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Philip Aaron Nicolosi
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Philip Aaron Nicolosi
Rockford, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(815) 314-0022
Ext. 101
6735 Vistagreen Way, Suite 210
Rockford, IL 61107
IP, Business, Communications and Real Estate
Northern Illinois University
Philip A. Nicolosi provides guidance to startups, small and closely held businesses, medium sized businesses, non-profit organizations and individual business owners with a variety of matters. Mr. Nicolosi provides his client’s with the benefit of almost 15 years of experience, well-grounded upon core business organization, corporate, transactional, financial and e-commerce related legal matters. He is a trusted adviser to his clients and is routinely relied upon to provide sound and invaluable legal counsel for their businesses, both during the startup phase and continuing through each phase of growth. Mr. Nicolosi's ability to strategically plan for the long-term growth and preservation...
Edward Dibbin Jr
Rockford, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(815) 654-5637 4750 Hiawatha Dr
Rockford, IL 61103
IP, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Kevin Leigh Wingate
Rockford, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(815) 633-5300 2215 Perrygreen Way
Rockford, IL 61107
IP and Patents
Andrew J. Heinisch
Rockford, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(815) 633-5300 2215 Perry Green Way
Rockford, IL 61107
IP
Jeffery J. Makeever
Rockford, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer
(815) 633-5300 2215 Perry Green Way
Rockford, IL 61107
IP
Keith Frantz
Rockford, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(815) 987-9820 401 W State St
Rockford, IL 61101
IP and Patents
Scott Alan Andresen
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Scott Alan Andresen
East Dundee, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
(773) 572-6049 319 Meier Street
First Floor
East Dundee, IL 60118
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Valparaiso University School of Law
Scott A. Andresen is the founder of Andresen & Associates, P.C., a Chicago-based law firm with a location in East Dundee that focuses its offerings in the areas of sports law, entertainment and the arts, and intellectual property. The firm also has a strong focus in the startup and small entrepreneur space, addressing the legal needs of new and emerging business owners. Prior to founding Andresen & Associates, Scott served as in-house legal counsel for the Arena Football League. He also worked for the legal department of the Oakland Raiders NFL team and served as Legal Assistant to the Executive Director...
David A. Eisenberg
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David A. Eisenberg
Barrington, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 17 years of experience
(312) 332-4200 600 Hart RD
#115
Barrington, IL 60010
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Legal Malpractice
University of Illinois College of Law
Marc Whipple
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Marc Whipple
Barrington, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 28 years of experience
(847) 452-5786 330 East Main Street
Suite 211
Barrington, IL 60010
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Marc Whipple grew up in Iowa and has a degree in Physics and Math from Drake University. After receiving his J.D. from John Marshall, he became the General Counsel for Meyer/Glass Design, a Chicago invention studio descended from legendary innovation firm Marvin Glass & Associates. When Meyer/Glass started an interactive division, he helped set up, grow, and eventually spin off the software studio, in the meantime negotiating development agreements with companies like Hasbro Interactive and Microsoft for PC and console titles.

After his work at Meyer/Glass, he became the General Counsel of Incredible Technologies, Inc., and helped it take its first...
Jeff Wilson
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Jeff Wilson
Hoffman Estates, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(847) 490-5360 2300 N. Barrington Rd.
Suite 400
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
IP
Michael A. Capuzzi
Crystal Lake, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 31 years of experience
(815) 479-5260 6314 N Wyndwood Dr
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
IP, Business, International and Trademarks
Whittier Law School
Joseph J. Bonk II
Elburn, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 40 years of experience
(630) 365-3254 648 Downing St
Elburn, IL 60119
IP
Ryan Richard Worrell
Crystal Lake, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(815) 459-5123 500 Coventry Ln
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
IP, Medical Malpractice, Municipal and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
Mathew Perrone Jr
Algonquin, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(847) 658-5140 210 S Main St
Algonquin, IL 60102
IP and Patents
John Harbst
Bartlett, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(630) 289-4839 1180 Litchfield Ln
Bartlett, IL 60103
IP and Real Estate
J.D. Houvener
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J.D. Houvener
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(800) 849-1913 401 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60611
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Seattle University
Call now or visit our website to get your FREE Inventor’s Guide to Patents book and consultation!

Live to your purpose! Protect and bring to market your visionary idea!

Our firm's sole focus is patents. When you specialize you serve your customers the best. Trusted nationwide by scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, investors, and more!

It is a common misconception that inventors and business people have, that as soon as an invention is granted a Patent from the USPTO, that interested tech companies will come knocking at the door looking to license your invention or buy the technology.

Or, that magically there will be a massive...
Mark E. Wiemelt
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Mark E. Wiemelt
LaGrange, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 32 years of experience
(312) 498-3377 31 E. Ogden Ave., #123
LaGrange, IL 60525
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Harvard Law School and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Experienced patent attorney, trademark lawyer, copyright attorney, and ip trial lawyer, with offices in Chicago, Illinois, LaGrange, IL, and SW Michigan (New Buffalo), focusing on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, Lanham Act, unfair competition, false advertising, Internet, domain name, e-commerce, technology, licensing and computer law matters, including patent, trademark and copyright application prosecution, management, protection, enforcement and infringement litigation (prosecution and defense).  Alternative billing arrangements, such as flat fee billing, flat rate billing, hybrid billing, and contingency or contingent fee arrangements, are available for many matters.   Intellectual property law firm perennially ranked among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" in the U.S. by Intellectual Property Today, a monthly...
Adam Edward Urbanczyk
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Adam Edward Urbanczyk
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 14 years of experience
(312) 715-7312 564 W. Randolph St. 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
The John Marshall Law School
Adam E. Urbanczyk has represented tech startups, online merchants, film producers, software companies, national shipping lines, marketing firms, landlords, IT distributors, and consultants in defense, and pursuit, of intellectual property and commercial disputes. Adam has produced favorable outcomes for plaintiffs and has obtained dismissals and removals based on artful pleading, lack of standing, and preemption in state and federal courts in Illinois. Adam has helped recover millions of dollars for online resellers and merchants.
Patrick D. Austermuehle
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Patrick D. Austermuehle
Highland Park, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 15 years of experience
(630) 710-4990 189 Whistler Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Consumer
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Patrick D. Austermuehle, a partner at Lubin Austermuehle, P.C., has experience in complex business and commercial litigation and consumer class actions. He has assisted in the successful representation of a number of state and federal matters, including cases at the appellate level.

Mr. Austermuehle received a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin and earned a J.D. with Honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he was Notes and Comments Editor on the Law Review.

Prior to joining Lubin Austermuehle, P.C., Mr. Austermuehle served as a law clerk at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and as...
Clare Frederick
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Clare Frederick
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years of experience
233 South Wacker Drive
84th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I enjoy working with a wide variety of clients, understanding each client’s unique needs, and developing an IP strategy that matches the client’s vision and goals. I believe that the client’s understanding of its IP protection is invaluable to the client. My main objective is to enhance the client’s understanding and develop strategies to protect its IP as its business and technology continues to grow and change. I have experience drafting and prosecuting utility and design patent applications in the chemical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, software and medical device arts. I also have experience in patent litigation, international and domestic trademark...
Patrick Richards
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Patrick Richards
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 24 years of experience
233 S. Wacker Dr., 84th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Virginia School of Law
Richards Patent Law is a Chicago, IL area patent law firm serving individuals and businesses of all sizes. I work with clients from across the United States and around the world to prepare, file and prosecute patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I started Richards Patent Law after spending over eight years in the intellectual property group of the Chicago office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, a large general practice firm where I concentrated my practice on patent prosecution, counseling, opinion work and litigation. As a partner at McDermott, I managed international patent portfolios for several major...
Jeffrey Antonelli
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Jeffrey Antonelli
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(312) 201-8310 35 East Wacker Drive
Suite 1875
Chicago, IL 60601
Free ConsultationIP
Founded and leads the nations most experienced BitTorrent copyright infringement defense practice. We represent people accused of online downloading of movies by Strike 3 Holdings LLc, Malibu Media LLC, Venice Pi LLC, UN4 Productions, ME2 Productions, Bodyguard Productions, Headhunter LLC, POW Nevada LLC, Rightscorp, Rightsenforcement, and others.

Nationwide help to nearly 2,000 clients against more than 50 movie companies' copyright infringement claims.

Founded and leads pioneering Drone Law practice, helping companies of every size access the national Airspace through FAA approvals, FAA defense, business advice, litigation, and public advocacy.
Scott Nyman
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Scott Nyman
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(312) 487-2532 20 N Upper Wacker Dr
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
Nova Southeastern University
Scott Nyman started Nyman IP as a registered patent attorney that understands the need for efficiency in evaluating and protecting intellectual property. With a degree in electrical and computer engineering from The Ohio State University, where he specialized in digital hardware design, power systems, semiconductors, and microprocessor architecture, Scott competently works at a high level with pioneers of today's digital society. Scott has worked with inventors seeking patent protection in many technologies, including semiconductors, energy transformation, software and related systems, power generation, digital devices, communications, artificial intelligence, and network technologies. Scott also works closely with start-up and established businesses to...
Dan Gjorgiev
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Dan Gjorgiev
Downers Grove, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 6 years of experience
Downers Grove, IL 60516
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP, Patents and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Dragan (Dan) Gjorgiev is an associate with Lee Sheikh & Haan LLC. He has represented clients in a variety of intellectual property matters, including claims of patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark and trade dress infringement, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and other related tort claims. Dan joined LSH as a law clerk. Prior to joining LSH, Dan worked at a Fortune 500 automotive company, drafting utility patent applications and office action responses. He also volunteered for the Chicago-Kent Patent Hub, drafting utility patent applications for low-income inventors. Dan received his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law, with a certificate...
Charles Mudd
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Charles Mudd
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 26 years of experience
(312) 964-5051 411 S. Sangamon Street
Suite 1B
Chicago, IL 60607
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Charles Lee Mudd Jr. is the founder and principal of Mudd Law, located in Chicago, Illinois, Park City, Utah, and Houston, Texas. He focuses his practice on a wide range of business legal issues, including transactional and litigation matters involving intellectual property, Internet law, and emerging technology. Mr. Mudd and his firm serve a diverse group of clients, including local, national, and international individuals and businesses. Mr. Mudd received a B.A. in philosophy and a Master of Arts in political science from Purdue University and then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Quinnipiac University School of Law....
Aja M Favors
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Aja M Favors
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 10 years of experience
(312) 767-3900 875 N. Michigan Ave.,
Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60611
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Communications and Health Care
Valparaiso University and University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Aja Favors is a mediator that focuses on privacy and technology disputes including Data Breach, Contract Disputes, AI-Generated content, Consumer-to-business privacy disputes, and more. She's gained crucial knowledge in technology mediation by working for a variety of organizations. Attorney Favors is the founder of her own firm, Privacy & Technology Mediation Services. The firm is based out of Illinois but serves clients throughout the United States. Make sure that your data is handled with care. To schedule a free consultation, call 312-767-3900.
Leonard E. Hudson
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Leonard E. Hudson
Naperville, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(630) 527-1595 1770 Park St
#200
Naperville, IL 60563
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP, Antitrust, Appeals and Insurance Claims
The John Marshall Law School
High-Stakes Litigation - Business Disputes - Franchise Litigation

I represent individuals and companies in high-stakes lawsuits, business and investment disputes, and franchise matters. I trained at a top global law firm where I practiced complex commercial litigation for a decade. I practice now at a boutique law firm where I help entrepreneurs and small businesses with their most important "bet the company" matters.

My practice includes:
- Contract disputes
- Fraud cases
- Franchising and dealer terminations and regulatory compliance
- Securities & commodities litigation / enforcement and...
Juneitha S Shambee
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Juneitha S Shambee
Evanston, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(773) 741-3602 701 Main Street
Suite 201A
Evanston, IL 60202
Civil Rights, Criminal, Family and Juvenile
Northern Illinois University
A Chicago native, Juneitha Shambee has shown passion and dedication to law since a young age. Working vigorously to make strides in her education, she uses that same tenaciousness to achieve results in every case she touches. She has taken on challenges beyond what many attorneys her age would face, personally and professionally, such as battling large firms in copyright issues and achieving excellent settlements for her clients, and even taking on challenging criminal cases and getting them dismissed in the preliminary stages. Although Juneitha is the first college graduate and professional in her family, she did not let...
Philip Dalmage
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Philip Dalmage
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(312) 899-6625 161 N Clark St
#1600
Chicago, IL 60601
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Legal Malpractice
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Rebecca Weissman
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Rebecca Weissman
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney
(312) 899-6625 161 N Clark St
#1600
Chicago, IL 60601
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Legal Malpractice
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Sahil Malhotra
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Sahil Malhotra
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 2 years of experience
(773) 270-9055 111 N. Wabash Avenue
Ste 100, #3262
Chicago, IL 60602
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Cannabis Law and Trademarks
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
I am an Intellectual Property Attorney, who founded Drishti (“vision”) law because of my vision in protecting dreams and ideas. Drishti Law is a full-service Intellectual property law firm located in Chicago, Illinois. I am devoted to assisting clients identify and protect their competitive advantage by establishing a capitalization strategy that adapts to their needs. My expertise focuses on developing competent asset management strategies for innovators, creators, startups, and businesses.
Juan Ooink
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Juan Ooink
Bolingbrook, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 20 years of experience
(773) 720-9736 1947 Barrington Ave
Bolingbrook, IL 60490
Free ConsultationIP, Criminal, Domestic Violence and Patents
DePaul College of Law
Criminal defense attorney practicing in Will, Du Page, Cook, Kane, Kendall and surrounding areas handling matter from minor traffic tickets, DUIs, domestic battery, drugs cases, sex cases and all misdemeanors and felonies.
Matthew Topic
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Matthew Topic
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(312) 243-5900 312 N. May
Chicago, IL 60607
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Civil Rights
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Intellectual Property & Government Transparency | FOIA & Media Law | Small Business Attorney
Davina DiPaolo
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Davina DiPaolo
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer
(312) 899-6625 161 N Clark St
#1600
Chicago, IL 60601
Free ConsultationIP, Business and Legal Malpractice
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
Michael Ross
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Michael Ross
Naperville, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(630) 631-4646 2020 Calamos Ct.
Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
The John Marshall Law School
Chemist & attorney (Registered - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office), with over 25 years in the chemical and energy industries in various technical, business, and legal roles. This background uniquely allows me to straddle all of the various groups found in a typical corporations (R&D, manufacturing, legal, HR, EHS, finance, etc.). EXEMPLARY LEGAL SERVICES • Negotiating and managing domestic and international commercial and intellectual property contracts. • Building large, international trademark and patent portfolios. • Preparing and prosecuting U.S. original patent applications and their foreign counterparts. • Managing copyright, trade secret, unfair competition and antitrust matters. • Conducting freedom-to-operate (infringement risk assessment) issues...
Olga S. Dmytriyeva
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Olga S. Dmytriyeva
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years of experience
(312) 455-3028 150 N Michigan Avenue
Ste. 3300
Chicago, IL 60601
Free ConsultationIP, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Olga is an experienced litigator, representing individuals and businesses in business disputes, tort litigation and complex commercial litigation matters. She has seen cases through to successful resolution in trials, arbitrations, mediations, settlements and appeals. Her experience includes handling a wide variety of cases including, breach of contract, employment disputes, personal injury, insurance disputes, copyright, patent and trademark infringement, corporate governance and shareholder disputes, and more. Olga is a highly responsive, efficient and result-oriented attorney who strives to develop creative solutions to her clients’ legal problems.

Previously, Olga devoted her practice to international law, using her knowledge of common law and civil...
Alexander Rozman
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Alexander Rozman
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(800) 473-5709 2615 North Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Divorce and Employment
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Alex Rozman, the Managing Partner of the Rozman Legal Group PC, is an experienced trial attorney who personally has a proven track record of successfully bringing over sixty jury and non-jury trials to verdict. Awarded the prestigious Illinois Bar Foundation Distinguished Award for Excellence, Alex Rozman is a respected litigator and speaker in the Chicago legal community. He graduated with honors with a double major from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a law degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Licensed as an attorney in Illinois and New York, Mr. Rozman has been appointed to serve...
Jeffrey Dorman
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Jeffrey Dorman
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 50 years of experience
(312) 899-6625 161 N Clark St
#1600
Chicago, IL 60601
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Consumer and Securities
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Jeff is Consumer Law, Securities Law, Stockbroker & Investment Fraud, and Arbitration & Mediation. He has unique experience with a background in law, as well as econometrics, mathematics, and computer programming. Jeff holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Michigan and an LL.D. in Antitrust from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Additionally, he received a M.S. (ABD) in Industrial Organization and Econometrics from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jeff's academic and professional training have facilitated many successful outcomes in complex litigation cases. With more than 40 years of experience, Jeff is committed to providing exceptional legal...
Bryan R. Bagdady
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Bryan R. Bagdady
Oakbrook Terrace, IL Intellectual Property Lawyer with 40 years of experience
(312) 300-6843 17W220 22nd Street
Suite 410
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
IP, Business, Collections and Trademarks
DePaul College of Law
I founded Corporate & Estate Legal Services, Ltd. to focus on business contracts, commercial litigation, estate planning and probate cases. I have decades of experience handling civil litigation and commercial contracts. I represent both plaintiffs and defendants. I have a broad spectrum approach to B2B litigation. I can negotiate deals, document agreements, litigate, pursue post judgment collection, and prosecute or defend judgments on appeal. I was a scholastic debater in high school and college. I am very comfortable with contract litigation, declaratory judgments, decedent's estates, and business torts. My experience affords me the luxury of handling all phases...
Ryan Scott Replogle
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Ryan Scott Replogle
Chicago, IL Intellectual Property Attorney with 16 years of experience
(260) 403-9845 1021 W Buena Ave, Unit 1E
Chicago, IL 60613
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP, Business, Energy and Securities
Washington University in St. Louis
I am ready to join your team of business and technical leaders by providing practical, value-driven legal counsel.

Since 2007, I have advised businesses in all stages of corporate growth on their most important commercial and government contracts, IP licensing matters, capital transactions, governance issues, employment matters, risk management strategies and securities law matters.

My clients appreciate my responsive and sophisticated representation, with “big firm” quality but at a fraction of the cost.

I am licensed in both New York and Illinois and have spent most of my career based in Chicago and New York City.
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