Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory Affairs

About the role

Bitdeer, a technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, is looking for a litigator with federal regulatory experience to join its U.S. Legal team as Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory Affairs. The role reports to the General Counsel, North America, and combines a litigation docket with a federal regulatory and government interface. Candidates should be based in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia, with Ohio, San Jose, CA and Austin, TX also considered.

Key responsibilities

• Litigation: manage a portfolio of disputes from first notice through resolution (commercial, construction and energy contract claims, insurance coverage and subrogation, employment, bankruptcy, creditor matters, land use and zoning) in state and federal court and arbitration.
• Develop case strategy, exposure analysis and resolution options, recommend to senior management, direct outside counsel and handle discovery, pre-suit disputes and settlement negotiations.
• Federal regulatory interface: act as the point of contact for export controls, trade compliance, equipment authorization, supply-chain security, bulk-power-system requirements, foreign investment review and public-company obligations.
• Prepare and coordinate responses to agency inquiries, subpoenas and civil investigative demands, conduct or oversee internal investigations and advise on voluntary disclosure.
• Track legislative, rulemaking and enforcement developments and work with outside counsel and government relations advisors to present the company's positions to agencies and policymakers, while advising on lobbying registration, gift and ethics rules and political activity.
• Partner with project, construction, energy, procurement, HR and finance teams to identify risk early, and provide litigation and regulatory input to Finance, auditors and the public-company disclosure process.

Required profile

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing, able to meet in-house counsel registration requirements in the jurisdiction of assignment.
• 7+ years of litigation experience at a leading law firm, in government service and/or as in-house counsel.
• Experience managing disputes end to end, including substantive motion practice, discovery, expert work and trial, arbitration or hearing experience.
• Experience with federal regulatory proceedings, enforcement matters or investigations, and with matters involving more than one agency at once.
• Practical understanding of how federal agencies and Congress work, and experience managing outside counsel and budgets.
• Prior service with a federal enforcement, regulatory or prosecutorial agency, or substantial practice before one.
• Experience in export controls, equipment authorization, foreign investment review, energy and bulk-power regulation, or digital asset regulation.
• In-house experience at a public company, or disputes experience in energy, power, construction, real estate or infrastructure.
• Experience supporting government relations, trade association or coalition activity, or regulatory comment filings.
• Securities litigation, insurance coverage, employment litigation, or land use and zoning experience.

What we offer

• A culture valuing authenticity and diverse perspectives, in an inclusive, respectful environment.
• An inclusive, respectful environment with open workspaces and an energetic, start-up spirit.
• Opportunities to network with industry pioneers and to contribute directly to the digital asset and AI computing industry.
• Personal accountability, autonomy, rapid growth and learning opportunities.
• Training and mentoring.