James Riley > Goodwin > Silicon Valley, United States > Lawyer Profile
Goodwin Offices
601 Marshall Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
CALIFORNIA
United States
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
James Riley
Position
Partner / Chair Silicon Valley Office
Career
Jim Riley is a partner in the firm’s Technology group and a co-chair of Goodwin’s Intellectual Property practice group. He also serves as the chair of the firm’s Silicon Valley office. He specializes in the representation of emerging growth technology companies and venture capital firms in the areas of corporate partnering and strategic alliances, technology acquisition, licensing and commercialization, open source licensing and compliance, data privacy and security, joint venture and spin-off transactions, and intellectual property strategy, counseling and protection. His practice also focuses on the intellectual property and technology aspects of venture capital financings, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
Education
JD, University of California, Davis 1995 / BA, University of California Los Angeles 1992
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
Standing out for its expertise in negotiating and executing complex transactions, Goodwin is a top destination for blue chip clients in the technology and life sciences industry. The firm is renowned for its vast experience enabling firms in the procurement and enforcement of patent rights and often receives high-profile licensing and collaboration mandates from both domestic and international clients. The practice is co-led by Boston’s Catherine McCarty who has specialist knowledge of pharmaceutical and chemical products, and James Riley, who leads the team from Silicon Valley with a unique understanding of technology acquisition and licensing. The team benefits from Steve Charkoudian’s extensive technology expertise and Kingsley Taft deep knowledge of the domestic biotechnology market, both of whom are based in Boston. Noelle Dubiansky, who is based in the firm’s Washington DC office, is another name to note.
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
(Firms to watch)Goodwin ‘s patent offering, led by Boston’s Catherine McCarty and James Riley in Silicon Valley has been bolstered by the February 2022 arrival of patent expert Scott Bluni and his team from Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni.
Lawyer Rankings
- Patents: licensing United States > Intellectual property
- Firms to watch United States > Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Industry focus > Education
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)