James is Associate General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel of Baxter International Inc. Prior to joining Baxter in 2007, he served as Global Director of Intellectual Property Rights in the Licensing area for Nokia, Inc., where he oversaw and directed the patent licensing function, including managing strategic licensing relationships with companies around the world and advising on all major IP litigation. In the mid-1990's, James was Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property Law at Lexmark International, Inc., where he was responsible for all global patent matters involving the areas of licensing, litigation, and patent filing and prosecution. He was also responsible for the trademark, copyright and trade secret areas. James has also spent many years in private practice, primarily as a patent litigator representing companies on matters in various technology areas, including electronics and computers, semiconductors, telecommunications and medical devices. Immediately prior to joining Nokia, he was a partner at Dewey Ballantine and its Office Managing Partner in Austin, Texas. James also served as a Judicial Clerk for (now Chief) Judge Paul R. Michel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, an Assistant Dean at Emory University School of Law, where he also taught IP and appellate advocacy courses, and as a Patent Examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.