Ms. Shimada focuses on trademark, copyright and patent litigation, as well as trademark prosecution. Her experience includes representing major U.S. companies in the fields of aviation and baked goods in trademark and copyright counseling matters.

Ms. Shimada has an active pro bono practice. She has handled trademark prosecution matters for a musician through Lawyers for the Creative Arts and for a national diversity and integration research organization.

• Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, DePaul University College of Law
• Selected for the Black Women Lawyers' Association (BWLA) of Greater Chicago Mercedes Anita Laing Scholarship, 2009

• Intermatic, Inc. v. Precision Multiple Controls, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2010-2011). Subject: Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement. Ms. Shimada represented plaintiff Intermatic, Inc.
• AOL, Inc. v. Yahoo! Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2010-2011). Subject: Patent Infringement. Ms. Shimada represented defendant Yahoo! Inc. Case settled on confidential terms.
• Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. v. Progressive Adjusters Group, LLC (N.D. Ohio 2010). Subject: Trademark Infringement. Resolution: Obtained consent judgment in favor of client Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.

• “.XXX Sponsored Top-Level Domain Registration Period Begins September 7, 2011,” Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Client Alert, August 5, 2011
• “New gTLDs Approved by ICANN,” Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Client Alert, July 12, 2011
• "Fashion Design under the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act,"  Intellectual Property Litigation, Spring 2011
• “My JIOP Summer: The Ripple Effect,” Landslide, November/ December 2009

• "Laws and Principles of Entertainment," Panelist, Englewood Film Festival, Chicago, October 29, 2011
• “The New gTLDs: To Apply or Not to Apply,” Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione CLEar Knowledge Now vPanel, Co-Presenter, October 13, 2011
• "Copyright Law: What is Fair Use?” The Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., Holy Trinity High School, Chicago, September 30, 2011
• "2011 Illinois Women Superlawyers," Moderator, presented by the Women in the Law Committee of the Young Lawyers’ Section of the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 4, 2011

• American Bar Association, Section of Litigation Leadership, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program Regional Co-Chair, 2011-2012
• Black Women Lawyers’ Association, Co-Chair of Young Lawyers’ Committee, 2011-2012
• Chicago Bar Association, Member
• The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Member
• International Trademark Association, Member

• Brinks Attorney and Author Mary Squyres to Present on International Trademark Law
• Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Tiffany Shimada Appointed to Leadership Team of ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
• Six New Associates Join Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
• Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Tiffany Walker Wins Scholarship

• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (print and Web editions)
• LawFuel.com
• IPFrontline.com
• Entrepreneur.com
• Crain's Chicago Business
• Various Media