Senior Corporate Counsel - IP

How you will make an impact

• Serve as a trusted colleague and creative problem-solver who can take independent ownership over matters and think independently and critically when it comes to various IP-related matters working alongside the VP - Legal Affairs & Brand Protection.
• Collaborate with the VP - Legal Affairs & Brand Protection and the rest of the Commerce Legal Team to provide legal advice to the executives and senior business leaders across the organization, including engagement in proactive issue-spotting, risk assessment and problem-solving.
• Involves management and strategic guidance related to the company’s global IP portfolio (across multiple verticals), including communications with the applicable business units to arrive at sound portfolio strategy.
• Facilitate trademark clearance searches and provide appropriate legal guidance to applicable business units.
• Effectively collaborate and communicate both internally and externally regarding anti-counterfeiting and other IP enforcement matters. Review and evaluate potential enforcement matters and provide sound guidance on merits and strategy.
• Involved with management of various third-party IP-related disputes, including litigation.
• Provide legal support to Fanatics Licensing Management’s College business, including guidance on IP-related legal matters, coordination of brand protection initiatives, and negotiation of license agreements.
• Provide support on IP-related matters pertaining to M&A activity.
• Provide strategic guidance on domain name portfolio and domain name disputes.
• Negotiate and structure trademark license agreements and other contracts.
• Provide sound general IP-related advice across the organization.
• Interpret and advise with respect to rights and obligations under Fanatics' agreements.
• Collaborate with other members of the Commerce Legal Team, including with respect to issues requiring subject matter expertise, and oversee/leverage outside counsel, as needed.

What you bring to the team

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school and licensed to practice in at least one US jurisdiction
• 8-12 years of IP experience, including law firm and in-house experience
• Litigation and patent experience both a plus, but not required
• A self-starter with strong work ethic capable of taking ownership of projects/matters
• Possess a strong desire to assume a wide variety of responsibilities, be flexible and grow with the Company
• Excellent organizational, communication and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized
• Possess the ability to work on several projects at once while balancing competing objectives
• Produces high-quality work product in a timely manner to meet demands of the Company
• Confident and have strong interpersonal skills
• Work well both independently and as a team player
• A creative thinker who can initiate and develop alternative approaches to complex issues
• Possess a strong sense of integrity

Pay

The salary for this position is between $170,000 and $220,000 per year.