Aoife Elizabeth Butler is the General Counsel for Atlantic IP Services.
Aoife’s perspective and skills stem from an assortment of roles (R&D chemist, paralegal, scientific adviser, IP attorney and strategist), industries (e.g., financial trading software, logic controllers, e-readers; wind turbines; automotive airbags, pharmaceuticals, medical and mechanical devices), and geographic locations (Dublin, Chicago, NY). Aoife began practicing law in mid-2000 and has extensive experience in complex patent litigation, due diligence investigations, and counseling innovative entities to provide strategic guidance to management and cross-functional teams and directing and motivating the identification, development and enforcement of valuable IP portfolios that support worldwide business goals. Aoife has presented at various conferences around the world on issues relating to IP, and has received numerous awards for legal and community contributions, including: Global Law Experts – IP Expert (US) (2020); Super Lawyers® NY Rising Star (2013-2017); Elected Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (2015); Corporate LiveWire IP Litigation NY Award (2015); Corporate LiveWire IP expert for US (2014, 2015); Fortune®’s 50 Most Powerful Women – Women Leaders in Law (2013, 2014); Irish Legal 100 (2010); Roscommon Society of NY Distinguished Community Service Award (2019); and Top 40 under 40 Irish/Irish Americans in US (2010). Most recently, Aoife was running her own law practice in New York City.
Aoife earned a B.A. (mod. Chem.) and M.A. from the University of Dublin, Trinity College, and an LL.B. from the University of London. Aoife also has a certificate in IP Strategy & Monetization from Harvard Business School and is pursuing a professional certificate in Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership with Babson College and certification as a patent valuation analyst.