James M. Drake

Member
Phone: 312-985-5903
Fax: 312-985-5999
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Areas of Practice
Corporate Law
E-Commerce & Technology
Intellectual Property
International Law
Mergers & Acquisitions

Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Illinois (1987) and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1987)

Education
J.D., DePaul University College of Law (1987)
B.A., University of Michigan (1983)

Memberships
American Bar Association Business Law Committee
International Law Committee
Intellectual Property Law Committee

James M. Drake is a member of Clark Hill’s Business Practice Group in its Chicago office.  He represents business entities of all sizes in all types of transactional matters domestically and internationally, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, structuring, organizing and documenting partnerships and limited liability companies, drafting and negotiating all types of contracts and agreements, and handling partnership and membership dissolutions and disputes.  He has represented United States and foreign based entities in negotiating and documenting transactions throughout the world. 

Mr. Drake also advises clients in technology development, protection and transfer matters and other intellectual property matters, including drafting and negotiating patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret development, licensing, transfer and joint venture agreements, and registering copyrights and trademarks. 

Mr. Drake earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree from the University of Michigan in 1983, and his law degree from DePaul University in 1987, where he was a member of the DePaul Law Review.  He serves as a member of the American Bar Association Business Law Committee, International Law Committee and Intellectual Property Law Committee.

Mr. Drake has been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company in Closely and Privately Held Business Law for 2006 - 2007.