Natalie A. Remien

Experience 

Natalie is an intellectual property and privacy attorney.   Natalie is the Chair of the firm’s Privacy and Data Security Practice Group where she leverages her understanding of business and IT to assist clients in identifying areas of corporate risk and mitigating such risk through regulatory compliance and corporate governance at all levels of the organization.  Through corporate agreements, employee policies and training, privacy notices and terms of service, appropriate insurance coverage, and security breach notification strategies, Natalie helps companies decrease the risk of lawsuits, fines and damage to corporate goodwill and reputation in the marketplace. Additionally, Natalie has almost two decades of experience in intellectual property identification, counseling, protection, licensing, and enforcement as well as experience in the following matters:

• Counseling businesses concerning regulatory compliance with emerging privacy and data security laws
• Assisting businesses with creating policies and procedures to address consumer privacy issues and to develop security breach mitigation strategies
• Counseling clients with respect to trademark, trade dress, trade secret, domestic and foreign prosecution, brand clearance, and domestic and pre-litigation enforcement strategy
• Development and implementation of budgets and branding strategies for clearing and registering numerous marks worldwide in a cost effective and efficient manner
• Management of global trademark portfolios for a diverse range of clients including large worldwide retailers. Prosecuting and enforcing large trademark and copyright portfolios as in-house counsel for a multi-national toy retailer
• Negotiation and preparation of license agreements and worldwide co-existence agreements
• Representation in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Education

Certified Information Privacy Manager, 2019

Certified Information Privacy Professional / U.S., 2017

Northwestern University College of Continuing Education, Mediation Certificate, 2007

DePaul University, J.D. 1999

University of Colorado, B.S., cum laude, dual emphasis in Finance and Marketing

Memberships and Activities

Natalie is a champion for business owners and has a particular affinity for representing companies that provide goods and services for children.  To that end, Natalie is a Preferred Provider to the American Specialty Toy Association, and a regular writer and contributor to the Chicago Toy and Game monthly newsletter.  Although Natalie has represented clients in various diverse industries, her passion lies in representing companies in the toy and gift arena, with particular emphasis on children’s educational development and security of smart and connected toys.