Nokia’s portfolio of litigation and disputes is broad and varied, ranging from global patent disputes (both offensive and defensive) to commercial litigation with customers, suppliers and others, to complex regulatory and investigative matters. Significant matters may also include enforcement of standard essential patents (SEPs) including possible license (FRAND) defenses. The candidate will primarily focus on European matters but may also be called to assist in matters arising in other parts of the world where Nokia does business.
The position reports to the Head of Global Disputes and Litigation. The successful candidate will work with a team of internal and external attorneys and other professionals, and will work closely with senior lawyers and business leaders across the entire organization.
The person selected will be expected to play an active role in not just maintaining, but strengthening Nokia’s litigation function. This should include a rigorous ‘early case assessment’ process, a hands on approach with outside counsel, close oversight of budgets and spend, maintenance and cultivation of relationships with business and functional leaders across the company, effective use of state of the art litigation management tools and dashboards, creative use of alternative fee arrangements, and more.
While Nokia will always consider settling disputes when it is in the company’s best interests to do so, our mindset will always be that we are prepared to try cases in court and take cases on appeal. Accordingly, the ideal candidate will have significant experience as a litigator.
The successful candidate should be able to function in a matrixed organization where hierarchy is minimized. The successful candidate will be boundary-less and will possess the ability to work collaboratively with numerous stakeholders and to identify those who should be consulted or apprised of significant events or developments. The candidate must be adept at managing work across many time zones while still maintaining a healthy work-life balance.