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Joseph John Bogdan
also known as Joe Bogdan
About Joseph
Biography
Joe Bogdan is an experienced executive and lawyer who for more than twenty years has been at the forefront of developments in intellectual property and the businesses that rely upon it. He strives to address the legal needs of entrepreneurial clients, both individual and corporate, and both large and small, by providing the maximum value for the fewest dollars, and he is committed to providing legal services and achieving results that are both fairly priced and exceed clients’ expectations. Joe provides comprehensive intellectual property law services, as well as a broad array of legal services under the “corporate” banner, including everything from the formation and periodic maintenance of closely held businesses to sophisticated merger and acquisition activity for publicly traded companies and other related transactions (e.g., shareholder agreements, employment contracts, and office and equipment leases). He also represents companies of all sizes with information technology and software legal advice and services, including representing and advising both software vendors and other IT, internet and cloud service providers and the users of their products and services in a wide variety of contractual and intellectual property matters. With extensive experience in the live events, music, motion picture/television, publishing, consumer products and video game industries, Joe also provides a unique depth of insight into legal matters relating to entertainment and media.
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Licensed in Illinois for 32 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Licensed in Connecticut for 19 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Licensed in Massachusetts for 33 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 37 years
State: California
Acquired: 1988
No misconduct found
Location
Culhane Meadows, PLLC
30 S. Wacker Drive, 22nd Floor, Chicago, IL, 60606
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Experience
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Partner, Culhane Meadows PLLC
2011 - Present
Assistant Prof. ('11-'17) - Associate Prof. ('17-Present), Columbia College Of Chicago
2001 - Present
Chief Executive Officer, Silvershift Corporation
2009 - 2009
Adjunct Professor, University Of Connecticut School Of Law
2006 - 2009
Vice President - Senior Vice President, Legal/Business Affairs, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
2001 - 2005
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Operating Officer, Cognitive Concepts, Inc.
2000 - 2001
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & VP of Business Affairs, Onair Streaming Networks, Inc.
1999 - 2000
Partner, Manatt Phelps & Phillips
1999 - 2010
Adjunct Co-Professor/Lecturer, Chicago Kent College Of Law
1996 - 1999
Of Counsel, Gardner Carton & Douglas
1993 - 1996
Associate, Manatt Phelps & Phillips
1989 - 1993
Associate, Milgrim Thomajan & Lee
Associations
2013 - Present
Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA®)
2012 - Present
The Event Safety Alliance
2009 - Present
Chicago Bar Association
2007 - Present
Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel
2002 - Present
Association of Corporate Counsel
Education
1988
University of Southern California Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
University of Southern California
MA - Communications Technologies
1985
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
BA - English Literature/Government Law
Speaking Engagements
2018
2018 MEIEA Summit
Club Management: Practicum: A Case Study in Evidence that Practicums are "Better" than Internships
2017
University of Dayton School of Law 27th Annual Program in Law and Technology (PILT) Seminar
Digital Music Sampling: Back in 'Vogue' After the 9th Circuit Madonna Ruling?
2017
South by Southwest Music Festival
Arrow Straight: Success of Vans Warped Tour
2017
Culhane Meadows 2017 Partners Retreat
Cross-Marketing Process and Follow-Up
2017
Columbia College Chicago
Stupid Polack: A Discussion of Hate Speech and Safe Zones
2017
City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Business Education Workshops
How to Get Loans and Investments, or Sell Your Business
2016
South by Southwest Music Festival
Section 203 Copyright Recapture Terminations
2016
Chicago Filmmakers
Lights, Camera, Legal Action
2015
University of Dayton School of Law 2015 Program in Law and Technology (PILT) Scholarly Symposia Series
Chaos & Copyrights: Clearing Up the 'Blurred Lines' of Infringement in Williams v. Bridgeport
2015
Illinois Institute of Technology Master's Program in Intellectual Property Management & Markets
The Human Side of Intellectual Asset Management
2015
Columbia College Chicago
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts
2013
Chicago Music Commission
Licensing Your Work
2012
Chicago Music Commission
Licensing Music for Commercials, Film and Television
2008
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Make You or Break You: A frank discussion of crisis management
2006
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham Seminar on Media, Telecom & Technology Convergence
Content in the Wireless Age
2005
Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Committee
Comply or Consequences: a discussion of practical methodologies to enforce end user compliance with the intended use(s) of your clients' web sites
2002
Understanding Basic Copyright Law 2002
Copyright, Music and the Internet
2002
Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Committee
Webcast and Die! - Recent Developments Under the Music-Related Provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
2001
Second Annual American Conference Institute Advanced Forum on Licensing & Distribution
Ensuring That Your Shrinkwrap and Clickwrap Licenses Provide Maximum Protection
2001
20th Annual University of Southern California Institute for Corporate Counsel
Commerce in Cyberspace
2000
South by Southwest Interactive Festival
Now What: So You're Creating an Internet Startup
2000
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Entertainment and Media Unit Continuing Legal Education Program
AOL/Time Warner - What Impact Will It Have... If It Even Happens
2000
Managing the Risks: A Special Briefing for Corporate Executives
Negotiating for Year 2000 Assurances From Your Vendors
2000
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Lost in Cyberspace: The New Frontier of Internet Litigation
2000
Atlantis Music Conference
Distribution and the Internet
2000
American Conference Institute Advanced Forum on Licensing and Distribution
Electronic Licensing and Distribution: A Model for the New Millennium
2000
18th Annual UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium
Choose a Model as Your Lifemate: a Discussion of Internet Business Models
1999
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Entertainment/New Technology Summit
Intellectual Property - The Next Big Thing
1999
Gardner, Carton & Douglas Stock Base Compensation Forum
Stock Options in Startup Hi-Tech Companies
1999
Digital Distribution and the Music Industry Conference and Exhibition
Gold Rush or Fool's Gold: Dealmaking in a Digital Era
1999
Chicago Union League Club
Midwest Entrepreneurs' Forum Roundtable Panel on Business Plan Review
1999
Chicago Bar Association Forum on Entertainment Law and the Arts
Digital Content Through New Media: Attractive, but Costly?
1998
Chicago Union League Club
MIT Enterprise Forum Roundtable Panel on Business Plan Review
1997
The American Electronics Association
Trade Secrets in the Internet Age
Publications
2017
Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA®) Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1
Business Sense Arrow Straight: An Examination of Brand Community and Philanthropy Bordering on Social Entrepreneurship as Primary Reasons for the Success of Vans Warped Tour
2016
Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA®) Journal - Vol. 16, No. 1
Review: "Lyman, Kevin. The New Music Biz: Bands, Brands, Managers & Tours (Video Series)"
2016
Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA®) Journal - Vol. 16, No. 1
Review: "Leavens, Thomas R. Music Law for General Practitioner"
2015
Billboard Magazine
Ten Reasons Authors Aren't Retaking Their Copyrights
2015
American Journal of Arts Management
The Little Law that Could (and Probably Will): Section 203 Copyright Recapture Terminations in America
2015
International Journal of Arts Management
The Second City is first in creative Entrepreneurship
2013
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Languages
English