William Lynch Schaller - Is this you? Claim and update your profile for free. 10.0 Superb Experience Industry Recognition Professional Conduct Find out more about the Avvo Rating Client Ratings Not yet reviewed Former client? Write a review Endorsements No endorsements yet. Lawyers: Endorse this lawyer E-mail Lawyer Share Lawyer's website Add to list Overview Contact Information Baker & McKenzie LLP One Prudential Plaza 130 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601 312-861-8000 View map E-mail this lawyer Visit lawyer's website References Client Reviews Client reviews: you be the judge (without giving away your identity) If you're a current or former client of this lawyer, tell others what it's like to work with him or her (anonymously, if you want). Your post will make a difference. Review this lawyer Endorsements Endorse a fellow lawyer, get more visits to your profile In addition to providing a simple way to express your gratitude to fellow lawyers, any time you add an endorsement to a peer's profile, a link to your profile will appear on it. Endorse this lawyer Résumé Licenses 27 years since William Lynch Schaller was first licensed to practice law in IL. See license details Hide license details State License status Year acquired Last updated by Avvo Illinois Active 1981 05/06/2008 We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer. Education School Major Degree Graduated DePaul University Law JD - Juris Doctor 1981 University of Illinois BS - Bachelor of Science 1978 Awards Award Name Granting Organization Date Burton Award for Legal Writing Law Library of Congress 2005 Listed, Commercial Litigation Leading Lawyers Network (Illinois) 2004 Second Place, Lincoln Award Writing Contest Illinois State Bar Association 1989 See all 3 awards Hide additional awards Associations Position Association Name Duration Member American Bar Association Former chair American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section’s Subcommittee on Inevitable Trade Secret Disclosure Member American Bar Association Section of Business Law, Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation (Subcommittees on Business Torts, Intellectual Property Litigation and Employment Litigation) Member American Society for Legal History Member Bar Association for the Seventh Circuit Member Chicago Bar Association Member Illinois Secretary of State’s Business Act Advisory Committee Member Illinois State Bar Association Member Illinois State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Council See all 9 association entries Hide additional associations Portfolio Publications Article Publication Date Trade Secret Inevitable Disclosure: Substantive, Procedural and Practical Implications of an Evolving Doctrine (Part I) Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society 2004 Trade Secret Inevitable Disclosure: Substantive, Procedural and Practical Implications of an Evolving Doctrine (Part II) Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society 2004 Growing Pains: Intellectual Property Considerations for Illinois Small Businesses Seeking to Expand LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW JOURNAL 2004 First Criminal Conviction Upheld Under the Economic Espionage Act GLOBAL EMPLOYER, EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BULLETIN 2001 Fifth District Appellate Court Voids Physician-Employee Noncompetes on Public Policy Grounds LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER, ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION 2001 Jumping Ship: Legal Issues Relating to Employee Mobility in High Technology Industries THE LABOR LAWYER 2001 First Amendment Limits on Employers’ Rights in Trade Secret and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Settings Global Labour, Employment and Employee Benefits Bulletin 2000 Protecting Your Trade Secrets During Litigation: Policies and Procedures Illinois Bar Journal 2000 Inevitable Trade Secret Disclosure Annual Report AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION, TRADE SECRET SUBCOMMITTEE D 1999 Economic Espionage Act Applies To Attempted Trade Secret Misappropriation, Even Without Proof of Actual Trade Secret Theft Global Labour, Employment and Employee Benefits Bulletin 1999 Cross-Border Employee Raiding Global Labour, Employment and Employee Benefits Bulletin 1998 Employee Conviction for Perjury in Connection with INS Raid Overturned INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE TRANSFER UPDATE 1998 Protecting Your Trade Secrets in Illinois THE ILLINOIS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 1998 Delaware Supreme Court Ruling in Riblet Products Corp. v. Nagy on Fiduciary Duties Owed to an Employee/Stockholder Global Labour, Employment and Employee Benefits Bulletin 1997 Delaware Supreme Court Ruling in Riblet Products Corp. v. Nagy on Fiduciary Duties Owed to an Employee/Stockholder Global Labour, Employment and Employee Benefits Bulletin 1997 Regal-Beloit v. Drecoll Decision on Defenses to Appropriating Corporate Opportunities Global Labour, Employment and Employee Benefits Bulletin 1997 Some Preliminary Thoughts About Preliminary Injunctions Illinois Bar Journal 1997 Some Preliminary Thoughts About Preliminary Injunctions Illinois Bar Journal 1997 Competing After Leaving: Fiduciary Duties of Closely-Held Corporation Shareholders in Illinois After Hagshenas v. Gaylord Illinois Bar Journal 1996 Competing After Leaving: Fiduciary Duties of Closely-Held Corporation Shareholders in Illinois After Hagshenas v. Gaylord Illinois Bar Journal 1996 Disloyalty and Distrust: The Eroding Fiduciary Duties of Illinois Employees DePaul Business Law Journal 1991 See all 21 publications Hide additional publications Related Lawyer Searches Chicago Lawyers Cook County Lawyers