Christopher Austin provides strategic, business-centric counsel regarding the protection and commercialization of intellectual property assets. He specializes in patent acquisition, global portfolio management, opinions of counsel, and IP transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, auctions, financing, and all types of licenses and other IP agreements. Austin has written and spoken extensively on a wide variety of intellectual property topics with a particular focus on the assessment and understanding of how IP assets and portfolios relate to businesses. Austin holds a J.D. from Marquette University Law School and a B.S.M.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from Northwestern University. He has practiced patent law for nearly 30 years and has been recognized for his work by top industry publications including Thomson Reuters, IAM Patent, and The Best Lawyers in America.