As creatives, we’re constantly adapting to new challenges. How do we understand and navigate the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) as artists, business owners, and media consumers? For the final day in our series, join legal experts from Lawyers for the Creative Arts who walk us through how to understand the risks and opportunities AI presents to creatives. Plus, stay tuned for some surprise guest creatives who will speak to how they’ve addressed AI in their own practice! Bill Patterson is a partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP. Business owners and creators rely on Bill to protect their life’s work. Bill works with his clients to get to know their company and to develop a strategy that protects their ideas. His experience in advocating for his clients ranges from handling complex litigation matters including trademark, trade secrets and patent infringement matters, to leading the sale of Wordle to the New York Times. Bill chairs the Commercial Litigation practice group, and has a national litigation practice, handling matters from New York to California and Florida to Alaska. Bill also regularly speaks to both business leaders and law students about strategies for protecting intellectual property. Amanda Alasauskas is an associate at Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP. She focuses on commercial litigation and business disputes, entertainment and media law, and intellectual property and transactional services. Amanda proudly volunteers her time with Lawyers for the Creative Arts as President of the Associate Board and a volunteer attorney. Missed the rest of this week’s programs? No worries — all of our workshops are recorded and available on the Arts Alliance YouTube channel! ASL interpretation and Spanish language captioning available. This program is in partnership with the Arts Alliance of Illinois. Bill Patterson | Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP Amanda Alasauskas | Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP
