Patrick Bottini serves as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Link Snacks, Inc., the family-owned and operated global leader in branded meat snacks which owns numerous popular meat snacks brands, including Jack Link’s®. In his role as General Counsel, Patrick also manages government affairs and sustainability for the Link Snacks global businesses. Prior to joining Link Snacks, Patrick worked as an Intellectual Property litigator at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP. In his free time, Patrick teaches a course at the University of Minnesota Law School on the application of design principles to the practice of law.