Rakesh Michael is a director on the IP team at Uber. Rakesh leads various IP functions at Uber, including the Uber IP team's conflicts practice (which covers both IP litigation and pre-litigation disputes), the Uber Open Source legal team, and all patent portfolio development for Uber's mapping business. Rakesh also has significant in-house experience with IP issues that arise in the context of M&A, tech transactions, licensing agreements, compliance, employment, and corporate tax matters. Rakesh is passionate about exploring innovative approaches to reducing IP risk for business clients, and increasing diversity among IP professionals and inventors. Rakesh earned his JD from the University of Michigan Law School and his Bachelor of Science in computer engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering.