James D. Riley Jr.

Jim Riley is a partner in the firm's Technology group and a co-chair of Goodwin’s Intellectual Property practice group. He also serves as the chair of the firm’s Silicon Valley office. He specializes in the representation of emerging growth technology companies and venture capital firms in the areas of intellectual property strategy, protection and exploitation, technology transactions and strategic partnering deals, technology acquisition, licensing and commercialization, artificial intelligence and machine learning, open source licensing and compliance, data privacy and security, and joint venture and spin-off transactions. His practice also focuses on the intellectual property and technology aspects of venture capital financings, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions.

Jim's expertise spans a broad array of industries, including computer software and hardware, artificial intelligence and machine learning, mobile applications, open source, SaaS and cloud computing, fintech, blockchain and digital currency, networking, gaming, advertising, social networking, e-commerce and music/entertainment, as well as medical device, biotechnology and pharma. He also has considerable experience in all aspects of intellectual property and high-tech commercial litigation, including patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and unfair competition matters.

Jim has advised notable emerging growth technology companies throughout his career, including Twilio, PsiQuantum, Clickhouse, Slack, Poshmark, Menlo Security, Hortonworks, RichRelevance, Sencha, Kixeye, Klout, Motif Investing, Okta, Rhapsody, Sifteo, Unwired Planet, Zendesk, TellApart, Informatica, Altor Networks, Atlassian, Banjo, Blue Jeans Networks, 4Info, Riverbed Technologies, OpenTable, Pure Digital Technologies, Eventbrite, Guidewire Software, Sling Media, Force10 Networks and IPWireless, among many others.

Jim is a member of the Intellectual Property Section of the California Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2010, Jim was a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Gunderson Dettmer.

Jim was a recommended lawyer for Patents: licensing and Patents: Prosecution by The Legal 500 in 2021-2024.

Jim is a co-author of Corporate Partnering: Structuring and Negotiating Domestic and International Strategic Alliances, and has been a speaker and panelist at numerous conferences and other functions relevant to emerging growth technology companies and venture capital firms.

Co-Author, "How Cos. Can Protect Privacy In The Age Of AI," Law360, November 8, 2023