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Michael Stimson brings over 25 years of experience in intellectual property litigation, portfolio counseling, and technology transactions. He has served as lead technical counsel in high-stakes U.S. patent cases, trade secret arbitrations, and inter partes proceedings, and he has managed global IP enforcement campaigns.

Before joining Gardella Alciati, Michael held senior in-house roles as General Counsel of Sun World International, LLC and Chief IP Counsel of Genus PLC, where he developed and implemented international IP strategies, managed U.S. and international patent, trade secret, and trademark enforcement actions, and negotiated complex technology licensing deals. His prior law firm experience includes partnerships at Jones Day and Howrey LLP, where he litigated on behalf of Fortune 500 clients and handled appeals before the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Federal Circuit and the Ninth Circuit.

Michael holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Cornell University, and a B.S. in Physics from the University of California, Irvine. He is a registered patent attorney and is admitted to practice in California and Wisconsin.