Bart A. Lazar

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bart A. Lazar –Brief Bio.

Bart is a partner in the intellectual property group at Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago.

Bart is an innovative and trusted strategic advisor with substantial expertise in copyright, trademark, advertising, privacy, Internet/social media, cybercrime and related matters.   He is an experienced strategic problem solver and ardent protector of key intangible assets, including trademarks, copyrights and data.   Bart helps clients identify, protect, commercialize and enforce intellectual property rights, structure and implement data processing and management strategies, and design and execute innovative social and traditional media promotional programs.

He acts as lead and local counsel in false advertising, unfair competition, trademark, trademark counterfeiting and Internet-related litigation.  Bart has protected global consumer, entertainment and sports brands by obtaining ex parte seizure orders to combat piracy, including orders covering concert tours, the NBA finals and trade shows.

Bart is a pioneer and thought leader in the areas of data privacy and security, Internet law and social media, defending the first Internet privacy case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the first database security breach case brought by the New York Attorney General.   He has handled cutting edge cases and cases of first impression involving trademark counterfeiting, trademark licensing, cybercrime and Internet law. 

Bart is a mentor and educator, establishing and leading an intellectual property externship program (at Chicago-Kent) for over 15 years, actively writing and speaking about trademark, copyright, privacy and new media issues and was recently quoted in the New York Time regarding the Warhol case.

Bart has a BA from the University of Chicago, a JD with honors from Chicago-Kent and an LLM from New York University School of Law.

In 2015 Chicago Kent awarded Bart its Professional Achievement Award.