Michael Gulliford

Michael Gulliford is the Founder, General Counsel and a Managing Principal of Soryn IP Group, a patent advisory and finance firm headquartered in New York City.  Since its founding nearly five years ago, Soryn has closed more than $150 million in patent-centric deals.  In addition to its robust advisory practice, Soryn’s sister company, Soryn Capital, manages one of the largest funds in the U.S. dedicated to patent litigation finance.  Michael has repeatedly been named to the list of the Leading IP Strategists in the World, and is regularly asked to speak and publish on the latest patent developments.  Prior to founding Soryn, Michael was a partner in the Intellectual Property group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.  Michael graduated magna cum laude from the Seton Hall University School of Law and received his B.A. in Neuroscience from Columbia University.