
Deputy GC @Reddit: Contracts | Ads | AI | Partnerships; Ex-Coinbase/JPM/Davis Polk
In-house tech legal leader with experience leading global commercial, regulatory, and litigations teams. •Reddit (2023-Present): Global head of Reddit's Commercial and Advertising Legal Departments. Responsible for scaling a public-company commercial team and building processes to negotiate thousands of agreements each year, including content and data licenses, partnerships, marketing, advertising, ad tech, real estate, professional services, cloud and SAAS. •Coinbase (2022-Jan. 2023): As Global Head of Coinbase’s Institutional Commercial and Prime Trading Products legal teams, advised Coinbase’s institutional business heads and executives on contracting, product development and legal and regulatory risks with respect to crypto prime brokerage (crypto custody, trade execution, and lending) and led high-caliber teams of commercial and product lawyers. • J.P. Morgan (2017-2022): Advised the Bank’s institutional asset custody, securities clearing, equities and derivatives collateral management, and ETF services businesses, including with respect to emerging technologies. Responsible for engaging with regulators, leading global regulatory compliance efforts, guiding senior business leaders, contract negotiations, and advising on the development and offering of products and services, including blockchain and digital assets. • Davis Polk (2009-2017): Seven years at Davis Polk managing teams of up to 20 lawyers representing financial institutions and technology companies in both complex commercial litigations and in civil and criminal investigations and routine examinations by the NYDFS, NYAG, DOJ, SEC, HK SFC, among other regulators. • NYU School of Law (2009), J.D., cum laude; NYU Law Review • Amherst College (2006), B.A., cum laude; double major in economics and psychology
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coinbase.com
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Sr. Director, Global Head of Commercial and Advertising Legal
Reddit, Inc.
• www.linkedin.com/company/reddit-com
• Full-time
Aug 2024 - Present
New York, New York, United States
Director, Global Head of Commercial Legal
Reddit, Inc.
• www.linkedin.com/company/reddit-com
• Full-time
May 2023 - Aug 2024
New York, New York, United States
Director, Global Head of Institutional Commercial and Prime Trading Products
Coinbase
• www.linkedin.com/company/coinbase
• Full-time
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
New York, New York, United States
Product and Commercial Counsel (AGC - JPMorgan Chase Securities Services))
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• www.linkedin.com/company/jpmorganchase
• Full-time
Jan 2018 - May 2022
Greater New York City Area
Secondee
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• www.linkedin.com/company/jpmorganchase
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Greater New York City Area
Secondee
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Oct 2014 - Apr 2015
Hong Kong