Jori Krischke
Valparaiso,IN
Summary
Patent Counsel with 14 years of experience in both law firm and in-house roles and experience working with Fortune 100 companies. Driving cross collaboration across a fast-paced global organization, I manage diverse portfolios of legal matters with a broad range of experience including intellectual property, legal and IP strategy, contract negotiation, business counseling, regulatory, litigation, and complex corporate transactions. Prior to law school, I worked for Procter & Gamble.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Corporate Counsel & Compliance
MonoSol, A Kuraray Company
04.2017 - 12.2024
- Legal and compliance lead for an innovative, global organization that partners with some of the world’s biggest and most respected brands, promoted a culture of collaboration focused on effective and practical solutions in step with leadership and business while growing the internal legal team and intellectual property competency, building and improving capabilities to deliver on and support business strategy, identifying and evaluating issues and implementing effective solutions quickly, creating opportunities for global teams, mitigating risk and preserving assets and maintaining future flexibility with an eye on an evolving legal landscape
- Supported double digit growth year over year as sole in-house counsel for a rapidly growing innovative material science division approaching $500M in revenue, doubling its work force and expanding its global legal and IP teams and programs to support new products and geographies
- Developed and executed IP strategy for front end innovation and core business with strategic approaches to FTO, trade secret protection, monetization and agile processes to promote innovation, speed and scale up
- Created and established a strategy to control the growth of legal spend and reduced costs through increased internal self-sustaining capabilities, leveraged technology and capabilities, and proactive alignment between functions
- Collaborated globally to create and implement global programs to assess and mitigate risks including global confidential information management and training programs and global antitrust and anti-bribery programs
- Led MonoSol legal in the expansion of operations locally and internationally including establishment of its Poland entity and new facility from ground up, on time and on budget, during COVID and additional geopolitical challenges
- Select member of the Innovation Team, Kuraray Global Legal & Compliance Teams and Steering Committee
- Legal and compliance lead for an innovative, global organization that partners with some of the world’s biggest and most respected brands
IP ATTORNEY
Quarles & Brady
01.2014 - 03.2016
- Counseled clients in maintaining and protecting intellectual property
- Prepared and prosecuted U.S and foreign patent applications in the chemical and mechanical arts, prepared patentability and right to practice opinions
IP ATTORNEY
Armstrong Teasdale
12.2007 - 11.2010
- Counseled clients in maintaining and protecting intellectual property
- Prepared and prosecuted U.S and foreign patent applications in the chemical and mechanical arts, including nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, prepared freedom to operate opinions for Fortune 100 company
IP Attorney
Oliff & Berridge
03.2006 - 03.2007
- Counseled clients in maintaining and protecting intellectual property
- Drafted and prosecuted U.S and foreign patent applications in the chemical, mechanical and electrical arts, including applications directed to pharmaceuticals, inks and toners
Claims Support Specialist
Wm Wrigley Jr Company
02.2001 - 07.2001
- Worked with project teams, marketing, statisticians, physicians, attorneys, and outside test facilities/hospitals in developing, conducting, analyzing, and reporting clinical trials for claims on chewing gum-based products
Senior Research Scientist
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
11.1996 - 02.2001
- Collaborated with project teams, patent attorneys, dermatologists, statisticians, formulators, and outside test facilities in developing, conducting, analyzing and reporting clinical trials for OTC drug products, managed OTC drug clinical study successfully identifying an active ingredient to be formulated and marketed using superiority claims versus competition, generated cost savings data, drafted protocols for OTC drug investigative methods development, claim support trials, and safety studies and designed training programs for new technical methods equipment
Products Researcher
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
11.1996 - 02.2001
- Worked with consumers, formulation and process groups and outside support organizations to identify and deliver superior products to the market, identified lead global formula for new product through consumer research and led clinical testing that identified formula delivering superior antibacterial efficacy, identified critical product performance parameters impacting consumer acceptability, and defined consumer relevant specification limits and developed plan for product optimization
Education
J.D. -
DePaul University College of Law
Chicago, IL05.2004
Bachelor of Science - CHEMISTRY
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN05.1995
Skills
- Strategic thinking
- Litigation management
- Intellectual property law
- Corporate governance
- Data privacy
- Regulatory affairs
- Ethics management
- Antitrust compliance
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
Legal Experience
- Head of Legal & Compliance, MonoSol, A Kuraray Company, 04/01/17, 12/31/24, Legal and compliance lead for an innovative, global organization that partners with some of the world’s biggest and most respected brands., Promoted a culture of collaboration focused on effective and practical solutions in step with leadership and business while growing the internal legal team and intellectual property competency., Supported double digit growth year over year as sole in-house counsel for a rapidly growing innovative material science division approaching $500M in revenue., Developed and executed IP strategy for front end innovation and core business., Created and established a strategy to control the growth of legal spend and reduced costs., Collaborated globally to create and implement global programs to assess and mitigate risks., Led MonoSol legal in the expansion of operations locally and internationally.
- IP Attorney, Quarles & Brady, 01/01/14, 03/31/16, Chicago, IL, Prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications in the chemical and mechanical arts., Prepared patentability and right to practice opinions., Counseled clients in maintaining and protecting intellectual property.
- IP Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale, 12/01/07, 11/30/10, St. Louis, MO, Prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications in the chemical and mechanical arts., Prepared freedom to operate opinions for Fortune 100 company., Counseled clients in maintaining and protecting intellectual property.
- IP Attorney, Oliff & Berridge, 03/01/06, 03/31/07, Alexandria, VA, Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications in the chemical, mechanical and electrical arts., Counseled clients in maintaining and protecting intellectual property.
Awards
- The Procter & Gamble Passionate & Consistent Contributor Award
- The Procter & Gamble QA Pinnacle Award
Hobbies and Interests
- Playing volleyball
- Attempting to play golf
- Following Formula 1
- Volunteering
Admissions
- Bar of Illinois
- Bar of Missouri
- Bar of Indiana
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Timeline
Director Corporate Counsel & Compliance
MonoSol, A Kuraray Company
04.2017 - 12.2024
IP ATTORNEY
Quarles & Brady
01.2014 - 03.2016
IP ATTORNEY
Armstrong Teasdale
12.2007 - 11.2010
IP Attorney
Oliff & Berridge
03.2006 - 03.2007
Claims Support Specialist
Wm Wrigley Jr Company
02.2001 - 07.2001
Senior Research Scientist
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
11.1996 - 02.2001
Products Researcher
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
11.1996 - 02.2001
J.D. -
DePaul University College of Law
Bachelor of Science - CHEMISTRY
Valparaiso University
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