Richard C. Balough
Work in Balough Law Offices, LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Intellectual Property, Business Law, Internet, Trademarks
20 N Clark St., Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60602
About Richard C. Balough
Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property
- Business Law
- Internet
- Trademarks
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, June, 2004L.L.M.
- Major: Information Technology and Privacy
- Honors: cum laude
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1998L.L.M.
- Major: Intellectual Property
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: With Honors
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1976J.D.
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1969B.A.
- Major: Journalism
- Major: Government
Classes and Seminars
- Does Your Internet Persona Have Privacy Rights?, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2012 - Present
- Intellectual Property Issues for Entrepreneurs, Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2012 - Present
- Libel and Privacy Basics, University of Notre Dame, 2012 - Present
- Geolocational Technologies and Privacy, Institute on the Law of Cyberspace, American Bar Association, 2012 - Present
- Impact of Geolocational Technologies on Privacy, Illinois Chapter of the Wisconsin State Bar, 2011 - Present
- The Spy Who Came in from the Refrigerator: Privacy Implications of Smart Meters, Institute on the Law of Cyberspace, American Bar Association, 2011 - Present
- Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the Virtual World of Second Life, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education - Intellectual Property Seminar, 2008 - Present
- Libel, Privacy and Other Issues for Journalists, University of Notre Dame, 2008 - Present
- Chicago Cyberstalking Ordinance, City of Chicago, 2008 - Present
- Transfers of Copyrights, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education - Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, 2007 - Present
- Covenants Not to Compete, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education - Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, 2007 - Present
- Privacy Law Primer for New Lawyers, Chicago Bar Association, 2007 - Present
- Privacy and Online Data, Chicago Association Lay Symposium of the ASAS and the Center for Association Leadership, 2007 - Present
- Are Bloggers Protected by the First Amendment?, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Annual Trade Secrets Seminar, 2005 - Present
- Intersection of Technology and Copyright, Midwest Chapter of the U.S. Copyright Society, 2004 - Present
- Pursuing Anonymous Defamers in Cyberspace, The John Marshall Law School Seminar on Free Speech in Cyberspace, 2003 - Present
- The Do-Not-Call Registry Model Is Not the Answer to Spam, The John Marshall Law School Seminar on Spam, 2003 - Present
- Covenants Not to Compete or Trade Secrets: Which Is Better When a Key Employee Walks Out the Door?, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Annual Trade Secrets Seminar, 1998 - Present
- The Day the Cars Stood Still 1951 Sci-Fi or 2013 Reality?, ABA Cyberspace Law Institute, January 21, 2013 - Present
- Don't Let BYOD Mean Bring Your Office Disaster, Southwestern Business Law Institute, October 25, 2013 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1976
- Texas, 1978
- Florida, 1977
- U.S. Federal Court, 1976
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1978
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1976
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1978
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1999
Other Affiliations
- Cyberspace Law Committee of the American Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Co-Chair, mCommerce Subcommittee)
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, 2003 - 2005 (Member, Board of Managers)
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, 1999 - 2002 (Chair, Internet Law Committee)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1999 - 2002 (Chair, Computer Law Committee)
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