Thank you for accepting the invitation to volunteer as a client for this year's virtual Mock Pitch program.

You may volunteer as a client if you are in-house counsel with experience evaluating a pitch and part of the selection process to hire outside counsel.

To register as a volunteer, please use the registration link below.

The 2027 Mock Pitch program focuses on a fictional smart-apparel case: a sports bra with an AI performance copilot, built for women athletes. The case raises issues relevant to a wide range of IP lawyers, including patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, data licensing, privacy, and an acquisition. AI implications are embedded across the issues. They affect the case itself, how law firms might use AI, and what outside counsel should consider when selecting a firm that uses AI to manage sensitive information. 

Teams will be composed of four junior partners or associates, plus one mentor. ChIPs developed its signature Mock Pitch program to help associates and junior partners gain real-life experience pitching to clients.  

The virtual pitch will follow the schedule below: