Partner Jeffrey S. Becker and associate Nicole O’Toole Peterson participated as Music Industry Mentors at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas, on March 14, 2023. Jeff and Nicole met with...
February 17, 2022
Patterson Leads Sale of Wordle to New York Times
Patterson Leads Sale of Wordle to New York Times Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP congratulates its client Josh Wardle on his recent sale of the viral game Wordle to the New York Times. Partner Bill Patterson led the legal...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that one lateral attorney and five new law graduates have joined the firm’s Chicago office as associates. Amakie Amattey focuses on Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes,...
August 10, 2021
Five Associates Join Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that five attorneys have joined the firm’s Chicago office as associates. Taylor S. Leahy focuses her practice on Medical Negligence and Healthcare, as well as Product Liability....
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker is a panelist at Lollapalooza University, a college course at DePaul University. The course is designed to offer full immersion in the annual Lollapalooza festival experience and a broad look at...
July 16, 2021
Entertainment and Media Law Newsletter: NCAA Allows Student-Athletes to Profit Off Name, Image and Likeness
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group has prepared a client newsletter regarding the NCAA’s new interim policy that allows student-athletes to monetize their name, image and...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker will speak Thursday at Lawyers for the Creative Arts’ presentation on “Music Publishing and the Mechanical Licensing Collective.” This year, the Mechanical Licensing Collective...
April 12, 2021
Becker Named to Billboard Magazine’s Top Music Lawyers List for Third Consecutive Year
Billboard Magazine named Jeffrey S. Becker, partner and chair of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group, to its 2021 Top Music Lawyers list for the third consecutive year. This...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that 12 attorneys have been selected for inclusion to the 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list. Additionally, 13 Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys have been recognized as 2021...
January 11, 2021
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Attorneys Named Leading Lawyers, Emerging Lawyers for 2021
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that 49 attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2021 Leading Lawyers list. Those designated Leading Lawyers were recommended by their peers to be among the top lawyers in...