Jim McDonald

Jim McDonald serves as the VP Litigation and Chief IP Counsel at Blackhawk Network since September 2011. Additionally, Jim has been a Patent Attorney at Axiom Law since June 2009 and previously operated McDonald IP Law as Owner from September 2008 to June 2009, providing specialized legal services in patent analysis and litigation support related to semiconductor processes, chemistry, and green technologies. Prior to this, Jim was a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from January 2004 to September 2008, focusing on patent litigation and counseling, and served as an Associate/Partner-elect at Pennie & Edmonds LLP from May 1996 to December 2003 with a similar focus on intellectual property. Academically, Jim holds an MBA in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics from Boston University School of Law and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.