With more than 3 decades of award-winning experience, Mike Powell is a seasoned mediator focused exclusively on cases involving IP and related issues (e.g., patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, antitrust, unfair competition, false advertising, fraud, misappropriation, licensing, software, technology and similar issues).

During mediations, Mr. Powell is known to use experience and skills honed in hundreds of cases involving IP and related issues to respectfully guide parties and counsel toward:

  • identifying and understanding realistic boundaries of claims and defenses as well as the risks, uncertainties, costs, and potential outcomes of continued litigation,
  • acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s respective position(s), and
  • guarding the confidential mediation process against influences that tend to unnecessarily distract, complicate and impede voluntary narrowing and/or resolution of disputed issues.

When cases are appropriate for narrowing or resolving issues voluntarily, Mr. Powell works with parties and counsel to reduce agreements to writing the same day, whenever possible.

With a theoretical physics background and engineering experience, Mr. Powell began mediating in the early 1990s as counsel in complex construction cases. Within a few years, Mr. Powell was litigating and mediating intellectual property cases at trial and on appeal, and prosecuting patents (becoming a registered patent attorney in 1995).

In 2000, Mr. Powell and his partners merged their boutique IP practice into Baker Donelson, co-founding the firm’s Atlanta Office and IP practice group. Mr. Powell was instrumental in the firm’s dynamic growth to over 600 lawyers – serving in many leadership roles, including Managing Shareholder of the Atlanta Office and one of the chief IP litigation strategists for the firm.

In 2013, Mr. Powell founded Powell IP Law to help clients and colleagues litigate and mediate through a more responsive, nimble and cost-effective platform.

Using large firm experience and leadership skills, Mr. Powell and the firm continue to receive awards for their practical, solution-oriented work.

To schedule a mediation, contact Mr. Powell and his team directly at 678.222.3444 or mjp@NavigatingIP.com. Conflict information will be needed, so be prepared to provide party and counsel identifications and pending case information (court, civil action number, subject matter, and current status).

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