Connie D. Powell
Assistant Professor
Connie_Powell@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4217
(254) 710-2817 fax

 

Faculty Data Sheet

Educational Background
  B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
J.D., Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington
1997
2000

 

Professional Background
  Corporate Counsel, Global Hyatt Corporation
Corporate Counsel, Blockbuster, Inc.
Associate, Winston & Strawn, LLP
2005 - 2008
2004 - 2005
2000 - 2004

 

Professional Associations
  American Bar Association
Association of Corporate Counsel
District of Columbia Bar Association
Black Women Lawyer’s Association
Illinois State Bar Association
International Trademark Association
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Minnesota Bar Association
Promotions and Marketing Association

 

 
Awards & Recognitions
  CALI Excellence for the Future Award—Copyright Law
Federal Communications Law Journal, Senior Managing Editor
Who’s Who among Black Chicago

 

 
Publications
 

Note: Copyright & Antitrust: The Effects of the Digital Performance Rights in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 in Foreign Markets, 52 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS LAW JOURNAL 411, 2000

Contributing Author: In the Matter of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule, FTC File No. 411001, Comment of the Promotion Marketing Association, at http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/dncpapercomments/04/pma.pdf

 

Presentations
  Panelist and Roundtable Leader of the ABA Fall 2007 Minority Counsel Program, Hot Topics for In-House Lawyers and Their Outside Counsel: Advertising and Promotions law on September 6, 2007

Presentation entitled “Marketing Mistakes” on the use of appropriate use intellectual property in marketing and advertising made as part of an annual training program for Hyatt Hotel Corporation’s Marketing and Advertising business units, November, 2006.

Panelist and Roundtable Discussion Leader of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association 2005 - 2006 Roundtable Series

Presentation entitled “Good Ad, Bad Ad” on the appropriate use of advertising disclaimers made as part of an Advertising and Marketing training program to Field Marketing managers of Blockbuster Inc. at Blockbuster Field Offices, in Dallas, Texas on July 12, 2004

Presentation entitled “Have You Been Spammed” on the requirements of the CAN SPAM Act made as part of monthly update on legislation relevant to business units supported by Operations Attorneys. February 21, 2005

Moderator of the International Trademark Association Roundtable on Trademark and Brand Protection Online hosted by Blockbuster Inc. at Corporate Offices in Dallas, Texas on April 11, 2005

Panelist and Roundtable Discussion Leader of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association 2005 - 2006 Roundtable Series

 

Civic Involvement
  Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Lawyers for the Creative Arts

 

Family
  4 year old Son Caden Benjamin

 

Interests
  Spending time with son, dancing and sports