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OVERVIEW

Evan Brown is Chicago attorney with a focus on intellectual property and technology law. He is a graduate of the University of Denver College of Law and received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Indiana). He is a frequent public speaker on issues relating to law and technology, and has published numerous articles on those topics. Evan is licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Colorado.

EMPLOYMENT

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago - Associate - January 2006 to Present
Handles both litigation and transactional matters involving high technology and intellectual property. Advises startups and established enterprises on issues relating to social media and the distribution of content over the Internet, with special emphasis on technology licensing and acquisition, website development, prepublication review, privacy, domain name issues and compliance with the DMCA. Assists clients in development of document management policies. Substantial involvement in a variety of litigation matters, including motion practice, coordination of discovery and trial preparation. Member of firm's Electronic Discovery Response Team, providing analysis and guidance in litigation matters involving the need for retention and disclosure of electronically stored information.

Davis McGrath LLC, Chicago - Associate - May 2002 to December 2005
Represented clients in intellectual property and information technology matters. Significant experience in trademark law, including all aspects of trademark clearance, registration, maintenance and licensing, as well as opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Collaborated with clients' in-house counsel regarding trademark prosecution and litigation matters. Substantial involvement in trademark and copyright infringement actions in federal district court, namely, research, drafting of pleadings and motions, and conducting all phases of discovery, including taking and defending depositions.

Solo Practice, Denver, Colorado - May 2001 to May 2002
Represented clients in a range of litigation and transactional matters, including taking several cases through trial. Practice areas included contract disputes, software licensing, real estate and tort litigation, debt collection, and Internet-related legal issues.

Lexis-Nexis, Colorado Springs, Colorado - Attorney Editor - October 2000 to June 2001
Analyzed and reviewed new federal case law and drafted summaries of same for publication online as part of Lexis-Nexis Case Law Summaries Project. Led the development and production of employee newsletter for federal case law editors.

EDUCATION

University of Denver College of Law - Denver , Colorado - JD, 2000
Online Editor of Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. Semifinalist in Hoffman Cup Moot Court Trial Competition. Served as vice-president of the Christian Legal Society, designed and developed the organization's first website.

Wabash College - Crawfordsville, Indiana - BA, 1997
Philosophy major, biology minor. Varsity letter winner in swimming. Runner-up in Last Word Public Speaking Contest.

BAR ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Licensed to practice law in Illinois, Colorado, and before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Active member of Chicago Bar Association, Cyberlaw and Data Privacy (f/k/a Computer Law) and Intellectual Property Law Committees.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Member of panel addressing "Starting Up: What's the deal with legal and accounting?" TECH cocktail CONFERENCE, Chicago, May 29, 2008.

"Intellectual Property 101: Trademark Law," LexisNexis CLE program for Harpo Productions, Inc., Chicago, May 8, 2008.

Member of panel addressing "Intellectual Property in a New Media World," at a meeting of Chicago Women in Publishing, Chicago, April 16, 2008.

“Podcasting for Lawyers,” Chicago Bar Association, March 8, 2008.

“Copyright for the Congregation,” Workshop as part of Congregational Resource Event, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Malta, Illinois, March 8, 2008.

“Content Licensing: Some Modern Issues,” LexisNexis teleseminar, January 17, 2008.

“Some Ediscovery Vignettes,” Chicago-Lincoln Inn of Court, January 8, 2008.

“Rights and Ownership on the Modern Web,” LexisNexis CLE program for Harpo Productions, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2007.

“Online User Generated Video: Copyright Issues,” John Marshall Law School’s 51st Anniversary Conference on Intellectual Property Law, Chicago, Illinois, February 23, 2007.

“Tortious Web Postings, Who's Responsible?,” Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, December 19, 2006.

“The YouTube Copyright Controversy,” Loyola University Chicago School of Law, November 2, 2006.

“Liability Issues Arising from Blogs as a Publishing Medium,” Law Seminars International conference, “Blog Law: Legal Issues, Liabilities and New Opportunities,” New York, New York, November 16, 2006.

“Blogging Liability: Legal Issues to Watch for Online,” Second Chicago Blogger Meet-Up, Chicago, Illinois, September 16, 2006.

“Podcasting: Legal Issues,” Phi Beta Kappa Association of the Chicagoland Area, Chicago, Illinois, September 10, 2006.

“Blogging and Defamation,” Law Seminars International's “Blog Law & Blogging for Lawyers: New Legal Issues and New Opportunities” conference, San Francisco, California, April 19, 2006.

“Constitutional Issues at the Intersection of Law and Technology,” Chicago-Lincoln Inn of Court, Chicago, Illinois, March 21, 2006.

“Intellectual Property Issues Related to Blogging,” Young Lawyers Section of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 2006.

“Google Book Search and Fair Use,” panel discussion, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, November 28, 2005.

“Basic Issues of Copyright Law,” Illinois professional engineers seminar, HalfMoon Seminars, Wheaton, Illinois, September 15, 2005.

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

Author and publisher of Internet Cases, a weblog (”blog”) tracking current developments in Internet and technology law, and which receives more than 4,000 unique visitors each month. The site has been featured on Slashdot, Techmeme, Techdirt and LifeHacker, among others.

Monthly contributor to Aspen Publishing’s Journal of Internet Law, providing summaries and analysis of recent case law developments pertaining to law and technology.

“Legal Talk Radio on Demand: Podcasting for Lawyers - Past, Present and Future,” American Bar Association’s Law Practice Today (contributor to roundtable article), September 2007

“Immunity Under the Communications Decency Act: Effective Defense Tool for Internet-based Tort Claims,” The Business Suit, March 2007.

“The Letter of the Law Part II: Copyright Protection for your Projects,” Creative Techniques Magazine, Winter 2006.

“Secondary Liability for Hotspot Operators,” Journal of Internet Law, September 2006.

“Summary Judgment Denied in a Case of Creative Typosquatting,” CircleID, September 6, 2006.

“The Letter of the Law Part I: Copyright Protection for your Projects,” Creative Techniques Magazine, Fall 2006.

“In Rem Domain Name Proceeding: Sometimes ‘may’ Means ‘must’,” CircleID, July 27, 2006.

“Macabre Result Avoided in Mortician Domain Name Case,” CircleID, June 21, 2006.

“Trademark Law Can Protect Your Podcast's Name,” ID3 Podcast Magazine, April 2006.

PRESS MENTIONS AND OTHER MEDIA

“A Doctor’s Blog Should Do No Harm,” Wired Magazine, Issue 15:11, November 2007 (quoted on potential for liability for dispensing professional advice online).

“Model train software spat threatens future of open source,” The Register, August 24, 2007 (quoted on topic of recent case interpreting open source license).

“Companies may need to rethink changing customer contracts online,” ComputerWorld, August 15, 2007 (quoted on topic of enforceability of amended online terms of service).

“Blog Watch: Chicago,” CBA Record, May 2007 (mention of Internet Cases blog as among top results for Google search of “Chicago lawyer blog”).

“You Got Cyber-Served,” Redeye, May 31, 2007 (quoted on the topic of privacy issues related to websites allowing users to post license plate numbers of bad drivers).

“Wireless Internet: The next frontier,” The Union Democrat, Calaveras County, California, April 13, 2007 (quoted on the topic of potential liability for wireless hotspot operators).

“Tracking the Legalities of YouTube, Google, Bloggers and Perez Hilton,” BusinessPOV.com (video interview), March 2, 2007.

“MySpace Headed for Murky Legal Ground,” InfoWorld, January 19, 2007 (quoted on topic of potential premises liability for assaults committed by users of social networking site).

“Lawyers Face Right to Blog,” Chicago Tribune, November 7, 2006 (quoted on topic of the applicability of attorney advertising rules to law-related blogs).

“Smart companies go online to confront anonymous defamers,” Inside Counsel, October 2006 (quoted on the topic of procedures used to unmask the identities of anonymous Internet users).

“What’s Next, Blogger,” CBA Record, September 2006 (quoted on topic of law-related podcasting).

“Law-related blogging starting to see a coming of age,” Chicago Lawyer, August 2006 (quoted on topic of benefits of writing a law-related blog).

“Lost in Cyberspace,” Echo Magazine, Summer/Fall 2006 (quoted on topic of copyright protection for works published online).

“A Selection of Chicago and Illinois Law Blogs,” CBA Record, April 2006 (mention of Internet Cases weblog).

“Company Seeks E-Mail Snoopers,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 10, 2006 (quoted on the topic of e-mail privacy in the workplace).

“Internet provides rich ground for evolving IP law,” Chicago Lawyer, October 2005 (quoted on the topic of Google’s potential liability in high-profile copyright and trademark cases).

“Dear diary: today I got a BIG client online,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 13, 2005 (quoted on the topic of the benefits of writing a law-related blog).