Michael J. Lasinski has over 30 years of experience consulting on the financial aspects of intellectual property and commercial disputes. He has been appointed as an expert on hundreds of engagements regarding intellectual property matters, SEP and FRAND licensing, large corporate transactions and joint ventures, bankruptcy matters, tax issues, corporate valuations, and economic damages analyses among others.
Michael has testified in various prestigious courts, including the US District Court, the International Trade Commission, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the Chancery Division, State Courts, and arbitration proceedings. He has performed standard essential patent licensing, willing licensor and licensee analysis, and FRAND economic analyses. Michael has served as a financial advisor to creditor committees, private equity companies, venture capitalists, and Fortune 500 companies on numerous occasions.
Prior to joining HKA, he was head of analysis at Hilco Intellectual Property Merchant Banking and senior managing director and head of the intellectual property practice at Ankura Consulting Group. He was also a founding member of 284 Partners, LLC, a professional services firm focused on IP valuation, litigation consulting, IP strategy, and transactional services. Michael’s consulting experience spans various industries, including advertising, automotive, chemicals, computer hardware and software, consumer products, e-commerce, food and beverage, internet, IOT, healthcare, life sciences, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, streaming, telecommunications, and wireless communications among many others.
Michael has assisted clients in strategically managing their intellectual property by creating global corporate organizations designed to maximize their current and future value. He has performed licensing and FRAND analysis for cellular, WIFI, video & audio codecs, streaming, as well as many other standards. Michael has been both a licensing advisor and named expert on dozens of matters concerning standards and FRAND licensing practice and FRAND determination. He has conducted economic analyses for patent, trademark, trade dress, trade secret, data privacy, breach of contract, bankruptcy, tax and many other commercial damages matters. Michael played a key role in advising creditors and other interested parties on intellectual property and financial issues related to the sale of Nortel’s patent portfolio for more than $4.5 billion.
Michael is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Chartered Public Accountants, and a Certified Licensing Professional established by the Licensing Executives Society. Most recently, he served as the president of the Licensing Executives Society International. Michael is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois Chartered Public Accountant Society. He has lectured on intellectual property valuation for university business schools, law schools, the USPTO, and other regulatory agencies.
Michael’s expert testimony includes:
