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Mr Mike Rubinger
Work Department
Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Position
Michael Rubinger is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s Intellectual Property Tech group. He regularly advises clients in connection with IP transactions and/or litigation, and assists clients with managing and enforcing their IP portfolios.
Mike was recently recognized as a 2022 Rising Star in IPStars by Managing IP. He is on the Executive Committees for the Intellectual Property group of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and is co-chairing the Transactional IP subcommittee. Additionally, Mike is on the CBA’s Legal Futures subcommittee, working with the team to maintain the Canadian legal profession in the face of change. Prior to law school, Mike received a Masters of Management of Innovation from the University of Toronto and a Bachelors of Engineering Science (Mechanical Engineering) degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Career
Michael assists on a broad range of IP-related matters. He assists clients on various matters including global patent portfolio management, litigation and transactional matters. He also advises on trademark and patent regulations. His clients include companies in the gaming, healthcare, transportation, engineering, and food industries.
Languages
English
Memberships
- Canadian Bar Association – Executive Committee, Intellectual Property – Transaction IP co-chair
- Canadian Bar Association – Legal Futures Subcommittee
- Canadian Bar Association – Member
- Law Society of Ontario – Member
- Licensing Executive Society – Young Members Congress
- Ontario Bar Association – Member
- The Advocates’ Society – Member
Education
- University of Western Ontario (JD) (2016)
- University of Toronto (Master of Management of Innovation) (2011)
- University of Western Ontario (Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate) (2010)
- University of Western Ontario (BESc Mechanical Engineering) (2010)
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > AI
The Toronto-based AI team at Baker McKenzie draws on the strength of its global network of 70 offices across North America, Latin America, and the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions to advise multinational financial institutions and major multinationals across such sectors as tech, automobiles, education, retail and apparel on government interactions and the bringing of their AI products to market. The practice is headed by Usman Sheikh, who also leads the firm’s global blockchain team, and who assists clients on AI governance, AI product counselling and the protection of AI-generated works; IP specialist Jim Holloway; Theo Ling, who advises clients on AI and machine-learning concerns. Other key figures include Jennifer Bernardo, a partner in the firm’s employment and compensation law practice, and associates Mike Rubinger, Conrad Flaczyk, Matthew Cook and Jacqueline Chan.