Daniel Owens
Jackson
Summary
Attorney specializing in intellectual property, contracts, and complex litigation support. Extensive experience as in-house counsel for a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company, with a strong background in high-volume document review and privilege analysis for Am Law 100 firms. Proven ability to negotiate agreements, manage discovery processes, and leverage scientific expertise in molecular biology for technical matters.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Document Review Attorney
Various Firms (Robert Half Legal, The Partners Group, King & Spalding, Hire Counsel)
Atlanta
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Conducted large-scale reviews for civil litigation, DOJ investigations, and IP disputes.
- Reviewed documents for responsiveness, confidentiality, privilege, and issue tagging using Relativity, Ringtail, iPro, and Mapper.
- Drafted privilege log descriptions, performed privilege QC, and executed redactions for privacy and confidentiality.
- Casework highlights included pharmaceutical product liability, drug patent infringement, software patent disputes, price-fixing allegations, and employment law (age discrimination).
- Recognized with a bonus for identifying missing search terms in a major case.
Attorney
Pfizer Inc.
San Diego
09.1999 - 07.2004
- Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated contracts involving drug compounds, software, research collaborations, consultants, and facilities.
- Counseled Research, IT, Informatics, Facilities, Purchasing, and HR departments.
- Saved company hundreds of thousands by drafting a currency fluctuation clause in a $2.5M instrument purchase.
- Streamlined legal review with Purchasing, strengthening contract protections without delays.
Research Associate
Gen-Probe Inc.
San Diego
01.1998 - 07.1999
- Applied HIV/HCV assays to automated TIGRIS system for FDA submission.
- Designed and validated experimental processes, ensuring regulatory compliance.
Research Technician
The Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla
06.1991 - 03.1996
- Conducted genetic research, discovering lupus susceptibility loci in mice.
- Supervised student researchers and authored experimental protocols.
Education
Juris Doctor (J.D.) -
University of San Diego School of Law
San Diego, CABachelor of Science (B.S.) - Molecular Biology
University of California
San Diego, CASkills
- Document Review Platforms: Relativity
- Document Review Platforms: Ringtail
- Document Review Platforms: iPro
- Document Review Platforms: Mapper
- Contract Drafting & Negotiation
- Intellectual Property & Licensing
- Regulatory Compliance & FDA submissions
- Quality control
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- eDiscovery expertise
- Document analysis
- Deadline management
Bar Number
California Bar #213979
Admissions
State Bar of California, Active, 213979
Timeline
Document Review Attorney
Various Firms (Robert Half Legal, The Partners Group, King & Spalding, Hire Counsel)
01.2012 - 01.2015
Attorney
Pfizer Inc.
09.1999 - 07.2004
Research Associate
Gen-Probe Inc.
01.1998 - 07.1999
Research Technician
The Scripps Research Institute
06.1991 - 03.1996
Juris Doctor (J.D.) -
University of San Diego School of Law
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Molecular Biology
University of California