Floyd A Mandell

Floyd Mandell is the co-chair of the firm's Trademark/Copyright/Privacy group. He is the founder of the firm's Intellectual Property department. He has represented some of the world’s most recognizable companies in intellectual property litigation. Few other lawyers have handled as many high-profile cases over the past 20 years involving copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, trade dress, false advertising and defamation. He has been lead counsel in more than 40 published decisions, many involving novel or cutting-edge issues. On more than one occasion, Floyd has litigated cases with more than $1 billion at stake for his clients.

Katten Equity Partner; National Co-chair, Intellectual Property department

International Trademark Association (INTA); American Bar Association Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections; member of several panels as an arbitrator/mediator.

Authored several law review articles and is a frequent lecturer; also authored Trademarks 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); former adjunct professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law and IICLE.