Stacie R. Hartman practices complex litigation nationwide. She has particular expertise litigating issues in the futures and derivatives industry, including intellectual property disputes in the industry.

She acts as first-chair leading major cases in court and before arbitration panels at financial exchanges, the National Futures Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, as well as in enforcement and other proceedings before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She represents clients in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice. Ms. Hartman’s recent litigation successes include:

• obtaining summary judgment for CBOE to protect its exclusive rights to list options based on the S&P 500 and the Dow, reported in The Wall Street Journal, which described it as a "high stakes legal battle";
• obtaining defense awards at FINRA against claimants who had lost millions trading, as well as awards totaling over $2 million on her clients' counterclaims, reported in Securities Awards Monthly.

Her trial experience also includes the successful vindication of Michael Jordan’s termination of licenses for the use of his name in a restaurant and retail store.

Ms. Hartman can be reached in Schiff Hardin's Chicago office or in our New York office at 212.745.0807 (phone) and 212.753.5044 (fax).

Publications

"Changes in the Culture of Waiver," The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Vol. 42 No. 21 (December 2, 2009)

"Sword, Shield, or Simply a Constitutional Right? Patents in the Futures Industry," Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Thomson/West Legalworks, Vol. 26 No. 8 (September 2006)

"Presenting the Defendant's Case," Chapter 8 in Trying the Case, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) (2003, 2006, 2009)

Speeches and Presentations

"Ethics and the CCO: Professional Responsibility Issues Arising From Dodd-Frank," ABA Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, Naples, Florida (January 26-28, 2012)

"Dodd-Frank: What Does it Mean for You?" Annual Introducing Brokers Conference 2011 (October 22, 2011)

"Manipulation, Anti-Disruptive Trading and other Litigation, Enforcement Issues," Annual Conference, Futures Industry Association, Law & Compliance Division, National Harbor, MD (May 2011)

"Intellectual Property in the Financial Services Industry," Chicago Bar Association, Committees for Financial and Investment Services, Securities Law and Intellectual Property Law (November 2010)

"IP Issues in the Financial Services Industry," Current Issues in Financial Services Law Seminar, Chicago-Kent College of Law Continuing Legal and Professional Education, Chicago, Ill. (October 2009)

"Crisis Management," Annual Conference, Futures Industry Association, Law & Compliance Division, National Harbor, Md. (May 2009)

"Managing and Responding to Threat Letters," Patents and the Financial Services Industry Conference, New York, N.Y. (July 2008)

"Whose Design Is It Anyway?" Chicago's Fashion Week (October 2007)

"Patents and Trade Dress," Intellectual Property Roundtable, Accessories Council, New York (June 2006)

"Technology and Futures," Annual Conference, Futures Industry Association, Law & Compliance Division, Baltimore, Md. (May 2006)

"Patents in the Futures Industry," Chicago Bar Association (September 2005)

"Crisis Management: Responding to Regulators," Annual Conference, Futures Industry Association, Law & Compliance Division, Baltimore, MD (May 2005)

Awards and Honors

Illinois Super Lawyers, Business Litigation

Leading Lawyer — Commercial Litigation, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network