Martin J. Bishop is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the General Commercial Litigation, Appellate, Intellectual Property Litigation and Media Law Practices, as well as the firm's Entertainment & Media Industry Team. His diverse practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including litigating disputes in the areas of banking, real estate, development, construction law, federal RICO, class action defense, trade secrets, employer/employee disputes, reinsurance and insurance, securities law, intellectual property, computer-related law, administrative appeals, horse racing, gaming, libel and slander, corporate fiduciary law, and contractual disagreements.

Mr. Bishop is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Seventh Circuits, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the Florida Supreme Court. He is a member of the Trial Bar and has litigated and tried cases in jurisdictions across the United States and Puerto Rico. Mr. Bishop has extensive experience in federal and state appeals and has argued before the Appellate Courts in Illinois.

In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Bishop counsels clients in the area of entertainment and media law. Mr. Bishop has counseled entertainment organizations in the music and gaming industries regarding the drafting of performance agreements, the development of best practices for licensing and related issues, talent management, corporate formation and structure, litigation management, issues dealing with administrative agencies and local government, and the protection of intellectual property.

In addition to his legal work for the firm, Mr. Bishop is deeply committed to pro bono and community service. He currently serves as the chair of the Pro Bono Committee for Foley's Chicago office and as a member of Foley's National Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Bishop has donated his time and services to the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, the Lawyers for the Creative Arts, the American Civil Liberties Union, and HotHouse/Center for International Performance and Exhibition. He has served on HotHouse's board of directors since 2003 and served as the president of the organization from 2004 to 2007. In early 2005, Mr. Bishop organized a series of benefit concerts through HotHouse for victims of the Pacific Rim tsunami disaster.

Mr. Bishop is a graduate of Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1999), where he served as executive editor of the Boston University Law Review. Mr. Bishop attended Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1996), where his accomplishments included graduating with high honors.