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The Department of Justice is seeking applicants for an Assistant Attorney General in the Business Transactions Section. Attorneys in the Business Transactions Section engage in complex commercial transactions, reviewing and negotiating high-dollar agreements in a variety of areas, including high-tech contracts, investment agreements, infrastructure contracts and licensing agreements.

Some examples of projects that attorneys in Business Transactions Section advise on are:

• Cutting-edge technology transactions such as e-permitting, e-Court and eprocurement; Lottery networks and gaming systems; online testing systems and telecommunications agreements.

• General Counsel advice on cyber security, electronic and digital signatures, government use of the internet and social media.

• Private equity investment and investment management agreements for the State Treasurer.

• Development and disposition agreements for large tracts of state-owned real property.

• Entertainment agreements for Oregon State Fair, and sponsorship agreements for Oregon State Fair and Oregon State Lottery.

• Innovative partnership transactions for the Oregon Department of Transportation, such as the Solar Highway Project.

• Contracts related to the design and construction of bridges, highways and buildings for Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon University System and others.

We seek an experienced intellectual property/information technology transactions attorney, but candidates with other transactional experience will be considered and are invited to apply. Starting salary will be based upon prior experience and other factors.

Visit our website at www.doj.state.or.us for the full announcement and application information.
 

Banner & Witcoff is a national, full-service, intellectual property (IP) law firm dedicated to excellence in the specialized practice of IP law, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, computer, franchise and unfair competition law. The firm actively engages in the procurement, enforcement and litigation of IP rights throughout the world. The firm has more than 90 attorneys and agents in its Chicago, Washington, DC, Boston and Portland, OR offices.

Our Portland office is seeking an intellectual property attorney with a mechanical or electrical engineering background and 2+ years of patent prosecution experience. Candidates must possess strong academic credentials, excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills and be registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and admitted to the Oregon state bar.

For more information about the firm, please visit www.bannerwitcoff.com/careers. The firm’s compensation and benefits package is highly competitive. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume and a writing sample to portlandjobs@bannerwitcoff.com. Banner & Witcoff is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.

Nike, Inc.
Job Title: Assistant General Counsel - IP Litigation
Position Location: Portland, OR 97204
Application procedure: Please apply online www.nikebiz.com/careers and search for job# 045056


The heart of Nike is built around one simple idea -- innovate. Whether that innovation is called Nike Air or ACG or Nike Swift or Nike Shox, the principle is the same: think something that nobody has thought before, or improve something that already exists. It's how we create our products, and it's the way we treat the people we work with.

So take chances. Think bigger than the next achiever. Just know one thing. The more you succeed, the higher we'll raise the bar.

But would you really want it any other way?

As our Assistant General Counsel - IP Litigation, you'll manage patent, trademark and copyright claims, including managing litigation defense. You'll actively manage outside counsel, including setting budgets, directing strategy, facilitating discovery, and working with internal witnesses. You'll enforce NIKE's intellectual property against infringers globally, analyzing the merits of potential claims and relevant business considerations and determine whether and how to proceed with each claim. You'll advise the business on potential trademark licensing, technology licensing, or joint development agreements. In addition, you'll educate relevant business groups on intellectual property matters, including acquisition, claim avoidance and risk mitigation.

Requirements for the position include:

• Posses a Juris doctorate degree

• Minimum 8 years of experience within a law firm or corporate legal department, with primary emphasis on patent and intellectual property litigation

• Extensive experience with litigation, including hands-on trial work

• Seasoned communication skills- able to influence at a variety of levels and across functions in a complex matrix organization

• Exposure to research methodologies and how they relate to manufacturing and product development

• Knowledge of invention process, state-of-the-art technologies

• Proficiencies with MS Office applications

• Membership of Patent Bar strongly preferred

Interested yet? Good. Us too. We're pretty sure you'll want to know we offer one of the most generous benefits packages around. Things like a stock purchase plan, a 401(k) retirement plan, casual work environment, childcare and a host of other perks we don't have room to mention here.

We're interested in learning more about you and appreciate you taking the time to apply online.

Nike, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) that strives to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture.