R. Mark Halligan

1. Mark Halligan is a highly respected trial lawyer in the intellectual property bar. Mark is a Past-President of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) and he is the General Editor of the Intellectual Property Handbook published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE).

Chambers USA ranks Mr. Halligan as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Business for his exceptional standing in intellectual property law; Managing Intellectual Property recognizes Mr. Halligan as an "IP Star." Legal 500 has inducted Mr. Halligan into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame for trade secret litigation.

Martindale Hubbell has awarded R. Mark Halligan with a Judicial AV Preeminent Rating which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.

Mark has been selected by Best Lawyers as the Lawyer of the Year in trade secrets law (Chicago 2021).

Mark has served on the Adjunct Faculty of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law teaching advanced trade secrets law for 28 years. Mark is the lead author of The Defend Trade Secrets Act Handbook published by Wolters Kluwer. Mark is also co-author of Trade Secret Asset Management 2023: A Guide to Information Asset Management Including RICO and Blockchain.

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