ROYAL OAK, Michigan –Muhammad Siwani, patent attorney at Brooks Kushman, will be a featured speaker at the National Business Institute’s “MBA Basics for Lawyers” online seminar on December 30, 2024 from 10:00AM to 5:00PM ET. The event is designed to provide attorneys with essential business skills to better manage their practices and represent clients in business-related matters.
Siwani’s session, titled “Information Systems: IT, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Data Security,” will take place from 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM ET. He will provide insights into assessing IT needs for businesses, structuring IT agreements, and addressing critical data security considerations. Additionally, Siwani will explore emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, emphasizing their potential applications in legal and business contexts.
NBI provides comprehensive continuing legal education (CLE) programs designed to meet the needs of legal professionals nationwide. Offering thousands of state-specific seminars, live online courses, and OnDemand videos annually, NBI ensures flexible learning options for attorneys and support staff to fulfill CLE requirements. Courses are led by accomplished attorneys, judges, professors, and industry professionals, delivering practical insights and actionable knowledge. NBI collaborates with credit-granting organizations across the U.S. to ensure its programs meet professional training standards and provide the necessary CLE credits for compliance and career advancement.
Muhammad Siwani focuses his practice on patent prosecution and covers a wide range of technologies from advanced material compositions to automotive innovations. Muhammad as a registered patent agent is experienced in conducting patent searches, drafting patent applications, writing responses to first through final office actions, and drafting patentability memos for clients. Muhammad holds a Juris Doctor from the Wayne State University Law School. He also holds an MBA from the Mike Ilitch School of Business and received a Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science from the University of Michigan. Prior to working at Brooks Kushman, Muhammad gained working experience in the legal department of a multinational Tier 1 automotive supplier in metro Detroit and also worked in the field as an engineer. During this time, he gained valuable experience verifying and validating perception software that gives a vehicle a view of surrounding objects through sensor data fusion. He also spent time as a project manager where he conducted a range of automotive testing for both component and vehicle levels.
About Brooks Kushman P.C.
Founded in 1983, Brooks Kushman P.C. has built a national reputation as a premier intellectual property and technology law firm. We accomplish this with the understanding that the most effective IP solutions come from putting great minds together – our clients and our own. With offices in Michigan, California, Washington D.C., and Nevada, we forge strong relationships with corporations, small to medium-sized businesses, and leading universities across the country.
Brooks Kushman counts a number of Fortune 100 Corporations across a variety of industries among its clients. Our attorneys have a deep understanding and broad range of experience in a variety of industries and technologies, including consumer electronics, manufacturing, medical device, computer technology, aerospace, chemicals, biotechnology, and retail. We are also recognized by leading legal publications and rankings, including Best Lawyers, Law360, Intellectual Asset Management, Managing Intellectual Property, and World Trademark Review. For more information, please visit www.BrooksKushman.com.
