Current Assignments - Legal

In-House Opportunities:

Litigation Attorney
Our client, a Fortune 100 multinational corporation with annual revenues of approximately $45bb, is seeking a Litigation Attorney to join their team. Be part of this organization which has an outstanding reputation for employee retention and advancement as well as having a 93% employee satisfaction rating. In this role you will manage a wide-variety of litigation on behalf of the company, including product liability, mass tort, commercial and/or intellectual property matters.  Direct and manage outside counsel in a "diplomatic" but hands-on manner from deposition & discovery through attending trials and selecting expert witnesses. Our client is seeking an attorney with 4-7 years of experience, strong academics, and either major firm or boutique firm experience. JO# 1431687 Contact: ruths@rwr.com

In-House Senior Counsel, Mid Atlantic
Fortune 200 company seeks a Counsel or Senior Counsel (depending on experience) energy transactional attorney with 4 - 10 years experience to provide transactional legal support in the acquisition, development, ownership, and operation of nuclear, fossil fuel, hydroelectric and renewable electric generation facilities for the company’s regulated and merchant generation fleet. This position requires experience in M&A and divestitures; operations, maintenance, and other agreements associated with generation facilities; joint ventures and limited liability company operating agreements.    The position will focus primarily on negotiating, reviewing and drafting agreements and providing legal, transactional support and counsel to the company’s growing portfolio of electric generation assets that include renewable projects and new nuclear technologies as well as traditional fossil fuel plants (natural gas, oil and coal).  This attorney will also have the opportunity to negotiate, review and draft , maintenance contracts, capital expenditure contracts, third party operator contracts, and to provide general transactional legal advice across the company’s generation fleet.  This position will routinely interact with regulatory counsel and provide legal, transactional counsel that arises out of regulatory requirements.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1431644.

Counsel, Mid Atlantic
This is a great time to get on board with a wholly owned subsidiary of a Fortune 500 Company that is growing steadily, but conservatively.  It seeks an attorney with 5 to 10 years transactional experience in the context of advising corporations and other business entities primarily on complex structured transactions or project finance transactions, though energy and merger and acquisition experience is preferred.  Also prefer attorneys with excellent academic credentials, including a degree from a top law school and top-tier law firm or corporate legal department experience.  This attorney will have the opportunity to work closely with the business origination team to provide legal support for joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and structured energy transactions (including long-term power purchase agreements).  This attorney's primary duties include: (1) negotiating, structuring and finalizing transactions; (2) drafting transaction documents; and (3) interacting daily with senior management, outside counsel, internal subject matter specialists and internal clients on transactions.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1431510

Director of Compliance – New York
This growing biotechnology company has an opportunity to manage the ethics and compliance program for the company.   Responsibilities will include ensuring that the company exercises due diligence to operate with integrity and prevent and detect improper conduct, to ensure the Company promotes an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law, resulting in a positive image to associates, customers, vendors and the community.  Also in this role, the ideal candidate will help ensure the environment and sufficient internal controls are in place, reasonably capable of reducing the likelihood of criminal conduct.  This position reports directly to the general counsel who is a great mentor and will encourage as much autonomy as the individual is capable of maintaining.  This is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a growing legal department and company.  Ref #1431205  Contact:  lcherry@rwr.com

Senior Counsel (Compliance), Mid Atlantic
This is a great time to get on board with a wholly owned subsidiary of a Fortune 500 Company that is growing steadily, but conservatively.  It seeks a regulatory attorney with at least 7 years of experience in energy, regulatory compliance work as well as some experience on the retail side.  This attorney will work closely with the Risk Management and Regulatory Groups, senior leadership and internal staff to develop and administer an effective legal compliance program (both in-person and electronic) to include identifying risks, training and monitoring; provide advice on wholesale energy-related regulatory and legal compliance issues; identify legal compliance risks; communicate compliance risk strategies to company; monitor compliance and required reporting; prepare applications and renewals of licenses and permits and keep abreast of changes in relevant laws and regulations.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1431043

Corporate/Commercial Counsel
Join a global producer and marketer of integrated fibers and polymers whose products are found in over 30 markets and used in a wide array of applications.  In this role you will provide day-to-day legal advice on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters which will include drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts as well as assisting in global strategic acquisitions and divestitures; and managing global capital projects.  Any experience with international and cross-border transactions is strongly preferred.  The successful candidate will have 5-10 years of relevant experience, a strong academic record and solid law firm experience.  Tremendous opportunities to move up within the organization.  Ref #1430998  Contact:  ruths@rwr.com

Senior Counsel, Regulatory, Houston, Texas
Come join this leading North American energy infrastructure company!  This company operates and builds power plants, pipelines and gas storage facilities that supply energy to major markets.  The company is growing by expanding into new businesses (including liquefied natural gas “LNG”) as well as in the pipeline and power arena.  This attorney will have the opportunity to provide comprehensive legal advice to the company and its subsidiaries as well as serve as lead counsel in complex regulatory proceedings before US regulators. The primary responsibilities for this attorney will include overseeing outside counsel on litigation, handling regulatory proceedings (such as certifications or permits) and meeting with regulators.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1430969

Counsel, Environmental, Houston, Texas
Come join this leading North American energy infrastructure company!  This company operates and builds power plants, pipelines and gas storage facilities that supply energy to major markets.  The company is growing by expanding into new businesses (including liquefied natural gas “LNG”) as well as in the pipeline and power arena.  This attorney will have the opportunity to provide sophisticated direction and legal opinions on complex environmental laws and regulations; participate in FERC permitting for new projects; develop applications and pleadings for filing before US federal and state regulators and manage appeals from regulatory decisions; be the primary Legal department contact for the Company’s Environmental, Health & Safety Department and the Engineering & Operations groups; assist in managing compliance issues and in developing compliance programs in relationship to air, chemicals such as PCBs, asbestos, mercury and hydrocarbon contamination remediation; participate as a member of the company’s cross-functional Clean Air Team and participate on behalf of Company in industry groups, upon request.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1430966

Chief Counsel – Pipelines
Our client, a large diversified corporation with hundreds of products you use in your everyday life and operations in over fifty (50) countries, is seeking an attorney to oversee their Pipeline business (4,000 miles of U.S. pipeline operations). In this role you will be engaged in a broad-based practice which will entail providing legal advice on regulatory compliance (DOT, FERC, STB) issues; commercial contracts; real property transactions; corporate governance, litigation; and environmental matters.  Additionally you will supervise two attorneys. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of legal experience with either a major pipeline company or in a firm supporting pipeline clients.  Ref #1430959  Contact:  ruths@rwr.com

Director of Compliance, Southern California
Growing pharmaceutical company seeks an attorney with at least 8 years of compliance-related experience (with pharmaceutical industry experience preferred) to join its team as Director of Compliance.  This attorney should have an understanding of the required elements of compliance programs as well as of compliance issues facing pharmaceutical/biotech companies.  As appropriate, this position will have the opportunity to: (1) initiate and/or alter company compliance policies and standard operating procedures; (2) work with other departments to assist in developing and implementing comprehensive departmental policies and standard operating procedures as well as monitoring programs to measure performance under company compliance obligations; (3) develop and implement communications and training programs that concern compliance responsibilities and obligations; (4) prepare compliance and ethics metrics and other reports; (5) provide guidance to employees on compliance and ethics matters; and (6) other duties in support of the Company’s compliance program.  In addition, this position will work with the Compliance Officer to review and enhance systems to track compliance metrics.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1430552

Paralegal - In-House - Houston
Excellent opportunity to join the legal department of Fortune 50 corporation in Houston.  This position provides paralegal support for corporate transactional matters including drafting, interpreting and/or negotiating contract terms and conditions for various commercial agreements, including supply, sales and purchase agreements, non-disclosure agreements, product development agreements, technology licenses, confidentiality agreements, etc.  Strong writing skills are essential and must be able to work in a team environment.  Candidate must consistently provide high quality work product and handle a high level of responsibility.  For confidential consideration, please contact twaligura@rwr.com

Senior Counsel, Maryland
This is a great time to get on board with a wholly owned subsidiary of a Fortune 500 Company that is growing steadily, but conservatively.  It seeks a project development/project finance attorney with an energy background.  This attorney will support the company’s new Nuclear Energy Group.  It is an exciting time to get on board with a great company as it expands its nuclear energy presence!  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com Ref. # 1430145.

Director of Legal Affairs – New York
This growing biotechnology company has an opportunity for an attorney with 5 plus years of transactional experience to join their growing legal team. Responsibilities will include drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including licensing and service agreements as well as handling general corporate and regulatory matters. This position reports directly to the general counsel who is a great mentor and will encourage as much autonomy as the attorney is capable of maintaining. The attorney will support the sales and marketing and clinical groups and will have several balls in the air at once.  This is a great opportunity for an attorney to get in on the ground floor of a growing legal department/company.  Reference #1430184. For information, contact Lisa Cherry at 713.358.7259 or by email, lcherry@rwr.com

Intellectual Property/Patent Opportunities:

In House - Chemical IP - Midwest
Find a rewarding career, direct client contact and a well-aligned business team.  Successful chemical IP candidate will reap the benefits of going through this private company's training program in addition to hands on training in technology. Patent attorneys who are bored with a heavy diet in preparation and prosecution will find a nice mix of work in this role.  This attorney will work for one of the company's business units and handle all matters as it relates to intellectual property.  Contact:  lcherry@rwr.com Ref #1430234

In House - Chemical IP - Texas
Business minded chemical IP attorneys who desire variety will succeed here.  This Fortune 50 serves customers in more than 180 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction. They will continue growing their already strong international presence with the opening of a new of a state-of-the-art R&D facility and global IT center in China in 2008 (and plans for another R&D in Asia to follow!). Typical responsibilities for this position include all areas of IP law including counseling business and research clients, and drafting and negotiating licenses and other agreements and patent application drafting and prosecution. Leadership skills are a plus!  Contact:  lcherry@rwr.com Ref #1430238

IP Counsel, Various Locations
Patent attorneys who enjoy variety will love this role!  This position can be based in any one of several offices: California is preferred, but can also be in Oregon, Wisconsin or Maryland.  The company has approximately 20,000 products and releases around 1,500 new ones each year, so the technology and work affords tremendous learning opportunities.  The position also has fantastic growth potential (including management opportunities) as the legal group expands over the next few years.    The work will include: opinion work (including freedom to operate work); IP litigation support; patent preparation and prosecution and merger and acquisition due diligence.  Patent legal experience in most any area of patent law will work for this position (e.g., patent preparation and prosecution, IP litigation, IP transactional, etc.) and scientific backgrounds in anything from biochemistry, molecular biology, electrical engineering, chemical engineering or chemistry are a fit.  The company offers a fast-paced, team environment with an excellent quality of life.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1430192.

In House Patent Counsel, East Coast
Growing, global, Fortune 1000 company seeks a patent attorney with either a chemical or biology degree or a background in chemistry, polymers or chemical engineering if the attorney has done prosecution in chemistry.  This attorney will report directly to the Chief Patent Counsel and serve several of the Company's businesses.  This attorney needs to have personally prepared at least thirty patent applications.  This attorney will have the opportunity to: prepare and prosecute patent applications, provide client counseling and patent validity and infringement analysis as well as conduct opinion work.  There is very little turn over in this legal department, so this is a chance to join a stable, but growing legal team.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com  Ref. # 1429821

IP Litigation - Texas
The country's top IP litigators will be considered for this important in house litigation role. Have the opportunity to be mentored by a legend, to work on cutting edge technology with some of the most dynamic in IP law for a world-renowned company. An IP litigator with real courtroom experience with the right know how will have the opportunity to immediately take over a significant litigation portfolio with the opportunity to manage a team of two or three in the future. This position calls for a solid foundation in patent law - a well-rounded IP background is important. Ref#1429573, please contact Lisa Cherry at 713.358.7259 or lcherry@rwr.com

Licensing Attorney - EE/CS/Physics - Texas
Look forward to Monday while working for this global leader in exciting electrical technology. Be apart of the many plans to expand domestically and abroad including new ground breaking in Asia. As a Licensing Attorney, you'll work in a variety of patent related work.  In addition to supporting patent assertions and handling licensing matters, this key attorney will also support important patent litigation matters. Help determine patents for licensing in, development of portfolio for licensing out, and assist in negotiations for licensing. Corporate acquisitions create opportunities for this attorney to help support additional litigation and intellectual property rights due diligence. # 1425862  Contact:  lcherry@rwr.com

IP Attorney/Liaison - EE/CS/Physics - Texas
Find yourself driving to work with enthusiasm as you work along side authentic people in a team environment with cutting edge electrical technologies and products.  Maintain an important role as key liaison between the Licensing and Intellectual Property Rights groups. Create and increase value in intellectual property through successful management of EE/computer science related patent applications and processes. The successful candidate will also support patent prosecution in equally exciting technologies.  #1425799  Contact:  lcherry@rwr.com

Patent Agent or Patent Attorney - EE/CS/Physics - Canada
Find yourself working in a role with people who enjoy studying how things work and for a company that puts those plans into action. This international leader in wireless products is seeking a solid patent agent to join their team in ON.   This growing patent department is in a company that is exploding in business and is offering a ground floor opportunity to the right candidate. Someone with a desire to work with a proactive team of inventors, engineers, and dedicated key players will excel in this spot. Responsibilities include working with staff for brainstorming and follow up for invention disclosures, preparation and prosecution of applications, interacting with R&D, and contributing to this creative and cutting edge environment. # 1127415  Contact:  lcherry@rwr.com

Patent Counsel, Mid Atlantic
For patent attorneys interested in working in an up-and-coming biopharmaceutical company with products advancing to Phase 3, this is the chance to have a growth opportunity in one of today’s most exciting healthcare research fields!  This position affords a patent attorney with 2 to 5 years experience the chance to develop and implement comprehensive strategies for protecting the company’s intellectual property, to manage interferences and oppositions, prepare opinions and conduct freedom-to-operate analysis as well as to work closely with scientific teams to define new inventions and manage all aspects of patent prosecution matters, both in-house and with outside counsel.  This company is dedicated to bringing new gene-based treatments and cures to patients who need them and offers the opportunity to combine breakthrough science and business work in a fast-paced and fast-growing organization. The company places no limits on the career opportunities that employees can pursue as the company realizes its goal of becoming an independent and global biopharmaceutical leader. It is committed to supporting employees both professionally and personally and offers tailored education, benefits and personal life support programs to help employees achieve their full potential.  If interested, you may confidentially contact: cflick@rwr.com Ref. # 1428408

Patent Counsel, East Coast
Are you ready to move in-house? Our client a dynamic global manufacturer of electronic products and services for the entertainment industry seeks a patent counsel. Join this industry leader in their sophisticated intellectual property practice. You will be responsible for interfacing with research and development, intellectual property issues, analysis of infringement issues, preparing intellectual property agreements, complex transactional and IP due diligence, and the development of patent strategies. The successful candidate will have targeted experience in the field of digital signal processing: image signal processing and/or experience with systems related to media storage and automation, a degree in electrical engineering or physics, registered with the USPTO and 3 or more years of patent related experience. Must be able to communicate effectively with upper management and work independently as well as in a team environment.

For confidential consideration, please contact Vera D. Bolls at 1-800-364-7979 Ext. 7237 or e-mail your resume to Vera Bolls at vbolls@rwr.com

Qualified candidates will be discreetly contacted to discuss credentials and for authorization prior to the submittal of candidate information to our client for consideration.

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