Daliah Saper is an American intellectual property, internet, entertainment and business attorney. She founded the Chicago law firm Saper Law Offices in 2005.[1] She is also an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.[2]

Daliah Saper
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • intellectual property
  • internet
  • entertainment
  • business attorney
Academic work
InstitutionsLoyola University Chicago School of Law

As a media personality

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Saper appears regularly on television news programs such as Fox News, CNBC, ABC News, and Bloomberg to provide commentary on internet law.[3] Additionally, Saper has been featured in digital publications including The New York Times,[4] the Chicago Tribune,[5] the Chicago Sun-Times,[6] Wired,[7] and Advertising Age.[8]

Daliah was a featured speaker at SXSW 2017.[9]

Notable cases

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Bonhomme v. St. James

In 2012, Saper represented Paula Bonhomme, a Los Angeles resident who was seduced by a fake social media account created by Illinois resident Janna St. James. Bonhomme eventually sued St. James for emotional distress and fraud. The case, which was argued before the Illinois Supreme Court,[10] attracted widespread media attention regarding cybercrime.[11][12][13][14]

Accolades

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In 2012, Saper was selected as a "40 Under 40" attorney by Law Bulletin Publishing Company.[15] She has been named a "rising star" by Super Lawyers Magazine each year since 2009.[16] Saper was a featured speaker at SXSW 2017 and the NYC Porn Film Festival 2016, discussing revenge porn litigation at both events.

References

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  1. ^ "Daliah Saper". LinkedIn. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Part-time Faculty N-Z: Principal Attorney, Saper Law Offices, LLC: School of Law: Loyola University Chicago". www.luc.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  3. ^ Saper Law Videos (2014-07-16), Daliah Saper / Saper Law Media Reel, retrieved 2017-03-29
  4. ^ "Should Tweets Cost You Your Job?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  5. ^ "Facebook lays claim to 'book' name". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  6. ^ Micae Brown (2015-07-29), Minority Report w/ Micae Brown By Chicago Sun-times: Saper Law, Daliah Saper, retrieved 2017-03-29
  7. ^ Kravets, David. "Two File-Sharing Porn Pirates Dinged $3M for Infringement". WIRED. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  8. ^ "Decades After Pepsi, MOM Is 'Choice of a New Generation'". Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  9. ^ "SXSW 2017 Schedule". schedule.sxsw.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  10. ^ Bonhomme v. St. James, vol. 970, May 24, 2012, p. 1, retrieved 2017-03-29
  11. ^ "'Fake' Online Love Affair Becomes Legal Battle". ABC News. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  12. ^ Hitzeman, Harry (2011-10-03). "Supreme Court to hear Batavia online scam case". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  13. ^ Read, Max. "Court Allows Lawsuit Over Fake Internet Relationship". Gawker. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  14. ^ North, Anna. "Woman Deceived In Fake-Boyfriend Hoax For Two Years". Jezebel. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  15. ^ "40 Under 40". Chicago Lawyer Magazine. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  16. ^ "DaliahSaper - Illinois Lawyers - Saper Lawyer". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 2017-03-30.