Gerard P. O’Connor Joins BU Law as Director of Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic

O’Connor’s experience extends from start-up services to general corporate representation and M&A counsel.

Gerard P. O’Connor has joined Boston University School of Law as the incoming director of its Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic. The clinic’s first director, Eve Brown, has stepped down to start her own law firm.

Before taking on this role, O’Connor built his practice on the representation of technology entrepreneurs for over 20 years, practicing in this complex and rapidly evolving area of the law at leading area firms before founding his own practice.

O’Connor’s experience extends from start-up services to general corporate representation and M&A counsel. He has handled hundreds of successful transactions for his clients, in industry sectors including life sciences/pharma, medical devices, software, financial services, manufacturing, robotics, energy/clean tech, and professional services. A particular area of specialization has been the commercialization of university-based intellectual property.

He has also counseled clients in the not-for-profit space, and has worked with clients exploring hybrid business forms including non-profit/for-profit affiliates, low-profit limited liability companies, or LLLCs, and public benefit corporations.

O’Connor is a frequent speaker on topics relating to entrepreneurship. He is a long-time volunteer with the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge and co-chairs its CEO Services Committee. He serves as a director on the boards of area non-profits including Freelance Players/Urban Improv, Inc. and the Collaborative Learning Project, Inc.

O’Connor holds a JD from Northeastern School of Law and a BS from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.