A senior interim General Counsel role supporting a global semiconductor and technology company's North American operations, based in Austin, Texas on a hybrid schedule with an initial three-month secondment.
Epiq Counsel is placing an experienced interim General Counsel with a leading global semiconductor and technology company to support its U.S. business. The engagement is structured as a three-month secondment with the potential to convert to a permanent position. The role is hybrid, requiring approximately two to three days per week onsite in Austin, Texas.
Reporting to the Global General Counsel, this senior legal professional will carry broad responsibility across commercial transactions, government affairs, regulatory and compliance matters, and strategic legal risk. They will also provide senior-level oversight of patent litigation managed by global and outside counsel, and will help shape the North American legal function as the business grows.
- Advise executive leadership on business strategy, legal and regulatory risk, and U.S. growth initiatives.
- Lead legal support for commercial transactions and strategic business matters across North American operations.
- Advise on government affairs, regulatory, and compliance matters affecting the U.S. business.
- Provide senior oversight of patent litigation, coordinating with global legal teams and external counsel.
- Direct and manage outside counsel and subject-matter specialists on complex legal matters.
- Assess legal resourcing needs and support the development of the North American legal team.
- U.S.-qualified lawyer with extensive senior in-house experience, including General Counsel, Deputy GC, or comparable leadership roles.
- Significant experience in the U.S. technology sector, with strong knowledge of the Silicon Valley or broader U.S. tech ecosystem.
- Semiconductor industry experience required.
- Broad generalist background across commercial transactions, regulatory affairs, compliance, and strategic legal risk.
- Demonstrated ability to advise C-suite executives on complex legal and regulatory matters.
- Comfortable working across global regions, including collaboration with a Global General Counsel based in Taiwan.
Epiq Counsel is a legal services talent provider specialising in placing sophisticated and credentialed lawyers with leading law departments globally. The firm partners with Fortune 500 clients and offers legal professionals meaningful in-house work with flexibility, covering a wide variety of practice areas and matter types.
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