Overview
Amanda J. Alasauskas is an associate at the firm’s Chicago office, where she focuses her practice on commercial litigation and business disputes, entertainment and media law, intellectual property and transactional services. Amanda has represented entities ranging from individuals and small businesses to international corporations in state and federal court in a wide range of commercial litigation, contractual, and business tort matters. She has also handled proceedings within the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and prosecuted trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Recording Academy, Chicago Chapter
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts
- Associate Board President, 2021-2025
- Associate Board Secretary, 2019-2021
- Volunteer Attorney, 2017-Present
- Women in Music, Chicago Chapter
- Chicago Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
- Young Lawyer Assistant Editor, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer
- Best Lawyers in America®, “Ones to Watch,” (2024,2026)
- Commercial Litigation
- Entertainment and Sports Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Illinois Super Lawyers®, “Rising Stars,” (2023–2025)
- “Out of Tune: Popstars’ legal fight shows importance of business agreements,” The Chicago Lawyer Magazine, April/May 2024
- “Is AI the Future of Entertainment?: The Benefits and Pitfalls of AI in the Art and Entertainment Industries,” Lawyers for the Creative Arts’ Law Arts Blog, May 2023
- “What is a Band Agreement and Why You Needed One Yesterday,” Lawyers for the Creative Arts’ Law Arts Blog, May 2023
- “Roll For Initiative In The Battle Of Dungeons & Dragons’ Open Gaming License,” Lawyers for the Creative Arts’ Law Arts Blog, January 2023
- “Pumped Up Kicks: What’s Up in the World of Sneaker Customization,” Lawyers for the Creative Arts Blog, April 2022
- “A Young Lawyer’s Perspective: How “Bigly” is the Future of the Music Industry? It’s “Yuge!,” ABA Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Vol. 34, No. 2, Winter 2018
- “A Young Lawyer’s Perspective: Trademarks, Counterfeits, and Piracy! Oh, My! — Hot Topics in Global Intellectual Property,” ABA Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Vol. 34, No. 2, Winter 2018
- “Save Rock and Roll: A Look at Rights Afforded to Pre-1972 Sound Recordings and Why Federalization Should Be Granted,” 66 DePaul Law Review 265, Spring 2017
- “A Law Student’s Perspective: Digital Get Down—Music Licensing in the Digital Age,” ABA Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 2, Winter 2017
- “Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey Sports Gambling Law…Again; Pokémon Go and Sue for Nuisance!; Wiz Khalifa Pulls a 180 on Record Company Concerning 360 Deal”, ABA Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 1, Fall 2016
- “AI & The Arts,” Arts Alliance Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, September 2024
- “Copyright 101,” Indiana Filmmakers Network – Northwest Indiana, April 2024
- “Talent Management,” Guest Lecture, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois March 2024
- “Intellectual Property Law Basics,” Chicago Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Committee, Chicago, Illinois, October 2023
- “Careers in Intellectual Property & Technology,” DePaul University College of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology, Chicago, Illinois, March 2023
- “Copyright Law: What Music Creators Need to Know,” Women in Music Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, March 2023
- “Genome Testing in Foodborne Illness Cases – Tracing Your Pathogen Through the Supply Chain”, DRI Products Liability Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2020
