Tariq Ausaf is an associate in the Dallas office of Baker Botts. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Tariq clerked for the Honorable Roy S. Payne in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. During his term, he gained valuable behind-the-scenes experience assisting in numerous judicial proceedings, including eleven civil jury trials.

Tariq received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he was the Executive Forum Editor of the Florida Law Review. During law school, he interned for William F. Jung in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division.

Prior to attending law school, Tariq worked on semiconductors as well as on industrial automation and power systems. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida. While there, he worked in the NanoBioSensors & Systems Lab within the Nanoscience Technology Center and became a co-inventor on U.S. Patent No. 11,351,537.

Tariq is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas and before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.