Associate Corporate Counsel, IP Litigation

DraftKings; United States; On-site; USD 161,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings seeks a Corporate Counsel, IP Litigation to own IP and litigation matters protecting our innovations, brands, and business. You’ll manage disputes, advise on IP risk, and partner cross-functionally across patents, trademarks, copyrights, and right of publicity in a fast-moving tech environment.

Reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel, you’ll help advance AI governance, manage outside counsel, and support patent harvesting while guiding practical risk decisions for day-to-day

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school.
• Active Massachusetts Bar membership or eligibility for in-house MA admission.
• Extensive IP litigation experience including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and right of publicity.
• Experience managing complex litigation and discovery with outside counsel.
• Strong judgment and risk assessment with cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage active and potential IP litigation, including disputes, demand letters, and filings, coordinating with outside counsel.
• Investigate disputes, assess exposure, develop litigation strategy, and negotiate resolutions when appropriate.
• Advise teams on patent, trademark, copyright, and right-of-publicity matters while balancing risk and business goals.
• Support patent-harvesting by evaluating innovations and working with external patent prosecution counsel.
• Protect DraftKings’ brands by handling trademark registrations and identifying infringers across channels.
• Identify litigation risks across the organization and respond to regulatory inquiries and complaints.
• Support AI governance policies and guardrails development and enforcement.
• Serve as a flexible resource across the Legal Team for other matters as business needs evolve.

Education

Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

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**.

What you’ll do as a Corporate Counsel, IP Litigation

• 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, including supporting commercial litigation, representing the company in small claims matters where needed, and advising on other legal matters as business needs evolve.

What you’ll bring

• A Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association-accredited law school and at least four years of relevant law firm experience.

• Active membership in good standing with the Massachusetts Bar or the ability to be admitted as in-house counsel in Massachusetts.

• Substantial experience with intellectual property litigation and related matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, name, image and likeness, and right of publicity.

• Experience managing complex litigation and discovery processes, including developing case strategy and working effectively with outside counsel and cross-functional partners.

• Strong legal and business judgment with a practical, solutions-oriented approach to assessing risk and resolving complex issues.

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for teams across the organization.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities both independently and collaboratively.

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Join Our Team

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is 160,800.00 USD - 201,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.