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Mr. Willis is one of the leading intellectual property experts in the world. His expertise encompasses valuation and pricing, the management of intellectual property rights and expert testimony. The scope of his intellectual property consulting assistance to clients includes: i. the economic aspects of license negotiations such as determining or evaluating the price, ii. facilitating technology transfer, iii. establishing the fair market value of technology that has been misappropriated or illegally used, together with assisting in license negotiations and litigation settlements, iv. advising start-up or developmental stage businesses (e.g. incubators), and v. furthering venture capital opportunities. Moreover, he has assisted clients in determining or evaluating the form and structure of business agreements, including marketing, sales and distribution agreements, license and joint venture agreements, as well as other types of business agreements involving the transfer of intellectual property rights.
With respect to dispute resolution or litigation support, Mr. Willis has been involved in hundreds of determinations or evaluations of claims for economic harm, unjust economic gain, opportunity cost and prejudgment interest. The majority of such matters involved intellectual property rights, including some of the highest profile intellectual property disputes litigated in the United States.
Mr. Willis's industry experience includes: aerospace, biotechnology, business equipment, computers, consumer electronics and products, chemistry, entertainment, general manufacturing, government contracts, medical supply and devices, paper manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, retailing, telecommunication and transportation.
He received his BS in finance from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business with concentrations in accounting and finance. He is a certified public accountant and a certified fraud examiner. | 