Bloomberg Law
June 10, 2016, 6:39 PM UTC

Google Attorney Moves to Fast-Growing Chinese Tech Company as GC

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

Joshua McGuire is jumping from Google, where he served as counsel on mobile patent strategy, to the Chinese tech company LeEco, where he will be general counsel and vice president.

McGuire joined Google in 2009, and took the lead handling the company’s patent strategy for its mobile and Android platforms “during the mobile patent wars,” according to his LinkedIn profile . He lists himself as the lead or co-lead counsel on several multi-billion dollar IP licensing and purchasing deals, including the Motorola Mobility acquisition ($12.5 billion), the Nortel patent auction ($4.5 billion) and the Motorola Mobility divestiture ($2.9 billion).

In a press release, McGuire praised LeEco for ...

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