Sheryl's brief biography

Sheryl Falk is of counsel in the firm’s Houston office. Ms. Falk focuses her practice in civil litigation. Ms. Falk has been deeply involved in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, intellectual property (trade secret and patent litigation), breach of contract disputes, fraud litigation, product liability, and environmental contamination cases. Ms. Falk has served as trial counsel in many state and federal cases.

Ms. Falk is also a member of the firm’s eDiscovery and Information Management practice group. In addition to advising on ediscovery issues, Ms. Falk holds a certification in computer forensics (CCE) from the International Society of Computer Forensic Examiners (ISCFE). Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Falk was an Assistant United States Attorney.

Monique's brief biography

Monique Bhargava is an associate in the intellectual property department in the Chicago office. She focuses her practice primarily in marketing/promotion, advertising, trademark, copyright, privacy, and other intellectual property matters. Ms. Bhargava regularly advises clients regarding marketing/promotions, including sweepstakes, contests, and gift cards cause marketing and related transactions, advertising clearance/claim substantiation, social media and user-generated content, telemarketing and privacy matters, including behavioral advertising, data breach, and security. Her experience also includes trademark and false advertising litigation and industry challenges.

Activities

Ms. Bhargava is an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois - College of Law, where she teaches a class on the law of advertising and promotions.

Education

Ms. Bhargava received a B.A. in Political Science and Molecular Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology in 2004 from the University of California at Berkley. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, in 2008 from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was symposium editor of the University of Illinois Law Review.