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Carolee Swallie
cswallie@brinkshofer.com
312.840.4717
CHICAGO - Chicago-based Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione (Brinks), one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the country, has received a "Distinguished Service for the Arts" award from Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA) in recognition of the firm's pro bono services to the arts sector. The award was presented at LCA's fall awards luncheon held on Thursday, October 22, in downtown Chicago.
Brinks was the first intellectual property law firm in Chicago to establish a formal pro bono program, and the firm has a long history of involvement with LCA. Shareholder William H. Frankel is chairperson of the firm's Copyright Group and is LCA's immediate past president. Prior to his service as president, Mr. Frankel was a board member at LCA. During Mr. Frankel's tenure as president, LCA received a Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for its work with Chicago theatres.
Brinks has donated legal services to numerous LCA projects, which have included fighting copyright infringement on behalf of photographers; securing a television licensing and royalty agreement on behalf of a singer/songwriter; resolving an Internet domain name dispute for a nonprofit children's programming company; and other pro bono matters.
Bradley G. Lane, a trial attorney and chairperson of the firm's pro bono program since 2002, accepted the award on behalf of Brinks. Mr. Lane was a member of the ad hoc committee that formed the firm's pro bono program in 2000 under the leadership of Jerome Gilson, a shareholder and former managing partner at the firm.
About Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Founded in 1972, Lawyers for the Creative Arts is a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality pro bono legal services in all areas of the arts to organizations and individuals in metropolitan Chicago and throughout Illinois and neighboring states.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States and serves the intellectual property needs of clients around the world. The firm has more than 180 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents who specialize in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, intellectual asset management, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments in fields as wide-ranging as the electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineering sectors, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, and Internet and computer technology law, as well as in trademarks and brand names for a wide variety of products and services. Founded in 1917, Brinks is based in Chicago and has five additional offices across the country.
