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Deirdre Fox Bio

Deirdre Fox of Scharf Banks Marmor concentrates her practice on complex litigation, life science and employment. She has extensive experience developing strategy and managing all facets of large, complex cases including high stakes, multi-jurisdictional litigation involving novel legal theories, and has first-and second-chaired trials. Her experience extends to complex contract disputes, employment disputes, dealer and distribution disputes, class action defense, product liability and intellectual property. Ms. Fox’s commercial and intellectual property litigation practice encompasses a wide array of disputes, claims and risk management. These disputes include breach of contract, dealer/franchise, copyright, trademark and patent infringement, and false advertising. Ms. Fox defends consumer fraud claims and violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and other consumer protection statutes, including class actions. Additionally, she counsels clients on protecting intellectual property rights, licensing, data privacy and art law, and regularly writes on intellectual property issues. Since 2012, Ms. Fox has served as the Chair of the Social Media Subcommittee of the Trade Secrets Subcommittee of the American Intellectual Property Association and a member of the Intellectual Property Section Council for the Illinois Bar Association. She was also the vice chairman of the Copyright Subcommittee of the Intellectual Property Section of the Illinois State Bar Association from 2012 to 2013 and is the Continuing Legal Education Coordinator for the Section from 2013 to 2014.

Education

University of Chicago Law School

CLE Courses by Deirdre Fox

Legal Considerations of Crowdfunding: Intellectual Property, Consumer Protection, and Securities Issues

Crowdfunding has emerged as a great tool for artists and entrepreneurs alike to raise capital for their endeavors. With the popularity of the reward/discount model made popular by websites such as Kickstarter, and the recent changes to the law paving the way for equity crowdfunding, business attorneys need understand the consumer protection issues, securities laws, and intellectual property issues that may arise.

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