October 12, 2015

October’s Chicago Lawyer Cover Features Fardy

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partners Peter G. Skiko and P. Stephen Fardy were recognized in the October 2015 issue of Chicago Lawyer for obtaining the largest settlement in Illinois on behalf of their client,...

January 15, 2015

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Names New Partners

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that six of its associates were recently named partners, including one in its new St. Louis office. Jeffrey S. Becker serves as Chair of the Entertainment and Media Law Practice...

September 10, 2014

Fardy, Skiko Author Intellectual Property Magazine Article

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Partners Peter G. Skiko and P. Stephen Fardy authored the article, “More than just source code qualifies as trade secrets” in the September 2014 issue of Intellectual...

July 21, 2014

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Highlights Trade Secret Settlement

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin highlighted Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP client Business Logic Holding Corporation’s $61 million settlement this month in a complex trade secret misappropriation and breach of...

June 17, 2014

Wahl Receives Rising Star Award at IDC Awards Reception

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Associate Michelle M. Wahl received the 2014 Rising Star Award from the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC), during the association’s 50th Annual Meeting last month in...

June 4, 2014

Lateral Associates, New Grad Join Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP welcomes three associates, including one who was recently sworn in to the Illinois Bar. Kristen A. Cooke joins the firm from Schmitt Mulhern, L.L.C. in Kansas City, Mo., where she was also an

January 8, 2014

Fardy Wins IP Bench Trial on Patent Ownership and Fraud Issues

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Partner P. Stephen Fardy won an intellectual property bench trial in the State Court of Colorado with the recent release of a 34-page opinion finding in favor of the firm’s client, a...