Patent Prosecution Partner
The candidate must have 10+ years of patent prosecution experience and an advanced degree in Biology, Chemistry, or equivalent scientific field. Proven record of client development, as supported by a portable book of business is essential. USPTO Patent Bar registration and at least one State Bar license is required. Knowledge or expertise in preparing patent applications and prosecution, preparing infringement and validity opinions, and client co... read more
EE / ME Patent Prosecution Partner
The candidate must have 10+ years of solid patent prosecution experience and a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent fields. Proven record of client development, as supported by a portable book of business is required. USPTO Patent Bar registration and at least one State Bar license is essential. Experience in preparing patent applications and prosecution, preparing infringement and validity opinions, and... read more
Patent Partner
The candidate should preferably be registered with the USPTO and have 8+ years of meaningful experience in patent law, with at least a portion of that time at a large national law firm. Experience should include preparing prior art searches, prosecuting patent and trademark applications, providing legal opinions regarding patent and trademark infringement, and assisting the patent litigation group as requested. A background in electrical engineering or softw...
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Real Estate Partner
The candidate should be a partner-level attorney with portable business. Must have 8+ years of meaningful experience in the practice of real estate law and finance with a primary focus on commercial real estate transactions, including: development, lending, acquisitions, dispositions, financings (acquisition, construction and permanent loans), commercial leasing (office and retail), apartment, multi-family and hotel properties, REITS, property managemen...
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Partner
The candidate must be a registered patent attorney with 10+ years of experience in reputable Chicago law firm and have a strong track record in development and management of clients and associates. Will consider a lateral group of patent attorneys and staff.
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Partner
The candidate must have excellent professional credentials
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Data Privacy Partner
The candidate should have experience in breach response and data privacy counseling. Should have strong academic credentials and written and verbal communication skills. Should possess sophisticated technical skills, and who are ambitious and team-oriented.
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Lateral Trademark Partner
The candidate should have a proven record of client development with 5+ years of experience specifically in U.S./foreign trademark prosecution (search, filings and responses to office actions), domain name disputes, TTAB proceedings, trademark litigation, trademark licensing, and cease and desist letters. Must have a portable book of business and growing IP practice. IP litigation experience in patent and trademark would be valued. At least one s... read more
Privacy and Data Security Partner
The candidate should preferably have a portable practice in privacy, data security, incident response (data breach) work and hold a CIPP or CISSP certification. read more
Lateral Candidates
The candidate will support resources, processes and procedures to help make the transition as seamless as possible. Committed to recognizing top-tier lawyers (and lawyering) from throughout the Firm, whether they began their careers at McDermott or joined us after establishing their legal practices. In fact, many of our practice group leaders and members of the Management Committee came from other firms seeking a platform of teamwork and collaboration. read more