Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  While in law school, Ms. Serritella acted as Co-chair of the Women’s Caucus, served on the staff of the Northwestern Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, and worked as a legal intern for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
• Identity Theft
  In the data privacy realm, Ms. Hutchings counsels clients regarding website privacy policies, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, HIPAA (including its security breach obligations), PCI compliance for retailers’ credit and debit card transactions, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its Red Flags Identity Theft Regulations, as well as numerous states’ security breach laws and regulations concerning data privacy and security. She is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Ms. Friedman is a business lawyer who has chosen to focus her talent serving the legal needs of the marketing and advertising industry. She was a founding partner of the Chicago office of Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood, a partner at Schiff Hardin, and the Associate General Counsel for Marketing Practices at Sears, Roebuck and Co. She began her advertising law career with True North Communications as counsel for its U.S. advertising, media, and promotions agencies, including Foote, Cone & Belding. Immediately prior to establishing Friedman Law Group, Ms. Friedman’s practice was affiliated with the intellectual property and advertising boutique firm of Neal & McDevitt. Prior to specializing in advertising law, Ms. Friedman spent eight years practicing business law (mergers and acquisitions, banking law, real estate, and corporate and securities law) at the Schiff Hardin law firm in Chicago.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
• Business Transactions
  Tracey Fletcher focuses her practice on corporate philanthropy, cause marketing, client-agency relationships and IT, digital, and social media matters, including software and SaaS licensing, mobile marketing, and behavioral advertising. She has considerable experience in structuring, negotiating, and documenting Client-Agency relationships across a broad range of services including advertising, public relations, media planning and buying, digital marketing, print and video production, and market research/consumer insights. She also has experience with sponsorships, branded entertainment, publishing, loyalty programs, and gift cards/prepaid cards. Ms. Fletcher regularly handles general commercial transactions and nonprofit matters.
• Intellectual Property
  Ms. Friedman is recognized by her peers as a leading lawyer in the fields of Advertising and Media Law, Arts Entertainment and Sports Law, and Intellectual Property Law. In April 2015 she was recognized as one of the Top 10 Women Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property in Illinois.