Janet Fries is of counsel in Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.  She has represented numerous authors, artists, collectors, estates, art organizations, musicians, producers and Internet companies in connection with issues involving contract negotiation and preparation, Web site review, copyright and trademark protection and enforcement and related matters. She counsels on copyright and trademark law, entertainment law and Internet law.

Janet is vice president of the Board of the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts and a member of the advisory board of the Washington Sculptors Group.  She is an active member of the IP Section of the American Bar Association; she is the Chair of the ABA Copyright Division and a member of the ABA Copyright Reform Task Force.  Ms. Fries is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and an Advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Copyright project.  She is an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School, where she teaches a seminar entitled “Art, Cultural Heritage and the Law.

In addition to her legal practice, Janet is an experienced professional editorial and fine art photographer. Her work has been published and exhibited widely and has been acquired for the permanent collections of museums including the National Portrait Gallery and the Oakland Museum of California. She is a contributing photographer with Getty Images.