Senior Attorney - Commercial & IP

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments. Together with our partners, customers and the world of science, we develop leading-edge technologies, and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, batteries and fuel cells, technical textiles, filters, cleaning technologies and products, specialty chemicals and medical products.

Some of your Benefits

401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.

Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.

Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.

Plymouth, MI

Hybrid Work

Freudenberg North America Limited Partnership

You support our team as

Senior Attorney - Commercial & IP

Responsibilities

• IP-Related Commercial Agreements
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of IP-related standard documents, contract management templates, guidelines and know-how, commercial agreements, including joint development agreements, collaboration agreements, and inbound and outbound licensing agreements.
• Ensure agreements appropriately protect the Company's intellectual property assets, confidential information, and brand elements.
• Advise on ownership, use rights, improvements, sublicensing rights, commercialization provisions, and termination clauses.
• Corporate Transactions and M&A Support
• Provide intellectual property legal support for corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments.
• Conduct and advise on IP due diligence, including assessment of patent, trademark, and licensing portfolios.
• Advise on intellectual property representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, and allocation of transactional risk.
• Support post-closing integration planning relating to intellectual property assets, agreements, and ongoing contractual obligations.
• IP Risk Assessment and Strategic Advice
• Apply deep knowledge of patent and trademark systems to evaluate IP-sensitive commercial transactions and business relationships.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate intellectual property risks associated with commercial agreements and strategic initiatives.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice aligned with the Company's commercial strategy.
• Outside Counsel Management and Budget Oversight
• Engage, manage, and oversee outside counsel supporting IP-related transactional and M&A matters.
• Oversee, monitor, and manage external legal spend related to IP transactions and commercial support.
• Supporting and handling IP litigation and assisting in the development of litigation strategies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Collaborate closely with Legal and IP Team colleagues, R&D, commercial, procurement, and corporate development teams.
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to internal stakeholders on IP-related transactional matters.
• Support business growth while maintaining appropriate legal and intellectual property risk controls.
  
  

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active admission to practice law before at least one U.S. state bar.
• 5 years of experience in commercial transactions with a strong intellectual property focus.
• Substantial experience drafting and negotiating licensing, collaboration, and development agreements.
• Demonstrated experience managing outside counsel and overseeing legal budgets.
• Capacity to review, legally analyze and revise legal documents and contracts with a good understanding of commercial and strategic aspects and solid drafting skills.
• Experience supporting intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions or other strategic transactions is preferred
• Prior in-house experience in an IP- or technology-driven organization.
• Familiarity with patent and trademark portfolios and their commercial exploitation.
• Experience working with cross-functional and international teams.
  
  

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.