Leigh Outten

Leigh Outten is an experienced legal professional specializing in intellectual property, currently serving as Associate General Counsel at Trane Technologies since March 2020. Responsibilities include leadership in intellectual property portfolio development and litigation support across EMEA, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Outten previously held the position of Senior Corporate Counsel at Ingersoll Rand Benelux, which transitioned to Trane Technologies, and served as Senior Patent Counsel at adidas Group. Early career experience includes roles as Patent Agent at various firms, including Leydig, Voit & Mayer and Darby & Darby, and as a Corporate Auditor at Bombardier Transportation. Leigh Outten holds degrees in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs, a JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.