November 5, 2025
1:30 pm - 5:15 pm | Union League Club of Chicago - 65 West Jackson Boulevard - Chicago

2025 Annual IP Symposium

Welcome

IPLAC and Symposium Committee Leader Michelle Kouba of Michael Best invite you to a series of panel discussions where you will hear directly from thought leaders about current intellectual property topics and trends.

3.0 IL CLE Credit Hours Pending


Pricing

IPLAC Members - $50
IPLAC Faculty Members - $35
IPLAC In-House Members - $20
IPLAC Student Members - $10

Non-Members - $100

Program

Check-In and Welcome

1:30pm - 1:40pm

Matthew Kelly

IPLAC President

Chief IP Counsel, LLC

Michelle Kouba

Partner

Michael Best

& Friedrich LLP

Trade Secret Protection & Remedies Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act

1:40pm - 2:40pm

R. Mark Halligan

Partner

FisherBroyles, LLP

(Chair, Trade Secrets Practice Group) 

Scott McBride

Shareholder

McAndrews, Held

& Malloy, Ltd.

AI & Ethics:

Navigating Legal and Moral Frontiers

2:45pm - 3:45pm

Mary Carragher

VP & Chief Counsel

Global Marketing, Media
& Enterprise AI

Mondelēz

International

Mary Fetsco

Partner

Fitch, Even, Tabin &

Flannery LLP

Deborah Laughton

Shareholder

McAndrews, Held

& Malloy, Ltd.

Kenneth Suh

Member

McDonald

Hopkins LLC

Adjunct Prof., AI

Univ. of Ill.

Law School


MODERATOR

COFFEE BREAK

3:45pm - 4:00pm

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Judges Panel

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Hon. Virginia M. Kendall

Chief Judge

Northern District
of Illinois

Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

Judge

Northern District
of Illinois

Hon. John F. Kness

Judge

Northern District
of Illinois

Matthew Kelly

IPLAC President

Chief IP Counsel, LLC

MODERATOR

Closing Remarks

5:00pm - 5:15pm

Matthew Kelly

IPLAC President

Chief IP Counsel, LLC