Senior Counsel I Ip Litigation

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Senior Counsel I, IP Litigation

The candidate will manage and support internal and external litigation teams. This includes determining case strategy in collaboration with internal and outside counsel, supervising day-to-day tasks associated with case management, coordinating and participating in interviews of fact and expert witnesses, collaborating with outside counsel to prepare witnesses for depositions and trial, attending fact and expert depositions, collaborating with internal and outside counsel to select experts and to prepare expert testimony, and preparing for/attending trial. Reviewing correspondence, arguments, memos, and briefs in support of litigation and other adversarial proceedings. As part of a team, advising Gilead’s senior leaders on litigation strategy and risk management. Overseeing internal document collection and production, including working with our paralegals and the internal e-discovery team. Contributing to or conducting analyses of freedom-to-operate, validity, exclusivity, and due diligence; and helping to advise internal clients on those positions in consultation with outside counsel. Collaborating with team members outside the US to assist in foreign litigations and the day-to-day tasks associated with multijurisdictional litigation teams. Developing strategies and arguments related to global opposition, invalidation and revocation proceedings. Negotiating litigation-related agreements. Collaborating with Gilead’s business partners. Assisting in preparing comprehensive patent portfolio summary documents and conducting patent portfolio reviews in anticipation of generic litigation. Providing input on how to improve our client services in an ever-changing and challenging legal and political environment, including responses to changing government landscape that implicate our IP.

Company info

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
333 Lakeside Drive
Foster City
California
United States 94404
Website : http://www.gilead.com