Michael A Davitz

Partner, Leason Ellis LLP

Michael Davitz, a partner at Leason Ellis, is a registered US patent attorney and physician with over 15 years in biomedical research, and over 20 years providing strategic counselling to clients in all aspects of intellectual property law. His practice focuses on creating value for clients through the development and effective enforcement of intellectual property rights. He has counselled clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology area working with a diverse array of clients ranging from start-ups to multinational companies and universities. He has extensive international experience in Europe and Asia handling intellectual property problems ranging from cross-border licensing deals, acquisitions, to patent litigation. Michael has represented clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the European Patent Office in oppositions and the Chinese Re-examination and Invalidation Department.

Michael received his JD from New York University, his MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and his BA from Yale University. Prior to law school, he was an assistant professor of pathology and environmental medicine at New York University School of Medicine, where he was a Lucille P Markey Scholar in the biomedical sciences. Michael has published over 25 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Science and Nature. He is a regularly invited speaker on patent issues with the American Conference Institute, the Practicing Law Institute and the Commercial Law Development Program of the US Department of Commerce. He is also a trustee for the conservation group Save the Elephants.