Greatest Asset," National Speakers Association Workshop, Arlington, Virginia

January 27, 2006 - "ADR and Intellectual Property," Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois


January 13, 2006 - "Intellectual Property is Your Greatest Asset," TAB Group, Northbrook, Illinois


January 6, 2006 - "ADR and Intellectual Property," Illinois State Bar Association, Bloomington, Illinois


Winter 2006 - "Trademark Litigation," LLM course, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois

September, 2005 - "Legal Update: Recent Developments in the Courts Involving Trademarks, Copyright and the Internet." Vancouver, Canada.

"What to Copyright," Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois, May 2005.

The Effect of the Internet on Trademark Law," Cardozo Law School, New York, New York, April 2005.                          

"Copyright, Contracts and Writing," National Speakers Association, Illinois Chapter, Oakbrook, Illinois, March 2005.

"Intellectual Property and Work Product Protection," American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rosemont, Illinois, March 2005.

"Proceed with Caution: Seven Hidden Hazards in Standard Book Contracts," Of Dark and Stormy Nights Writers Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June, 2004
 
"Business and Work Product Protection," American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Lexington, Kentucky, March, 2004
 
"The Effect of the Internet on Trademarks,"The Kent Law School IP Society, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2003
 
"Using Patents and Copyrights To Build Strong Brands," INTA Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 2003
 
"Dilution: Affirmative Defenses," INTA Trademark Dilution Forum, Arlington, Virginia, March 2003
 
"Trademark Licensing In a Corporate Transaction," AIPLA Spring Meeting, New York, New York, March 2003
 
"Trademarks and the Internet," 46th Annual Conference, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL, February 2002
 
"License Agreement," INTA Trademarks In Business Transactions Forum, New York, New York, February 2002
 
"ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy," Fulcrum Domain Name Protection, Litigation and Management Summit, San Francisco, California, February 2001.
 
“Cybersquatting: The ICANN Dispute Resolution Policy,” PLI Advanced Seminar on Patent Law, New York, New York, March, 2000
 
“Licensing of Trademarks,” INTA Trademarks in Business Transactions Forum, Washington DC, September, 1999
 
“The Internet Domain Name System: Recent International Developments,” PLI Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law, New York, New York, May,  1999
 
“Use of Trademarks In Cyberspace,” AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute, Orlando, Florida, February, 1999.
 
Instructor, Moscow Conference on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Moscow, Russia, October, 1998.
 
"Protecting Your Rights in Cyberspace," 1998 Cash Station Network Member Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September, 1998
 
"Old Wine In New Bottles: Applying Basic Principles of Trademark and Copyright Law In The New Frontier,” Illinois Librarian Association, Chicago, May, 1998
 
"Recent Developments in Trademark Law," 42st Annual Conference, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1998
 
"New Technology v. Your Copyright," Training Media Association Annual Meeting, Marco Island, Florida, January 1998.
 
Moderator and panelist, "Drafting License Agreements," Counsel Connect On-Line Forum, November 1997
 
"Trademarks in Cyberspace," 1997 Cash Station Network Member Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September, 1997
 
"Hot Topics in Trademark and Unfair Competition Law," INTA Forum, Chicago, Illinois, September, 1997
 
"Recent Developments in Trademark Law," 41st Annual Conference, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1997
 
"Intellectual Property in Cyberspace:  Protecting Your Assets on The Internet," Price Waterhouse General Counsel Forum, Chicago, October, 1996
 
"Trademarks in Cyberspace," LES Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico, September, 1996
 
"Kinko, Texaco and Snow White:  Avoiding the Copyright Police,"  Illinois Librarian Association, Chicago, September, 1996
 
"Trademarks and the Internet," AIPLA Spring Meeting, Boston, May, 1996
 
"The Interface Between Trade Dress and Copyright Protection for Product Configuration," AIPLA Annual Meeting, Trademark Committee, Washington, D.C., October, 1995
 
"Trademark Parody and the First Amendment," INTA Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May, 1995
 
Mock Trademark Preliminary Injunction Hearing, Counsel for accused infringer, AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, February, 1995
 
"The Effect of Insurance Coverage on Intellectual Property Litigation," ABA Conference on Insurance Claims and Litigation for Intellectual Property Disputes, New York, June, 1994
 
Moderator, "Use of Technology in Intellectual Property Litigation," AIPLA Spring Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1994
 
"Private Label Imitations of Major Brands," AIPLA Annual Meeting, Trademark Committee, Washington, D.C., October, 1992
 
"International Trademark Registrations under the Madrid Protocol," AIPLA Spring Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1992
 
"Handling Trademarks in Acquisitions and Divestitures," AIPLA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October, 1990
 
"Structuring the Transfer of Rights:  Problems and Approaches," Seminar on the Role of Intellectual Property in Corporate Transactions, Chicago Bar Association, March, 1990
 
"Developments in the Patent and Trademark Office and Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board," 34th Annual Conference, John Marshall Law School, February, 1990
 
"Leveraged Buyouts, Spin-Offs and Divestitures-Planning for the Sale of Intellectual Property," Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and the Corporate Client, Northwestern University Law School, October, 1989
 
"Developments in the Patent and Trademark Office and Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board," 33rd Annual Conference, John Marshall Law School, February, 1989
 
"Copyright and Trade Dress Issues in Franchising," AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting, Trademark Committee, Marco Island, Florida, January, 1989
 
"Trademark Litigation," Intellectual Property Symposia, Marco Island, Florida, February 1987