About Michael Walsh

Mr. Walsh counsels clients on legal issues related to intellectual property, software and technology, including intellectual property protection and licensing strategies.  In addition, Mr. Walsh assists clients with resolving disputes arising under existing agreements and strategic positioning in preparation for litigation or arbitration. His counseling skills combine 30 years of legal experience and common business sense to provide clients with well grounded strategies for resolving complex, and often subtle, issues. 

Mr. Walsh graduated with an A.B. in Physics from Colgate University in 1973.  He received his M.B.A. in Finance from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management in 1975 and obtained a J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1978.  

Between 2001 and 2003, Mr. Walsh was an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law where he taught copyright and trademark law.  From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Walsh was a member of the IP Advisory Committee at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He has been a speaker at that law school’s annual Law & Technology Conference.  Mr. Walsh has been a guest lecturer at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Cornell University’s Johnson School and John Marshall Law School. 

Mr. Walsh currently is the President of Cornell University’s Johnson School Alumni Board.  In addition, he is a member of Cornell’s Johnson School Advisory Council and the Wheaton College President’s Commission.  Mr. Walsh is also a member of the Children’s Heart Foundation Board (Illinois Chapter) and the Gift of Adoption Board (Illinois Chapter).  He is a past member of Colgate University’s Alumni Council and Southern Methodist University School of Law’s Alumni Advisory Board.

Mr. Walsh is a member of the bar of the State of Illinois and several federal courts.  In addition, he is a member of the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.