Our Team


West U’s team has the technical, legal, and financial expertise to deliver results. With decades of transactional and investment experience, our growing team has underwritten, executed, managed, and exited hundreds of IP-related investments and transactions involving billions in invested capital.

Our diverse team includes several engineers, an experienced patent litigator, and multiple experienced financial and investment professionals. We bring years of collective experience evaluating the market variability of technologies and products, identifying the key legal success factors, and assessing the potential damages to a claim. 

Joseph Kessler 

MANAGING PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER 
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Mark Roche 

MANAGING PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER 
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Michelle Eber 

MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Laurence Rosenberg 

MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Francisco Barrenechea 

MANAGING DIRECTOR
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