Christopher R. McElwain

Christopher R. McElwain is Knowmad Law's principal attorney, focusing on practice areas including trademarks, patents, copyright, trade secrets, domain names, and IP disputes. Prior to founding the firm, he was head of the trademark and transactional practice at LaRiviere, Grubman P.C. and head of the litigation practice at Saper Law Offices in Chicago. He earned his bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Whitman College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where he served on the Southern California Law Review. He is admitted to practice in California and Illinois, as well as multiple federal courts and the USPTO.