UCONN Law Recognizes Michael Cantor as Distinguished Graduate Award 2023
UCONN Law Recognizes Michael Cantor as Distinguished Graduate Award 2023 at an event on October 26, 2023.
The University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association will present its 2023 awards at the Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The awards recognize service to the law school, the legal profession and the community. UCONN Law is also recognizing The Hon. Christine Keller with the Public Service Award and Richard D. Pomp with the Distinguished Service Award.
Distinguished Graduate Award: Michael Cantor ENG ’80, JD ‘83
Michael Cantor leads one of the country’s largest and most productive intellectual property law firms. After graduating from UConn with a BS with honors in Chemical Engineering / Materials Engineering and then earning a JD from UConn Law, Cantor joined a two-attorney patent law firm. Forty years later, Cantor Colburn has grown exponentially to 100 attorneys and patent agents, with offices in Hartford, Washington, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit. Clients include Fortune 100 companies, select high-tech startups, universities, research centers and numerous mid-size companies in the United States and throughout the globe. Cantor has represented businesses from a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, high technology, entertainment, and consumer products. He is also active in supporting economic development and innovation and chairs the board of directors of Connecticut Innovations. UConn has remained important in Cantor’s life since graduation. His wife, Shari, is a UConn trustee, and two of their four sons are UConn graduates.
