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Claudia A. Suszczynska Associate
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Claudia A. Suszczynska

Claudia is a member of HMB’s Business and Finance Group and focuses her practice on transactional, general counsel and cannabis matters.

Claudia advises clients across various industries on mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and corporate governance. She acts as outside general counsel to clients on day-to-day operational matters, including drafting and negotiating agreements, assisting with intellectual property needs and providing guidance on cannabis regulations and compliance.

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Prior to joining HMB as an Associate, Claudia worked as a law clerk at HMB where she partnered with attorneys on a range of general corporate matters. During law school, Claudia was a student attorney in the Intellectual Property Trademark Clinic where she aided clients in obtaining federal trademark protection for their businesses. Claudia also worked as a clerk for a boutique intellectual property law firm where she worked on anti-counterfeiting and brand protection efforts for luxury brands.

Detail-focused, Intellectual Property Background

Clients rely on Claudia’s keen awareness of the challenges a growing business experiences. They appreciate that she is detail-focused and value the insight her intellectual property experience brings to their transactions and day-to-day operations.

Education

  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D. with a concentration in Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks
  • The University of Arizona, B.S.B.A. in Business Management

Admissions

  • Illinois

Honors

  • Octofinalist and Top 5 Petitioner’s Brief Author, Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition (Fall 2021)

Professional Memberships

  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • International Cannabis Bar Association
  • Intellectual Property Law Association

Publications

  • Cryptocurrency, Your Chapter 11 Table Is ReadyDecember 19, 2022

    In this article, Aaron L. Hammer, Rick S. Rein, Dan Wen and Claudia Suszczynska provide an overview of the decline in the cryptocurrency industry in 2022, otherwise known as a “crypto winter,” and the potential impacts of a surge in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings by players in the space.

Education
  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D. with a concentration in Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks
  • The University of Arizona, B.S.B.A. in Business Management
Admissions
  • Illinois
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