Mark Sableman Wins Burton Award

Thompson Coburn Partner Wins Burton Award for Legal Achievement

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Mark Sableman, a partner in Thompson Coburn LLP’s Intellectual Property group, has won a Burton Award for Legal Achievement.

Mr. Sableman's award is based on his article titled “Artistic Expressions Today: Can Artists Use the Language of Our Culture?” The article was published in a special issue of the Saint Louis University Law Journal, which honored the late Senator Thomas F. Eagleton. Sableman accepted his award during a formal banquet held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on June 16, 2008. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Steven Breyer was the featured speaker.

Each year the Library of Congress presents Burton Awards for Legal achievement, focusing on plain, clear and effective expression by lawyers, law firms, and law students. Professional articles and other writing by lawyers from the top 1,000 firms in the U.S. are judged as part of the competition, with only the best chosen for Burton Awards. Various related awards are also presented during the ceremony.

Twice before Thompson Coburn LLP lawyers have been honored with Burton Awards. Chip Fendell won the award in 2001 for his article "UCITA Is Coming!!! Part Two: Practical Analysis for Licensors' Counsel", and last year Dean Franklin and Tim Krieger won it for their article, "Liability of Computer Maintenance Providers Under Copyright Law: Storage Tech. Corp. v. Custom Hardware Eng'g & Consulting, Inc."

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