K. Lance Anderson

2019 Davis College Distinguished Alumni Award

K. Lance Anderson of Austin, Texas received a bachelor's degree in entomology (1997) and master’s degree (2000) in crop science from Texas Tech. His Doctor of Jurisprudence is from the Texas Tech University School of Law. Currently, Anderson is a member and Deputy CEO for Marketing and IT with the Dickinson Wright law firm in Austin. He has extensive experience preparing and negotiating technology and intellectual property-focused transactions, as well as technology aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other complex commercial transactions. A registered patent attorney, Anderson conducts patent prosecution, due diligence for licensing, and acquisitions, technology agreements, strategic planning, patent prosecution, trade secrets, employment mobility, and related operational legal issues. Prior to private practice, he served for more than a decade as in-house counsel and lead intellectual property attorney for both a large public research university system and an early-stage venture capital company, overseeing all facets of intellectual property development, management and transactions. His experience and background contribute to skill sets applicable to technology transfer and emerging technology, high-tech, health-IT, agricultural biotechnology, pharmaceuticals/life sciences, consumer products, oil & gas, and renewable energy.