Carlo Cotrone brings the perspectives of a former global chief IP counsel, law firm partner, legal executive, advisor, and educator to engaging programs designed for sophisticated professional audiences.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience on both the corporate and law firm sides of the legal ecosystem, Carlo translates complex developments in AI, intellectual property, innovation, and legal practice into practical insights, provocative questions, and actionable strategies.
Programs are tailored to the audience and can be delivered as executive briefings, partner and practice group programs, leadership sessions, conference presentations, CLE programs, or interactive workshops.
Featured Programs
AI, Innovation, & Intellectual Property
What Boards and Leadership Teams Need to Know
AI is changing more than business processes. It's affecting how companies innovate, how valuable IP is created and protected, how proprietary information can be exposed, and how competitors operate.
This practical executive briefing explores implications for enterprise strategy, risk, competitive advantage, and governance—and the questions boards and senior leaders should be asking management now.
Designed for: Boards of Directors • Executive Leadership Teams • GCs/CLOs • Innovation & Technology Leaders
The New Economics of Patent Practice
AI, Client Expectations, & the Future of the Business Model
AI promises significant efficiencies in patent work, but greater efficiency raises fundamental questions about pricing, profitability, staffing, associate development, and what sophisticated clients will value and pay for.
Drawing on both law firm partner and corporate chief IP counsel perspectives, this candid program examines how AI and changing client expectations may reshape patent practice economics and what firms can do to turn disruption into competitive advantage.
Designed for: Managing Partners • IP Practice Leaders • Partners • Law Firm Management • Pricing, Innovation, & Business Development Leaders
Building the AI-Enabled IP Function
Strategy, Workflow, Outside Counsel, & the Human Judgment Advantage
For corporate IP teams, the question is rapidly moving from whether AI will affect the function to how it should be integrated effectively and responsibly.
This practical program explores where AI can create meaningful value across IP workflows, where human judgment remains indispensable, and how AI adoption may affect talent, quality control, governance, outside counsel relationships, budgets, and the operating model of the IP function.
Designed for: GCs/CLOs • Chief IP Counsel • IP Teams • Legal Operations & Innovation Leaders
Additional Programs
Presentations on IP strategy, client and outside counsel relationships, leadership, professional development, and related topics are also available and can be tailored to particular organizations, audiences, and events.
Designed for Your Audience
Boards & Executive Teams
Board meetings • Executive briefings • Leadership retreats • Governance sessions
Law Firms
Partner retreats • Practice group meetings • Leadership programs • CLE and professional development
Corporate Legal & IP Teams
Department meetings • Leadership sessions • Workshops • CLE and professional development
Conferences & Professional Organizations
Keynotes • Conference presentations • Panels • Webinars • Professional education
Speaker Credentials
Carlo Cotrone is a veteran intellectual property attorney, strategic advisor, former global chief IP counsel, and former law firm partner. His career spans corporate legal leadership and private practice, giving him an unusual ability to address issues from the perspectives of client, outside counsel, executive, strategist, and practitioner.
An experienced speaker and educator, Carlo has presented as a keynote speaker, conference chair, moderator, panelist, webinar presenter, and podcast guest. He also teaches patent prosecution at the University of Houston Law Center and writes frequently on IP strategy, AI, legal practice, leadership, and innovation.
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