Sonnenschein Names Carol Anne Been as New Head of Intellectual Property Practice
October 31, 2005
(CHICAGO, October 31, 2005)--Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP announced today that Carol Anne Been has been appointed chair of the law firm’s national Intellectual Property & Technology Group. Been, a 17-year Sonnenschein veteran, most recently was the group’s vice-chair for copyright and trademark work.
“Carol Anne is an outstanding lawyer who is highly regarded by her clients and colleagues alike,” said Duane Quaini, Sonnenschein chairman. “I look forward to the continued strong growth of our intellectual property practice under her superb leadership.”
Been, who joined Sonnenschein in 1988, has extensive experience in trademark, copyright, advertising, e-commerce, computer, media, entertainment, publishing, privacy and cyberspace law, and is involved in intellectual property counseling, transactions and litigation. Recently, she handled litigation successfully enforcing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s anti-circumvention provisions.
Been has worked extensively on intellectual property matters for clients and cases across the United States, and also has managed client matters and disputes concerning intellectual property in many countries around the world. She is a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist for domain name dispute proceedings. Currently, Been serves on a subcommittee of the International Trademark Association and on the board of directors of Lawyers for the Creative Arts, a not-for-profit coordinator of pro bono legal services for the Chicago-area arts community. She regularly lectures and leads seminars on intellectual property issues and publishes articles about intellectual property law issues.
Been received a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois School of Law and a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Illinois. She is based in Sonnenschein’s Chicago office.
The Intellectual Property & Technology Group consists of nearly 100 lawyers in offices across the country, as well as a network of contacts around the world, involved in all aspects of intellectual property. Its attorneys have the legal experience, scientific and technical knowledge and nationwide resources to create the best solutions to meet the most challenging intellectual property issues. Almost 50 of the firm’s lawyers are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Sonnenschein, with more than 700 attorneys and other professionals in ten U.S. cities and a global reach, serves the legal needs of many of the world’s largest and best-known businesses, nonprofits and individuals. For more information, visit www.sonnenschein.com.
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