Cheers!
I am proud to have built a firm with my attorneys and staff that enables efficient, quality representation of our growing list of clients. We work together, as a team, to facilitate the quality of work we produce.
Charles Lee Mudd Jr.
Principal Attorney
The Current Decade (2010-2019)
January 8, 2019
Speaker, "Effectuating Astronomical Impact on the Future of Space Law and Policy:
The Need for Academic and Scientific Contribution to the Emerging Discourse," American Astronomical Society 233rd Meeting, Seattle, Washingson
September 11-13, 2018
Participant, First United Nations Conference on Space Law and Policy, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Moscow, Russia
March 7, 2018
Speaker, “Navigating Legal Challenges within the Commercial Space Industry,” Newspace Chicago
January 11, 2018
Speaker, “Six Months to GDPR? Ready or Not?” Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
November 3, 2017
Panelist, “IT & Privacy II (Robots, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence),” The John Marshall Law School’s 61st Annual Intellectual Property Conference, Chicago, Illinois
September 24, 2017
Speaker, "Staying Safe While Gaming: Top 10 Tips," Gamer Grace, Saint Charles, Illinois
September 23, 2017
Panelist, "How Not to Make a Game: Revenge of the Lawyers," Gamer Grace, Saint Charles, Illinois
May 5, 2017
Speaker, “An Update on Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Gaming, and Artificial Intelligence,” The Internet Law Leadership Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 18, 2017
Moderator, “Startup Law Clinic” Workshop, ITechLaw’s 2017 World Technology Conference, Chicago, Illinois
February 1, 2017
Speaker, “Regulatory and NIST Framework,” “Legal Remedies to Data Breach and Intrusion,” “Election Hacks, International Espionage, and the Law Practice.” The Illinois State Bar Association, “Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Clients and Your Firm,” Chicago, Illinois
December 9, 2016
Speaker, “Standard of Care for Web-Based Businesses with Personal Data Appetites," The Internet Law Leadership Summit, Miami, Florida
September 24, 2016
Speaker, “Staying Safe Online: Top Ten Tips for Parents and Kids,” Minecon 2016, Anaheim, California,
May 13, 2016
Speaker, “Crowdfunding Consumer VC: Effectively Using New JOBS Act Rule," The Internet Law Leadership Summit Las Vegas, Nevada
November 21, 2015
Speaker, “Ashley Madison and the Impact of Hacks on Clients and Lawyers,” The Internet Law Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada
November 7, 2015
Speaker, “Publicity Rights in Social Media and Virtual Worlds.” The ITechLaw European Conference, London, England
June 5, 2015
Speaker, “Digital Publishing, Self-publishing, and Use of Social Media in Marketing,” 2015 Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards, Chicago, Illinois
June 5, 2015
Speaker, "Digital Publishing: Contract Considerations,” Protecting and Preserving Author Rights in Today’s Market – and After Death: Contracts, Digital Publishing, & Literary Estates, Illinois State Bar Association
Speaker, "Email Snooping, LinkedIn Hacking, Message Board Peeping - Litigating Wiretapping and Stored Communications Act Cases," The Internet Law Leadership Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 29, 2015
Speaker, “Top 10 Legal Essentials for Small Businesses,” Small Business Expo, Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 2014
September 11, 2013
Speaker and Moderator, "Cyberbullying, Nude Pictures, and Employment Harassment,” and "Employer Considerations of Internet Use among Employees and Customers,” Illinois State Bar Association’s 2013 Cyberlaw Symposium, Chicago, Illinois,
March 12, 2013
Panelist, “Legal Bootcamp for Mobile Developers, SXSW Conference," Austin, Texas
February 27, 2013
Moderator, “America Invests Act - Part 1: Protecting Innovation in a First to File System,” Illinois State Bar Association,
October 17, 2012
Speaker and Moderator, "Overview of Intellectual Property,” "Eavesdropping, Privacy, and Publicity Law in Illinois,” and "Intellectual Property Issues on the Internet,” Illinois State Bar Association’s What Every Lawyer Should Know about Intellectual Property
April 16, 2012
Speaker, “Developing Issues in Virtual Worlds"
Univesity of Illinois, College of Law
Springfield, Illinois
March 9, 2012
Panelist, "When Copyright Trolls Attack"
SXSW Conference
Austin, Texas,
June 22, 2011
Speaker, "Virtual Worlds: Employer Regulation of and Response to Employee Avatars"
Speaker, "Cyberbulling: Remedies Before and After Litigation"
Cyberlaw Symposium
Intellectual Property Section, Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago, Illinois
April 11, 2011
Speaker, "Introduction to Intellectual Property Law," "Copyrights" and other topics
"Introduction to Copyright and Trademark Law."
Law Review CLE Seminar
Chicago, Illinois
March 15, 2011
Panelist, "The Epic Fail of BitTorrent Indie Film Lawsuits"
South by Southwest 2011
Austin, Texas
July 15, 2010
Speaker, "Privacy in the Workplace: Electronic Surveillance under State and Federal Law,"
Utah State Bar 2010 Summer Convention
Sun Valley, Idaho
April 28, 2010
Speaker, "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Counseling: From Start-Up to Initial Public Offering - 2010"
Topics Addressed: Hot Topics in Internet and Privacy
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago, Illinois
April 27, 2010
Panelist, "Personal v. Professional: Handling Employee Participation in Online Communities"
ABA Teleconference
April 12, 2010
Lecturer, "Litigating Matters Involving Privacy Issues on the Internet"
DePaul University College of Law
The FIrst Decade (2000-2009)
June 9 and 11, 2009
Speaker, "Publicity, Privacy and Libel Issues on the Internet"
Illinois State Bar Association
May 15, 2009
Speaker, "Publicity, Privacy and Libel Issues . . . on the Internet"
Intellectual Property Essentials and IP on the Internet
Illinois State Bar Association
May 15, 2009
Speaker, "Anonymity and Litigation Strategy"
Chicago Bar Association’s Cyberlaw and Data Privacy Committee
May 9, 2008
Speaker, "From Dawn to Dusk, Entity Formation through Dissolution"
Topics addressed: Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Trade Secrets, Launching Company Websites
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago, Illinois
May 7, 2008
Speaker, "JK Rowling Suit against the Harry Potter Lexicon"
Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Section Intellectual Property Committee
May 5, 2008
Speaker, "What Every Lawyer Should Know About Intellectual Property"
Topics addressed: Intellectual Property on the Internet
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago, Illinois
May 5, 2008
Panelist, "Digital Millennium Copyright Act"
Illinois State Bar Association
March 18, 2008
Speaker, "Anonymity and Litigation Strategy"
Chicago Bar Association's Cyberlaw and Data Privacy Committee
February 12, 2008
Speaker, “Online Defamation, Anonymity, and Blogging"
St. Xavier University
September 18, 2007
Speaker, "Careers in Intellectual Property"
Chicago Bar Association
February 21, 2007
Speaker, "P2P File-sharing and Litigation Pursued by the RIAA and MPAA"
DePaul University School of Law
August 28, 2006
Panelist, "Internet Strategies for Legal Professionals"
National Business Institute, August 28, 2006
November 12, 2004
Speaker, "What Every Attorney Should Know About Intellectual Property"
Illinois State Bar Association
March 10, 2004
Speaker, "Are Officers and Shareholders Protected from Corporate Liability? Protecting and Piercing the Corporate Shield"
March 5, 2004
Speaker, "DMCA in Education"
Intellectual Property Section
Illinois State Bar Association
December 3, 2003
Speaker, "Super-DMCA Laws"
Illinois State Bar Association
Spring 2003
Instructor, "Privacy Rights Seminar"
John Marshall Law School
Fall 2002
Instructor, "Jurisdiction in Cyberspace"
John Marshall Law School
November 2002
Speaker, "Preventing Identity Theft"
Harold Washington Chicago Public Library
May 22, 2002
Panelist, "Global Data Privacy: How Data Privacy Laws Around the World Impact U.S. Business"
Spring 2002
Instructor, "Privacy Rights Seminar"
John Marshall Law School
August 5, 2001
Chair and Moderator, Presidential Showcase
"HIPAA and Privacy Implementation: Finding a Path Toward Feasibility and Security"
American Bar Association Annual Meeting
June 2001
Panelist, "On-Line Privacy Developments"
Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting
March 19, 2001
Chair and Panelist
"First Annual Privacy Symposium"
Connecticut Bar Association
March 16, 2001
Discussant, "Shaping the Bench"
Western Political Science Association
February 21, 2001
Panelist, "From Brick to Click"
American Corporate Counsel Association
November 16, 2000
Panelist, "Advising the Dot-Com"
Regional Bar Association
Stamford, Connecticut
June 2000
Panelist, "E-Commerce"
2000 Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting