On February 7, 2008, partner Joe Nabor was elected Treasurer of the Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance. The Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance is a non-for-profit organization of leading law firms, businesses and law schools that promotes Chicago as one of the nation’s leading intellectual property centers for new ideas, programs and education. Fitch Even is a Founding Member of the CIPA and Joe has served on the Board of CIPA since its inception.