IP & Technology Litigation - Associate - SF

Greenberg Traurig•San Francisco, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for a 2nd – 6th year Associate in the IP & Technology Practice of our San Francisco office. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. GT is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100; the associate will have the opportunity to work with clients, large and small, from a variety of industries across the country and will focus on technology, Internet law, crypto, privacy, intellectual property, and complex commercial litigation. The associate will work on the following types of matters: · Litigation matters involving artificial intelligence technology, including copyright, product liability theories, and U.S. as well as international data collection issues; · Internet law class actions related to consumer protection laws and statutes; · Intellectual property matters including trade secret, copyright, trademark, and patent, as well as enforcement related to online platform abuse; · Complex commercial litigation matters involving cryptocurrency/blockchain, startups, venture capital funds and other technology companies and organizations, including founder disputes, token disputes, and investigations and enforcement actions from the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, as well as state agencies and attorneys general; · Privacy and data security matters, including incident response, commercial litigation arising out of incidents, and data breach class actions under statutes such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), as well as cases involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA); and · Speech-related technology litigation matters, including cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and defamation.

Requirements

Between two and six years of litigation experience
Experience in a mid to large law firm
Experience drafting pleadings and briefs
Conducting research
Managing discovery
Some experience and interest in the areas of technology, Internet law, defamation, crypto, privacy, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and complex commercial litigation
Solid academic performance in law school
Strong interpersonal, writing and analytical skills
Attention to detail
The desire and initiative to "take ownership" over work and career
Good standing with the CA Bar

Nice To Haves

Experience in-house managing litigation for a technology company is a plus

Responsibilities

Litigation matters involving artificial intelligence technology, including copyright, product liability theories, and U.S. as well as international data collection issues
Internet law class actions related to consumer protection laws and statutes
Intellectual property matters including trade secret, copyright, trademark, and patent, as well as enforcement related to online platform abuse
Complex commercial litigation matters involving cryptocurrency/blockchain, startups, venture capital funds and other technology companies and organizations, including founder disputes, token disputes, and investigations and enforcement actions from the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, as well as state agencies and attorneys general
Privacy and data security matters, including incident response, commercial litigation arising out of incidents, and data breach class actions under statutes such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), as well as cases involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
Speech-related technology litigation matters, including cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and defamation