Team

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Peter is the founder and Managing Partner of Highlands Advisory. He is a seasoned executive, advisor, and investor in the intellectual property (IP) asset class.

For over 20 years, Peter has advised entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 companies, AMLaw 300 Litigators, and institutional investors engaged in the development and commercialization of pa

Peter is the founder and Managing Partner of Highlands Advisory. He is a seasoned executive, advisor, and investor in the intellectual property (IP) asset class.

For over 20 years, Peter has advised entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 companies, AMLaw 300 Litigators, and institutional investors engaged in the development and commercialization of patented technology, IP licensing, IP finance, and IP disputes within a number of industry sectors in North America and Europe.  

Peter has been recognized by his peer group as one of the IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists each year since 2012. 

Stanko is a technology licensing  expert with decades of experience as both a software designer and as a technical leader at prominent IP licensing organizations.  

Stanko is an electrical engineer by training, and his industry experience includes roles as a developer for Alcatel, Cisco, and telecom startups. After moving from industry to 

Stanko is a technology licensing  expert with decades of experience as both a software designer and as a technical leader at prominent IP licensing organizations.  

Stanko is an electrical engineer by training, and his industry experience includes roles as a developer for Alcatel, Cisco, and telecom startups. After moving from industry to Chipworks, he pioneered new software reverse engineering methodologies and led analysis in support of high-stakes IP litigation and industry licensing negotiations.  Following Chipworks, Stanko led patent assessment as Vice President of Technology Licensing at WiLan, where he managed WiLan's IP acquisition process and contributed to numerous IP licensing efforts. 

Stanko is also the developer of Patentcut.com, a patent analytics platform designed to effectively facilitate the review of US issued patents.