Program Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

Prof. Kevin Ashley
Professor Ashley teaches Intellectual Property, Cyberspace and Law, and the Artificial Intelligence and Law Seminar and Practicum

Prof. Michael Madison
Professor Madison teaches Copyright Law, Trademark Law, and the Foundations of Intellectual Property Seminar

Prof. George Pike, Director of the Barco Law Library
Professor Pike teaches the Information Law & Policy Seminar

Adjunct Faculty

Prof. Rodney Akers, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of General Counsel

Prof. Akers teaches Telecommunications Law

Prof. Lynn Alstadt, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Pittsburgh, PA

Professor Alstadt teaches Patent Law Practice

Prof. C. Allen Black, Jr., Pepper Hamilton, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor Black teaches Biotechnology Law

Prof. Robert Harper, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor Harper teaches Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, and Technology, and Biomedical Technology Law

Prof. Cynthia Kernick, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA
Prof. Kernick teaches Patent Litigation

Prof. Robert Lindefjeld, Jones Day, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor Lindefjeld teaches Patent Litigation

Prof. John McIlvaine, the Webb Law Firm, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor McIlvaine teaches Patent Litigation

Prof. Linda Pingitore, PPG Industries
Professor Pingitore teaches Trade Secrets Law

Prof. Peter Watt-Morse, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor Watt-Morse teaches Intellectual Property Licensing

Moot Court Advisors

Pitt's IP moot court teams are advised by Professor Alstadt and by Richard Rinaldo, Esq. and David Oberdick, Esq. of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott.