E045 IP Strategy, Legal Innovation, and the 5th Industrial Revolution

Описание: Hello, Legal Helm listeners!

Today, we’re honored to welcome David Carstens, founding partner at Carstens, Allen & Gourley, and a nationally recognized leader in intellectual property law. With dual engineering degrees, a law degree, and an MBA, David brings a truly rare mix of technical, legal, and business insight to the world of IP strategy. Over the years, he’s helped clients across technology, medical devices, telecom, and cosmetics turn their intellectual property into powerful competitive assets.
At The Legal Helm, we’re passionate about exploring how innovation, leadership, and technology are redefining modern legal practice. In this episode, we’ll dive into how AI, digital transformation, and the fifth industrial revolution are reshaping the very foundation of legal strategy—and how forward-thinking firms can adapt to stay ahead.
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Your host
Bim Dave is Helm360’s CEO. With 20+ years in the legal industry, his keen understanding of how law firms and lawyers use technology has propelled Helm360 to the industry’s forefront. A technical expert with a penchant for developing solutions that improve business systems and user experience, Bim has a knack for bringing high quality IT architects and developers together to create innovative, useable solutions to the legal arena. 

Your guest
David Carstens distinguishes himself not only through his comprehensive knowledge legal protection of Intellectual Property (IP) but also through his innovative approaches to IP strategy and valuation. With an educational foundation that is as diverse as it is solid—holding bachelor’s degrees in both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas and Texas A&M University, respectively, a J.D. and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, along with completing the General Management Program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania—Carstens offers a distinctively strategic perspective in this specialized legal domain.