Tottis, Kevin
TottisLaw | Managing Partner
Kevin heads up TottisLaw, a commercial and IP litigation boutique in Chicago he opened in 1996 after several years as a partner in a national law firm. Over the past 35 years, he’s first-chaired dozens of matters for clients across the country, successfully handling cases in all areas of intellectual property, representing theatrical publishers, consumer products companies, architects, academics, content providers and manufacturers. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profits, entrepreneurs and individuals.
Currently an AIPLA Fellow, Kevin’s performed in a number of capacities at AIPLA. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors, he’s chaired the Mid-Winter Institute and the Copyright Committee. He also was appointed to sit on both the Amicus and Legislation Committees and was AIPLA’s lead counsel in its amicus filing before the U.S. Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., addressing the extra-territorial effect of the Copyright Act’s first-sale provision. He previously was secretary and a board member of the U.S. group of the Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriètè Intellectuelle. AIPPI recently reappointed Kevin to a new term as one of two U.S. representatives on its 25-member Copyright Committee.
In June, Kevin completed a term on the executive committee of the Copyright Society.
Kevin is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and on the faculty of the Practising Law Institute. He’s a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2010. He’s also been recognized as a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for the past 25 years.
He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan ( J.D. 1986; A.B. with distinction and honors in English, 1983).
Currently an AIPLA Fellow, Kevin’s performed in a number of capacities at AIPLA. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors, he’s chaired the Mid-Winter Institute and the Copyright Committee. He also was appointed to sit on both the Amicus and Legislation Committees and was AIPLA’s lead counsel in its amicus filing before the U.S. Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., addressing the extra-territorial effect of the Copyright Act’s first-sale provision. He previously was secretary and a board member of the U.S. group of the Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriètè Intellectuelle. AIPPI recently reappointed Kevin to a new term as one of two U.S. representatives on its 25-member Copyright Committee.
In June, Kevin completed a term on the executive committee of the Copyright Society.
Kevin is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and on the faculty of the Practising Law Institute. He’s a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2010. He’s also been recognized as a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for the past 25 years.
He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan ( J.D. 1986; A.B. with distinction and honors in English, 1983).