EDITORIAL REVIEW

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A much-admired leader of Katten’s well-stocked IP force handles the litigation and counseling needs of Microsoft, E! Entertainment Network, Bausch & Lomb, AIG, Motorola and many others.





VISITOR RATINGS (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best)

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J. SCOTT EVANS , Senior Director - Global
relationship: represented me (Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp. v. Pool Tables Plus Inc., 74 U.S.P.Q.2d 1627 (N.D. Ill 2005)) rates/fees: For his level of expetise,Floyd is a bargain. comments: Fantastic. Win or lose (and we mostly won) Floyd is a superstar.		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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ANONYMOUS REVIEWER
relationship: represented me (Floyd served as one of a select group of outside counsel representing the recording and film studios in the Aimter copyright litigation, which ended successfully for his clients) rates/fees: During his representation, Floyd's rates were reasonable as were his billing practices. We never had an issue when he presented a bill. comments: Floyd's judgment and advice were always outstanding. He also good about keeping us updated on nuances in the law that developed and might affect our matters. I would recommend him to others without hesitation.		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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HAROLD WEINBERG , Counsel
relationship: Floyd and I went to law school together (U of IL class of '73), and worked toget (Intellectual Property, both litigation and transactional in nature.) rates/fees: Since I closed my private practice a couple of years ago, I am no longer familiar with his rates. comments: A brilliant intellect with tremendous integrity and a powerful personality capable of forging favorable settlements and favorable court decisions for clients. He is always respectful towards adversaries and always places heavy emphasis on observing professional ethics to the nth degree. The best thing I can say about Floyd is that his word is gold. Floyd quickly gains the trust, confidence and respect of all those with whom he deals because he is always honest and forthright in his professional dealings.		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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Floyd A. Mandell, National Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, practices primarily in the area of intellectual property counseling and litigation. His areas of concentration include trademarks, trade dress, unfair competition, trade secrets, copyrights, high-tech disputes, e-commerce/Internet disputes and false advertising. Mr. Mandell is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Mandell was selected as one of the 500 best lawyers in America by Lawdragon Magazine in 2008. This award was extended after that publication reviewed the nomination and received comments from corporate counsel, opposing counsel, professors, judges and peers from across the nation and outside the United States who consider Mr. Mandell the top lawyer in his fields of expertise.

Mr. Mandell has been lead trial counsel for a number of national and international clients, including Microsoft Corporation, Arcadia Group International, Zango, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., GTE Corp., Allstate Insurance Co., Planet Hollywood, Inc., Polaroid Corporation, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Primedia, Inc., Bausch & Lomb, USAA Group, Universal Studios, Inc., Universal Music Group, Times Mirror, Inc., Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Bulls, Arkansas Best Corporation, Fortune Brands, Inc., Motorola, Inc., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., E! Entertainment Television, Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, Reserve Management Company, Inc., Visa International Service Association, USA Cable Entertainment, LLC, AIG Technical Services, Inc., Santa Margherita S.P.A. (the Italian company which manufactures Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio wine, the number one selling imported wine in the United States), and Sony Music Corporation. Commencing in December 2001, Mr. Mandell has been one of the attorneys representing the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (R.I.A.A.) and leading record companies, publishers and studios in multi-district litigation in U.S. Federal Court involving "Napster"-type infringement of music copyrights by "Aimster" defendants. He also represents the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in cases involving their anti-piracy enforcement efforts. He has represented celebrities including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, and movie producer Keith Barish ("Sophie’s Choice," "The Fugitive," etc.). He has been involved in over 40 published decisions, many of which have involved novel or "cutting-edge" issues concerning emerging Internet law, and several cases received national exposure. In 1999, Mr. Mandell participated in negotiating statutory language dealing with recent amendments to the Lanham Act involving Internet "cybersquatters."

Mr. Mandell has been quoted in national publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune and has been frequently interviewed as an expert in trademark litigation and on issues dealing with Alternative Dispute Resolution. In March 1999 Mr. Mandell was featured in Success Magazine. He has also appeared on NBC’s "Today Show". Nominated by in-house counsel and other leading trademark practitioners, Mr. Mandell was in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 “Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Practitioners,” published by Euromoney Legal Media Group, as well as Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Mr. Mandell was nominated by his peers and is recognized as a member of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company's Leading Lawyers Network; he was voted among the top lawyers in Illinois by his peers in the Illinois Super Lawyers survey (2005-2008) sponsored by Chicago Magazine; he is listed as a top lawyer by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property (2005-2008) and Entertainment Litigation (2005-2006); is listed in Who's Who Legal USA-Trademarks 2006 as one of the country's leading practitioners in this field of law; as well as being named among the Top 500 Lawyers in America by Lawdragon (2008), as mentioned above.

Mr. Mandell has been a faculty member of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education lecturing on Trademark/Trade Secret Litigation. He lectures on intellectual property litigation at law schools and for a wide range of organizations, and has been a member of the faculty of Chicago-Kent College of Law, an adjunct professor of law teaching Trademarks and Litigation.

Mr. Mandell is a member of the Panel of Neutrals for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program sponsored jointly by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, and is on the list of mediators/arbitrators recommended by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for Lanham Act cases filed in that district. He is also "Panel Counsel" for intellectual property and technology cases for AIG Risk Management, Inc.

In addition to a wide range of pro bono activities, Mr. Mandell is an active member of the International Trademark Association (formerly U.S. Trademark Association), the American Bar Association Litigation and and Intellectual Property Sections, the Chicago Bar Association, for which he has served as a Director of the Young Lawyers Section, and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.

Mr. Mandell graduated magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University and graduated with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law. He is admitted to the bar in Illinois and to numerous Federal Courts throughout the country.

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News & Publications

• 66 Katten Attorneys Named to 2010 List of Best Lawyers in America August 5, 2009
• Katten Lands 14 Practices and 37 Attorneys in Chambers USA Guide June 12, 2009
• Katten's Floyd Mandell Named Among World's Leading Intellectual Property Strategists by IAM April 1, 2009
• Partner Floyd Mandell Talks With Chicago Lawyer November 3, 2008
• Partner Floyd Mandell Quoted in Law 360 on IP Strength October 31, 2008
• Katten�s Floyd Mandell Named Among Top 500 Lawyers in America by Lawdragon October 22, 2008
• Katten Lands 14 Practices and 32 Attorneys in Chambers USA Guide June 13, 2008
• Katten Lands 15 Practices and 28 Attorneys in Chambers USA Guide June 15, 2007
• Mediation of Trademark Disputes Has Advantages April 23, 2007
• Partner Floyd Mandell Quoted in the Chicago Tribune about Online User Reviews of Businesses February 23, 2007
• Partner Floyd Mandell Quoted in Chicago Tribune on Online User Reviews February 21, 2007
• Katten Attorneys Get Class Action Lawsuit Against Zango Dismissed, With Prejudices September 7, 2006
• Katten Lands 12 Practices and 24 Attorneys in Chambers USA Guide m June 7, 2006
• Universal Wins Movie Parody Trademark Case May 22, 2006
• Partner Floyd Mandell Interviewed Regarding Katten's Role in Defense of Universal Studios and Universal Music May 22, 2006
• Intellectual Property Practice Co-Chair Floyd Mandell Quoted in IP Law 360's Practice Profile March 31, 2006

Additionally, Mr. Mandell has authored several written works concerning intellectual property and litigation, some of which have been published and later cited as authority in published cases. He is one of a few nationally known litigators to author a chapter in the treatise, Successful Partnering Between Inside And Outside Counsel, published in 2001 by West Group, under the auspices of American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA); that chapter deals with trademark protection. Among the other articles authored by Mr. Mandell or where he has made a significant and noted contribution are: "Personal Name Trademarks�Your Name May Not Be Your Own," 60 Chicago Bar Record 282, 1979, San Francisco Brief/Case Law Review, July 1979, Stanford Agora Law Review, May 2001; 70 Trademark Reporter 326, 1980 (used as authority by Congress in its "cybersquatting" legislation). Contributor: Pattishall-Hilliard, "Trademarks, Trade Identity and Unfair Trade Practices," Matthew-Bender, 1974; Pattishall, "The Dilution Rationale for Trademark-Trade Identity Protection, Its Progress And Prospects," Northwestern Law Review, Vol. 71, No. 5, 1976, 67 Trademark Reporter 607, 1977; "Trade Secrets�What They Are And How To Protect Them," I.I.C.L.E., 1981; "The Disloyal Employee, Protection Of Confidential Information From Breach Of Fiduciary Obligations," I.I.C.L.E., 1982; "Recent Developments In Trademark Law�An Overview," I.I.C.L.E., 1983; "Recent Developments In Trademark Law�An Overview," I.I.C.L.E., 1984; "Intellectual Property On Trial�Trade Dress Litigation Requires A Team Effort," The National Law Journal, Feb. 14, 1994; "Practice Pointers For The Trademark Litigator," The National Law Journal, May 16, 1994; Trade Dress Jury Instructions, (INTA, 1998).