He represents student entrepreneurs and startups concerning intellectual property and corporate legal matters. His expertise is in intellectual property and transactional law. Prior to joining the Law School, Prof. Pilz practiced at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the firm's intellectual property practice and clerked for Judge Amy J. St. Eve in the Northern District of Illinois. Most recently, he served as associate general counsel in the University of Michigan's Office of General Counsel, where he worked on intellectual property transactional matters primarily involving software, medical devices, and engineering technologies. Prof. Pilz counseled the University's Office of Technology Transfer on intellectual property and licensing matters and advised the College of Engineering and Center for Entrepreneurship on student intellectual property and entrepreneurship issues. More