Michael J. Bastian, Ph.D.

Michael Bastian serves as Counsel in PLG’s Intellectual Property Practice. With over 20 years of legal expertise, including ten years as in-house counsel and nine years at major law firms, Michael is a highly accomplished Intellectual Property attorney with a rare blend of business, scientific and legal acumen. His practice focuses on developing IP strategies and patent portfolios, and negotiating strategic agreements that transform scientific innovations into valuable, legally protected business assets.

As a former Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Michael led significant initiatives that extended drug product life-cycle, enhanced the company’s IP strategy, secured critical investments, and streamlined legal processes. His in-house experience as Chief IP Counsel allows him to relate to his clients needs in a no-nonsense business focused manner, that protects and drives value for his clients -be they large multinational corporations or new technology startups.

Representative Experience

• Extensive experience in patent preparation & prosecution, due diligence, pharmaceutical life cycle management, patent & trademark strategy, development agreements, sponsored research agreements, patent licensing, pharmaceutical licensing, software licensing, mergers & acquisitions, patent litigation, and the Hatch-Waxman Act.
• Worked extensively with technologies in the following scientific areas (listed in alphabetical order): analytical instrumentation & chemistry, bioinformatics, biopharmaceuticals, chemistry, medical devices & implants, microelectomechanical devices (MEMS), nanofluidics, pharmaceuticals, photovoltaics, plasmas & plasma chemistry, plastics, polymers, proteomics, small molecules and spectroscopy, among others.