Representative Matters

• Represented client in all business, legal and PR aspects related to placing a bid to purchase a Chicago-based MLB team
• Represent and counsel an annual international golf competition on all legal/business aspects involved in the creation, financing, operation and exploitation of opportunities (e.g., television/film, equity partners, sponsorship, etc.) ancillary to the event
• Represented golf professional of reality television notoriety in all golf and entertainment-related legal matters
• Represent and counsel clients on legal/business aspects involved in the formation and launch of a US-based professional football league and professional wrestling league
• Represent client in all aspects of the acquisition and subsequent operations of a well-known summer collegiate baseball league
• Represent creator/developer of massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) in all legal and business aspects related to the creation and sale of same
• Represented creator/developer of online social network devoted to the sports and entertainment industries
• Represent screenwriters, producers and filmmakers in operational and legal matters appurtenant to formation of their companies, as well as the financing, production and release of various film/television productions and concepts in the U.S. and abroad
• Represent featured talent, participants, producers and off-screen consultants of multiple reality television shows and projects
• Sole responsibility for the intellectual property programs of two professional sports leagues while in-house counsel
• Negotiated and drafted settlement and trademark coexistence agreements between and on behalf of professional and amateur sports organizations, major apparel companies, industrial manufacturers and other entities in a variety of industries
• Drafted and enforced licensing and rights agreements between and on behalf of professional and amateur sports organizations, commercial merchandise producers/retailers, cable television shows, major motion pictures and major entertainment personalities/performers
• Negotiated and drafted sponsorship and “tradeout” agreements for professional and amateur sports organizations, various sports-affiliated entities, musicians and others
• Negotiated and drafted agreements as they related to team admission to, and withdrawal from, professional and amateur sports leagues  
• Drafted Internet streaming agreements, sweepstakes and contest rules, Internet privacy and user policies, and other Internet-based content for a wide array of entities
• Represented clients in adversarial proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, National Arbitration Forum, American Arbitration Association and ICANN
• Counseled professional and amateur sports organizations on matters of unemployment, wage garnishments, corporation formation and maintenance, FCC licensing, HIPAA compliance and an array of other legal and operational issues
• Represented publicly traded company in the acquisition and management of sports and sports-related entities
• Represented client in multiple contract negotiations related to agreements to perform services internationally for the premier circus-themed performance troupe in the world
• Counseled several national apparel brands in their intellectual property and licensing programs, advertising and entertainment-related issues, and corporate matters
• Represented toy company in copyright infringement/fair use matters against major comic book company and motion picture studio
• Represented professional sports photographers in copyright infringement, contractual and other business-related matters

Bar Admissions and Qualifications

• United States Supreme Court (2003)
• United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (2003)
• United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1999)
• Illinois State Bar (1999)

 
Memberships and Affiliations

• Chicago Bar Association (Current Chair, Sports Law Committee -and- Lawyer Referral Service Committee)
• Sports Lawyers Association
• ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
• Illinois State Bar Association

Pro Bono and Volunteer Activities

• Lawyers For The Creative Arts, Pro Bono Legal Services Volunteer
• Chicago Bar Association, Participant/Volunteer, Practice Tracks Program, Lawyer Referral Service, and Call-A-Lawyer Programs 
• The Council of Chiefs, Pro Bono Legal Counsel
• Future Superstars, Board Member and Pro Bono Legal Counsel
• Chicago Sports Academy, Board Member and Pro Bono Legal Counsel
• Point of Hope- A Deron Williams Foundation, Event Committee, Illini Hoop Legends for Charity
• Chicago 2016/ World Sport Chicago, Volunteer
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society, "Super 200" Fundraiser for Chicago MS Walk
• Spark the Hope Foundation, Volunteer
  

Teaching/Faculty Appointments

• Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor in the Masters of Arts in Sports Administration Program teaching Legal and Ethic Issues of Sports Management
• Staffordshire University/ Centre for International Sports Law (U.K.), Lecturer in International Sports Law Master of Laws/LLM program teaching Sports Law in the United States (Beginning August 2012)
  
• Columbia College-Chicago, Adjunct Professor in the Arts & Entertainment Media Management Program teaching Sports Law I, Business of Professional Sports, Introduction to Marketing the Arts and Labor Relations; Creator and Moderator/Panelist, annual Sports Industry Symposium
• Academie du Management des Organisations Sportives (France), Lecturer, United States Summer Program teaching Sports Law in the United States
  

Speaking Engagements

• Chicago Bar Association, Speaker, "Show Me the Money! The Effects and Costs of the Competing Intellectual Property Claims in the Business of Sports" and "An Insider's Handbook-A Look at Trademarks, Licensing and Intellectual Property in Professional Sports" Sports Law Committee Seminars; Featured Speaker, Law at the Library Program; Speaker, "Alterative Dispute Resolution for Media, Sports and Entertainment Clients" Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Speaker
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Graduate) School of Labor and Employment Relations, Featured Speaker, "Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining in Professional Sports"
• Law School Speaker/Symposium Panelist: Speaker or symposium panelist at events hosted at DePaul University College of Law, John Marshall Law School, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Loyola University Chicago College of Law, Oklahoma City School of Law, Valparaiso University School of Law and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
• National Business Institute: Faculty member, Entertainment Law 101 seminar
• Sports is Education Foundation, Board member, Panelist- Annual Symposium
• Sports Events Marketing Experience, Symposium Panelist- SEME Central

Publications

• Scott A. Andresen, A CALL FOR DRUG-TESTING OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES, Marquette Sports Law Review, Volume 19, Number 1, Fall 2008, 325.

Prior Experience

• Arena Football League/ arenafootball2- League Development & Legal Affairs
• Illinois High School Association- Intern, Executive Director
• Oakland Raiders NFL Club- Intern, Legal Department

Miscellaneous

• Named 2010, 2011 and 2012 "Illinois Rising Star" in Entertainment and Sports practice areas by Super Lawyers magazine

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