Dolby Laboratories

General Counsel

• Manage litigation and oversee patent enforcement in various jurisdictions around the world
• Support Via in licensee audits and contract compliance, resolve audit disputes, including pre-litigation dispute resolution efforts, and other breach-of-contract matters
• Draft, review and negotiate patent licensing agreements, settlement agreements, vendor contracts and other general business contracts
• Work with Via’s global licensing team to develop program operational guidelines and agreement templates and develop and define program criteria and processes
• Assist in the handling of other legal and corporate matters as they arise. Emphasis on providing practical solutions to enable Via’s business and operational needs
• Manage commercial and IP enforcement disputes, including both domestic and foreign pre-litigation, litigation, patent proceedings and arbitration. Work closely with outside counsel in formulating strategy, drafting pleadings, briefs, and managing discovery
• Advise management in connection with complex transactional matters associated with IP licensing and collaboration agreements, licensing strategies and protection of IP rights
• Support Via’s general legal needs across all functions

Senior Counsel