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Spencer Fane Grows Texas IP Practice, Welcomes Austin Partner

July 28, 2025

Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to welcome Mateo Z. Fowler to the firm’s Austin, Texas, office as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group.

Mateo employs creative and strategic legal insight to protect clients and support a competitive advantage as they navigate diverse IP matters, including IP dispute resolution and IP and technology licensing, acquisition, and sales.

At his core, Mateo is an IP trial attorney focused on high-stakes technology disputes. He is a highly adept litigator on either side of the aisle – against or on behalf of individuals and Fortune 500 clients alike.

Mateo has represented clients across a wide range of industries in state and federal courts, arbitration tribunals, and before the International Trade Commission.

“Mateo joins the firm with decades of diverse legal experience and a highly perceptive approach to IP law, which will be a fantastic complement to the IP group’s recognized attributes of discernment, ingenuity, and adaptability,” said Cody Faulk, Office Managing Partner for Spencer Fane in Austin. “Mateo also embodies the Austin culture we love and will contribute to our unique and expanding client service offerings in Texas and on a national scale, especially as we continue to tap into new and evolving sectors.”

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Mateo earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

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