Cynthia Abbott (Cindy)

Cynthia (Cindy) Abbott has extensive work experience in the legal field. Cynthia (Cindy) is currently working at Chicago Public Media as the Vice President, General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, where they are responsible for all legal affairs of the corporation and provides strategic advice to the senior leadership team. Prior to this, they worked at Motorola Mobility LLC as a Senior Legal Director, where they led the global commercial litigation practice, handled intellectual property and licensing matters, and advised the business on transactions. Cynthia (Cindy) also worked as a Senior Litigation Counsel at Motorola, Inc., managing complex litigation matters and designing alternative fee arrangements. Before joining Motorola, they worked at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, representing clients in commercial, product liability, toxic tort, and antitrust litigation and disputes. Cynthia (Cindy) had first chair trial, arbitration, and appellate experience and led the firm's Women's Forum.

Cynthia (Cindy) Abbott's education history includes a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service. The start and end years for this degree are not provided. Following this, they obtained a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, with a start year in 1983 and an end year in 1986. No specific field of study is mentioned for their Juris Doctor degree.