Bryce C. Pilz is a clinical assistant professor in the Entrepreneurship Clinic. He represents tech startups concerning intellectual property, incorporation, and financing matters. Prior to joining the Law School, Prof. Pilz practiced at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the firm's intellectual property practice and clerked for Judge Amy J. St. Eve in the Northern District of Illinois. Most recently, he served as Associate General Counsel at the University of Michigan, where he worked with the Office of Technology Transfer on startups and licensing. Prof. Pilz was part of a team that spun-out more than 60 tech startups and entered into more than 500 technology licenses over a five-year period. Prof. Pilz also assisted in the creation of the University's Venture Accelerator at the North Campus Research Complex and advised the Center for Entrepreneurship on student entrepreneurship matters. Prof. Pilz also has served as a National Science Foundation I-Corps mentor and teaches in the University's Master of Entrepreneurship program.

Prof. Pilz received his JD from Michigan Law in 2000 and his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering in 1997. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi. Prof. Pilz's most recent article, "Student Intellectual Property Issues on the Entrepreneurial Campus," was published in the Michigan Journal of Private Equity & Venture Capital Law.