Georgette Helo, ChiWIP's Fourth Annual Scholarship Recipient for the Advancement of Women+ in Law and/or STEM Graduate Studies The Scholarship Committee is thrilled to announce Georgette Helo as this year’s recipient of the Chicago Women in IP Scholarship for the Advancement of Women + in Law and/or STEM Graduate Studies. Georgette is a first-generation law student at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she is pursuing her JD with a focus on intellectual property

“It’s your career. You’re in charge of your law degree and your profession. It’s yours to develop, protect, grow, and learn.” - Jacki ...

Danielle K. Muñoz is a partner at Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery. Her journey into the intellectual property field took a non-traditional...

Sophia Cavalcante, ChiWIP's Third Annual Scholarship Recipient for the Advancement of Women + in Law and/or STEM Graduate Studies We are pleased to announce that this year’s scholarship recipient is Sophia Cavalcante . Sophia is pursuing her degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, with her degree expected in 2025. She received her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Marquette University. Between undergrad and law school, she worked for the Milwaukee

Lauren Schwartz is from Pontiac, a small town in central Illinois. Her journey to IP law took a non-traditional route, shaped by a...

Maria Maras, Associate Director at Accenture, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Chicago and then...

ChiWIP is excited to announce our second annual Scholarship for the Advancement of Women + in Law or STEM Graduate Studies! This $1,500 scholarship supports a woman + who has completed their first year of law school or graduate school studies in the fields of law, science, technology, engineering, or math and/or is a recent graduate thereof seeking professional testing/certification for the first time.  The scholarship recipient was selected based upon her exceptional acade

On July 12th, IP professionals gathered together in celebration at ChiWIP's sold out Eighth Anniversary Party. Attendees caught up with...

Alexis Lavko, Director at Epsilon Economics, graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an MBA in 2008. The...