Randy Micheletti is the founder of Incubate IP, a specialty law firm offering small and emerging companies sophisticated intellectual property portfolio development services at a fraction of the cost large law firms charge. To accomplish this, Randy brings a decade of experience from the world’s most sophisticated law firms to a compact, efficient platform. Incubate IP’s clients pay for excellent legal services—not fancy office space, breathtaking views of the lake, or expensive artwork in exotic wood-lined conference rooms. But cost-efficient doesn’t mean cookie-cutter at Incubate IP; each client is provided a customized strategy based on a deep understanding of all aspects of the competitive landscape, the technology’s core innovative features, and the long-term goals of the business.

Incubate IP’s clients appreciate Randy’s pragmatic and goal-oriented approach. Having seen and worked with startups from both the innovators’ and the acquirers’ sides, Randy uses his unique perspective to build strong IP portfolios optimized to bring maximum additional value to each client’s business, whether the client’s goal is obtaining outside investment/funding, licensing out technologies, licensing in technologies, or seeking a merger/acquisition.

Randy graduated cum laude from Augustana College with a degree in Chemistry, then earned his M.S. in Organic Chemistry in Peter Wipf’s organic synthesis lab at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied non-hydrolyzable stereoelectronic mimics of peptide bonds. He then graduated with high honors (Order of the Coif) from Chicago- Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology) with a certificate in Intellectual Property. Randy is a frequently invited speaker at scientific meetings, universities, and startup incubators across the country. An avid trumpet player, Randy regularly performs with various musical groups around the Chicago area in his spare time.