Corporate Counsel, IP Litigation

About the role

At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. It’s transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time. To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together. The Crown Is Yours As a Corporate Counsel, IP Litigation, you’ll take ownership of litigation and intellectual property matters that shape how DraftKings protects its innovations, brands, and business. You’ll manage active disputes, advise teams on intellectual property and legal risk, and partner cross-functionally to navigate issues spanning patents, trademarks, copyrights, right of publicity, and emerging technologies. Reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel, you’ll also help advance our artificial intelligence governance framework while proactively identifying and addressing legal risks before they escalate. We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

Responsibilities

• Manage active and potential litigation, including lawsuits, demand letters, and other legal threats, while overseeing outside counsel, litigation holds, e-discovery, document collection, and court filings.
• Investigate disputes, assess potential legal exposure, develop litigation strategy, and negotiate to resolve matters where appropriate.
• Advise teams across the business on patent, trademark, copyright, right-of-publicity, and other intellectual property matters while balancing legal risk with business objectives.
• Support our patent-harvesting program by partnering with employee-inventors, evaluating innovations for potential patentability, and working with outside patent prosecution counsel on patent applications.
• Protect DraftKings’ brands and reputation by managing trademark registration requests and identifying and pursuing infringers, impersonators, and other unauthorized uses across websites, social media platforms, app stores, and other channels.
• Partner across the organization to proactively identify litigation risks, investigate and respond to regulatory inquiries and customer complaints, and provide practical guidance on day-to-day legal issues.
• Support the continued development, implementation, and enforcement of artificial intelligence governance policies and guardrails.
• Serve as a flexible resource across the Legal Team