Background
Keays, Anne C. was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
Keays, Anne C. was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
Clarke College (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University (M.M., 1976). IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Schwartz & Freeman (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Corporate and Commercial Law, Federal and State Taxation, Estate and Trust Planning, Real Estate, Securities, Banking and Finance, Environmental Law, Labor and Employee Relations, Employee Benefits, Business Succession Planning, Creditor"s Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, Media and Publishing, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Unfair Trade Practices, Venture Capital, Insurance Defense, Law Firm Disputes, Mergers and Liquidations, Divorce and Family Law, Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Illinois. 1996, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Author: "Software Trade Secret Protection," IV Software Law Journal, Number.
4, 1991; "The Medical Information Age: Can the Law Keep Pace?," Health Information Link, 1996. "Hemlines and Computers," Women Lawyers Journal, 1996.
"Product Distribution," The American Legal Yearbook, 1996. Speaker: "Intellectual Property, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks," Moscow State Institute for International Relations, Russia, 1992.
"Marketing Software Abroad: Protecting Your Trade Secrets," Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Conference, 1992.
"Local Area Network Based Licensing: Profitability v. Protection," Software Publishers Association Annual Meeting, 1993. "Software Licensing: Blending Contracts with Technology," Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Conference, 1994.
"Dining on the Multimedia Food Chain," Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Conference, 1994.
"Use of the Internet in Legal Practice," American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice Women"s Interest Group, 1995. Member: Chicago Bar (Computer Law Committee, 1984, Chairman, 1988-1990.
Chairman, Subcommittee on UCC Revisions, 1993) and American (Science and Technology, International Business Law. Chair, Global Information Infrastructure Subcommittee of Committee on International Intellectual Property Rights, 1995).
International Association of Women Lawyers (IDAC Liaison, 1995).
Schwartz & Freeman is a full service business law firm which prides itself on stability, continuity of service and breadth of practice areas. Our firm, founded in 1946, specialized in tax and estate planning during its eary years. While continuing its sophisticated tax and estate planning practice, we have evolved into a full service firm and now provide business counseling and legal services in virtually every practice area.
Author: "Software Trade Secret Protection," IV Software Law Journal, No. 4, 1991
"The Medical Information Age: Can the Law Keep Pace?," Health Information Link, 1996. "Hemlines and Computers," Women Lawyers Journal, 1996.
"Product Distribution," The American Legal Yearbook, 1996. Speaker: "Intellectual Property, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks," Moscow State Institute for International Relations, Russia, 1992. "Marketing Software Abroad: Protecting Your Trade Secrets," Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Conference, 1992.
"LAN Based Licensing: Profitability v. Protection," Software Publishers Association Annual Meeting, 1993. "Software Licensing: Blending Contracts with Technology," Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Conference, 1994.
"Dining on the Multimedia Food Chain," Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Conference, 1994. "Use of the Internet in Legal Practice," American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice Women's Interest Group, 1995.
Member: Chicago Bar (Computer Law Committee, 1984, Chairman, 1988-1990. Chairman, Subcommittee on UCC Revisions, 1993) and American (Science and Technology, International Business Law. Chair, Global Information Infrastructure Subcommittee of Committee on International Intellectual Property Rights, 1995).
International Association of Women Lawyers (IDAC Liaison, 1995).