Foley & Lardner LLP partner Jeanne M. Gills was named a Champion of Strategic Innovation at the National Bar Association’s (NBA) 2025 Excellence in Tech & IP Awards.
Gills, vice-chair of Foley’s national Intellectual Property Department, is a leading intellectual property attorney who advocates for clients across a diverse array of industries, including electronics, manufacturing, fashion, and biotechnology. She acts as lead trial counsel in complex patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition litigation and appeals and delivers high-value IP strategy development and risk mitigation counsel in transactional matters.
Committed to advancing the legal profession and the careers of those around her, Gills founded Foley’s African American Attorneys Affinity Group, the Black Patent Network, and the Chicago Black Partners Alliance.
1925년 설립된 NBA는 미국에서 가장 오래되고 규모가 큰 흑인 변호사, 판사, 법률 실무자 및 법대생 협회입니다. 정의 실현, 시민권 증진, 회원들의 전문성 개발을 지원한다는 사명을 바탕으로 NBA는 법률계에서 평등과 정의를 위한 선도적인 목소리를 내고 있습니다.
Gills received the award on July 29, 2025, at the NBA Tech Summit & Excellence in Tech & IP Awards Luncheon in Chicago during the organization’s Centennial Convention—marking 100 years of advancing justice, protecting civil rights, and building community through law.
