Joel Willard

About Joel Willard

Joel Willard is a legal executive at Intel where he leads the Sales and Marketing Legal team. He enjoys building strong, collaborative teams and designing innovative legal solutions to solve complex problems. A background in antitrust and class action litigation and a strong business acumen have helped Joel counsel clients across a broad $60B+ product portfolio.Joel is also a passionate advocate for children in foster care. He served on the Youth, Rights and Justice Board of Directors for nine years and is proud to champion the services this non-profit law-firm provides to Oregon\'s most vulnerable children. Joel has also testified before the Oregon State Legislature on behalf of foster youth and foster resource families.

Experience

1. VP, Associate General Counsel, Head of Sales and Marketing Legal

   Intel

   Dec 2023 — Present

Education

• University of Oregon

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Political Science and Economics

  1997 — 2000

• University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Patent Litigation
• Admitted to Practice
• Contract Law
• Admitted to Practice in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Legal Research
• Contract Negotiation
• Class Actions
• Trade Secrets
• Civil Litigation
• Antitrust Counseling
• Appeals
• Intellectual Property
• Copyright Law
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Competition Law
• Admitted to Practice in California