IP Talk Episode 48: Unexpected Paths to IP Law with Dan Young and Colin White

For many, the journey to IP law is circuitous. And that’s undoubtedly true for Wolf Greenfield Shareholder Dan Young and Technology Specialist Colin White. Both had interesting careers outside of the legal industry before helping biotech companies tackle their most complex IP challenges.

In this episode of IP Talk with Wolf Greenfield, Dan and Colin offer insight into their journeys, what led to an interest in IP, how they apply non-legal skills today and other interesting insights. This episode is part one in a series about unexpected paths to IP law.

• 01:21 - Dan and Colin on what they did before transitioning into IP law
• 03:44 - How each decided to enter the IP law sector
• 05:45 - Transferable skills they’ve taken from their previous careers and now use today
• 07:49 - Challenges Dan and Colin faced upon making the jump
• 09:29 - Dan and Colin’s advice to someone interested in transitioning to IP law