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As a partner in our Corporate, Finance and Investment Practice Group practice, Jill McWhirter identifies and solves cutting-edge intellectual property issues in complex commercial and technology-based transactions as well as in restructuring matters. Jill’s technical credentials help her in not only providing critical and practical strategic advice to global clients but also the ability to have a strong understanding of the technology at issue.
Jill counsels companies in a wide range of technology transactions to help them profitably develop, share and exploit their technical and IP assets. She provides clients with innovative IP strategies, as well as insights into the legal challenges they may face.
With a background in nuclear engineering, Jill has particular knowledge of the energy sector and its IP transactional challenges. Working with domestic and international energy sector clients, she advises on the types of IP transactional matters that may arise in daily operations, as well as on critical company-changing transactions and restructuring matters. Jill frequently assists on IP corporate matters related to construction projects and related licensing agreements, as well as counseling on related IP concerns. Jill works across practice areas to provide critical support on joint ventures, strategic alliances and research and development collaborations. In addition, Jill handles numerous IP-related matters in the Middle East and in the petrochemical, oil and gas industries, partnering with clients to develop overall IP strategies.
Jill’s software licensing expertise is extensive. She works with in-house counsel, procurement and IT departments on complex software licensing transactions. She has advised on and negotiated over 200 related agreements in the last five years ranging from software and data licensing (both in-bound and outbound), exploitation and distribution of software assets, framework and enterprise agreements, as well as cloud computing and software service agreements. With this experience, Jill is able to bring significant benchmarking opportunities so that companies understand the risks and the terms being negotiated across the industry.
J.D., St. Mary's University, magna cum laude
B.S., University of Michigan
Alabama
District of Columbia
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Intern, Texas Supreme Court Justice Craig Enoch, Texas
Alabama State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American International Property Law Association
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
International Trademark Association
Licensing Executives Society
State Bar of Texas
The District of Columbia Bar
January 20, 2021
King & Spalding Advises on Two of Islamic Finance News’ 2020 Deals of the Year
December 10, 2020
Alan Noskow, Hap Shashy, Laura Westfall, Ed Holzwanger, Jill McWhirter, Steve Cave and Brian Ashin advise Oroco Capital in an acquisition deal.
Assisted Natura Resources, LLC, in managing all intellectual property matters related to the research, construction and operation of the first university based molten salt research reactor with top universities in the nuclear engineering field to learn how to generate and harvest isotopes to help aid in cancer research and be used in new types of cancer therapy.
Representation of a private equity and credit investor in its licensing negotiations for process proprietary technology and software needed to design, construct and operate a new "grassroots" sulfuric acid alkylation plant at its commercial facility located in Pasadena, Texas.
Representation of a leading North American provider of midstream energy services in drafting and negotiating a multi-million dollar technology license, engineering and performance guarantee agreements for a new isobutylene plant to be built in Mont Belvieu, Texas.
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May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Businesses and Their Intellectual Property Rights
April 10, 2020
COVID-19 – Take Action Now to Protect Intellectual Property Rights During Bankruptcy
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Businesses and Their Intellectual Property Rights
January 20, 2021
King & Spalding Advises on Two of Islamic Finance News’ 2020 Deals of the Year
December 10, 2020
Alan Noskow, Hap Shashy, Laura Westfall, Ed Holzwanger, Jill McWhirter, Steve Cave and Brian Ashin advise Oroco Capital in an acquisition deal.
Assisted Natura Resources, LLC, in managing all intellectual property matters related to the research, construction and operation of the first university based molten salt research reactor with top universities in the nuclear engineering field to learn how to generate and harvest isotopes to help aid in cancer research and be used in new types of cancer therapy.
Representation of a private equity and credit investor in its licensing negotiations for process proprietary technology and software needed to design, construct and operate a new "grassroots" sulfuric acid alkylation plant at its commercial facility located in Pasadena, Texas.
Representation of a leading North American provider of midstream energy services in drafting and negotiating a multi-million dollar technology license, engineering and performance guarantee agreements for a new isobutylene plant to be built in Mont Belvieu, Texas.
See more
May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Businesses and Their Intellectual Property Rights
April 10, 2020
COVID-19 – Take Action Now to Protect Intellectual Property Rights During Bankruptcy
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Businesses and Their Intellectual Property Rights
January 20, 2021
King & Spalding Advises on Two of Islamic Finance News’ 2020 Deals of the Year
December 10, 2020
Alan Noskow, Hap Shashy, Laura Westfall, Ed Holzwanger, Jill McWhirter, Steve Cave and Brian Ashin advise Oroco Capital in an acquisition deal.
J.D., St. Mary's University, magna cum laude
B.S., University of Michigan
Alabama
District of Columbia
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Intern, Texas Supreme Court Justice Craig Enoch, Texas
Alabama State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American International Property Law Association
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
International Trademark Association
Licensing Executives Society
State Bar of Texas
The District of Columbia Bar