Evan Brown
I can help you with contracts, trademarks, copyright, domain names and other issues involving the internet, new media and emerging technologies.
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About me
I am an attorney in the Chicago area – a partner at Neal & McDevitt. I am also a law professor – I teach a class on negotiations at Chicago-Kent College of Law. And I serve as an arbitrator with the World Intellectual Property Organization, deciding domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
I got my law degree in 2000 from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Before that, I graduated from Wabash College with a degree in philosophy.
I live with my wife and two children in the western suburbs of Chicago. My interests include firearms, fountain pens and learning French.
Let’s work together to:
- Develop strategy
- Negotiate, draft and review key contracts
- Implement artificial intelligence (AI) into business practices
- Understand and manage risk
- Protect confidentiality
- Secure and enforce copyrights
- Register and maintain trademarks
- Handle domain name disputes
- Manage rights of publicity
- Defend against claims of infringement
- Settle disputes and creatively solve other marketplace problems
My clients include:
- Software developers and vendors
- Marketing and advertising agencies
- Content providers
- Information technology solution providers
- Web developers
- Online retailers
- Publishers
- Authors
- Photographers
- Artists
- Data and analytics providers
- Musicians, actors and other celebrities
- Companies in a wide variety of industries with technology or intellectual property issues
Most recent posts from my blog
- Bogus trademark infringement threats violated the First Amendment March 12, 2025
- Content moderation lapses did not make hookup app liable for misrepresentation March 6, 2025
- Did Facebook ads targeted at people under 50 unlawfully discriminate on the basis of age? March 4, 2025
- Federal court says it was OK to fire CEO who criticized boy wearing prom dress March 3, 2025
- YouTube prevails in the Second Circuit over content removal breach of contract claim February 25, 2025