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	Sandra A. Frantzen Shareholder Email. sfrantzen@mcandrews-ip.com Tel. (312) 775-8000 Practice Areas Intellectual Property Litigation and Counseling. Education Iowa State University, 1996, B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Environmental Science, with highest distinction University of Chicago, 1999, J.D., with honors Bar Admissions Admitted to practice in Illinois. Member of the bars of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (including Trial Bar) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Professional Experience Sandra Frantzen practices a broad range of intellectual property law focusing on patent, trademark and copyright litigation and client counseling. She has extensive litigation and consulting experience in various industries and has worked on behalf of diverse clients such as Abbott Laboratories, American Medical Systems, Broadcom, Paxar Americas, RTI Biologics, Stryker and others. Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution. Sandra's practice focuses on assisting clients by litigating and helping to resolve intellectual property disputes. She participates in all aspects of dispute resolution from pre-litigation consultation to trial and appellate work. Her work includes assessing and reviewing the legal issues surrounding clients’ technologies, formulating litigation or dispute resolution strategy, appearing and arguing in court, preparing for and participating in jury trials and arbitration proceedings, spearheading mediation and settlement sessions, and working with witnesses and experts. She has done work on behalf of both patent owners and accused infringers. Her work for clients has ranged from small cases to cases involving damages in the hundreds of millions. In one of Sandra’s cases, the client received a settlement of over $60 million. Intellectual Property Consulting and Business Development. Sandra also advises clients on strategic intellectual property development, acquisition, protection, and enforcement with a focus on value. Among other things, she has experience evaluating patents and patent portfolios, drafting and negotiating license agreements, consulting regarding licensing matters, performing due diligence review and analysis of intellectual property rights for corporate acquisitions, and assisting clients in obtaining patents and trademark registrations. She also advises clients on day-to-day intellectual property issues. Other Activities. Sandra was repeatedly named an “Illinois Rising Star” by Illinois Super Lawyer. Sandra is a member of the firm’s Recruiting and Diversity Committees. She is a member of several bar associations and serves on the Board of Directors for the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois. She has been involved in planning the Chicago Bar Association’s Breaking Barriers conference focusing on diversity issues. In her spare time, Sandra attends soccer games and serves on the school board for St. Dominic’s school. Sandra has written several articles including Embracing the Differences – How Diversity In Litigation Can Help You Win, Intellectual Property Today Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 20 – 22 (May 2007); The Shape of Things Past and Things to Come, Intellectual Property Today Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 6 – 9 (Jan. 2000); and The Future of Courtroom Design, New York Law Journal Vol. 22, No. 53, p. 5 (Sept. 14, 1999). Publications Embracing The Differences - How Diversity In Litigation Can Help You Win View File Back to Top