Karl Hanson is an associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP with a focus on intellectual property litigation.
Prior to law school, Karl worked as a business consultant advising companies in the telecommunications and information technology sectors on patent strategy.
Experience
Prior Experience
Law Clerk, McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd., 2019–2020
Director of Patents and Technology, Red Chalk Group, 2012–2019
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2021, Illinois
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of TechnologyJ.D.magna cum laude2021
Order of the Coif
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of BusinessM.S., Technology Management2012
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Materials Science and Engineering2011
