2017 Scandaglia Ryan Intellectual Property Legal Writing Award Nolan Leuthauser (fourth from left). Also pictured (from left to right): William J. Ryan, Michael S. Shapiro, DePaul Law Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea, and Gregory J. Scandaglia. For the fifteenth consecutive year,
Scandaglia Ryan LLP presented the Scandaglia Ryan Intellectual
Property Legal Writing Award to Nolan Leuthauser. The honor is given annually during the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (
CPLIT®) ceremony to the 2L
who receives the highest grade in the first-year IP Legal Writing
Program.
Although Leuthauser came to law school
with an interest in intellectual property, he has since discovered a
fascination in all areas of the law. Set to be a summer associate
at Kirkland & Ellis, he hopes to gain experience in substantive
areas within its litigation department. This award is a particularly
important honor for him because “I try to do all that I can every
day to make myself a better future lawyer, and I know that the most
important thing I can do is improve my writing skills.”
Scandaglia Ryan LLP founded and has sponsored the IP Legal Writing Award since its inception in 2002. Past
recipients include Jonathan M. Crowley, Kyle Dickinson, Stephen C.
Jarvis, Nicholas C. Thompson, Emily Monteith, Justin Piper, Jonathan
Schildt, Nicholas J. Angelocci, Jamey A. Orchik, Lee James, Jeremy
Bridge, Hillary A. Mann, Philipp Ruben and Lauren Bursey.