Baker Botts adds partner to Washington, DC office
International law firm Baker Botts announced that Michael Sartori has joined the firm’s IP practice as a partner based in the Washington, DC office.
He joins the firm from Venable, where he served for over a decade as the chair of the patent prosecution and counselling practice.
As a registered patent attorney, Sartori develops and manages clients’ patent portfolios in the US and worldwide. He regularly provides infringement, validity and enforceability opinions.
He has provided patent guidance to various US, Asian and European clients in a wide variety of fields, including semiconductors, consumer electronics, electro-optics, video processing, software, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, mobile apps and medical devices.
Andrew Baker, managing partner of Baker Botts, said: “Michael is an outstanding lawyer with a tremendous depth of expertise in the areas of patent prosecution, patent portfolio counselling and patent litigation. With over 180 lawyers and over 220 technical degrees, Baker Botts has one of the largest and most robust IP practices.”
Bart Showalter, chair of the IP practice at Baker Botts and a Dallas-based partner, said: “Baker Botts continues to grow its patent and technology related technology-related of the firm’s top 25 clients are in the technology sector, and Michael’s arrival further strengths our multifaceted patent capabilities.”
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