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Joy focuses her practice on complex commercial transactions, including licensing, distribution, and other strategic agreements across software, payments, financial technology, and AI companies. Admitted in New York and Texas, she received her J.D. from Howard University School of Law and her B.S. from the University of Southern California.
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Javed is a Partner and Co-Founder of General Legal. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and practiced corporate law at Fenwick & West, where he advised technology companies on complex transactions.
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J.P. is a Partner and Co-Founder of General Legal. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and practiced corporate law at Cooley LLP, where he represented startups and venture capital firms.
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Liz is a Partner at General Legal. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her undergrad from Harvard College and practiced technology transactions at Cooley LLP, where she represented startups on a range of commercial contracts.
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Chris counsels startups from formation to exit, founders as they lead emerging companies, and investors in equity financing transactions. As an attorney, he has worked on equity financings and M&A transactions and has experience leading an in-house legal team advising a startup as it ramped up revenue, increased its headcount, expanded its product set, and moved into new markets.
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Robert is a Senior Counsel at General Legal. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, and his M.B.A. from Imperial College Business School in London. He has extensive experience in litigation, employment, and commercial transactions both in-house and at large law firms.
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Reena is a Senior Counsel at General Legal. A dual-qualified attorney admitted in California and England & Wales, she holds a First Class BA from University College London and brings nearly a decade of experience at Latham & Watkins and Goodwin Procter across technology, commercial law, and AI governance.
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Kuba holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a European law degree from the University of Warsaw. He has advised on satellite navigation projects at the European Space Agency, practiced government contracts and international trade at Crowell & Moring, and served as Section Chief at the Polish Consulate General in New York.
Show moreKris focuses his practice on data privacy and information security, and he has extensive experience advising clients across multiple industries on various data privacy and protection issues. Kris earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/US) credential from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
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Kimberly focuses her practice on emerging technology, with an emphasis on AI, data privacy, technology transactions, and complex commercial contracting. She has extensive experience advising startups and scaling technology companies on responsible AI governance, privacy, data protection, enterprise SaaS agreements, regulatory strategy, and legal operations. She previously served as Director of Responsible AI and Senior Privacy Counsel at Flock Safety, where she partnered closely with product, engineering, security, and business teams to build practical governance frameworks for AI and other emerging technologies.
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Shanita is a Senior Counsel at General Legal. Admitted in California and New York, she holds a JD/MBA from Columbia Law and Business Schools and brings over a decade of corporate experience at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Kirkland & Ellis, and Booz Allen Hamilton across M&A, emerging growth companies, and government IT consulting.
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Jess is Senior Counsel at General Legal and focuses her practice on financial services, commercial transactions, and healthcare. She previously practiced at Cooley, where she represented commercial and fintech companies of all stages, and in-house at a medtech and payments company. Before law, Jess spent over a decade in tech, giving her a practical understanding of the products and systems her clients build.
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Esther focuses her practice on data privacy and AI governance, with extensive experience building privacy programs across U.S. and European jurisdictions. She studied at Freie Universität Berlin and King's College London, holds an LLM from American University, is admitted in in New York, and holds the CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and AIGP credentials.
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Victor is a Senior Counsel at General Legal. He brings over two decades of experience with emerging technology transactions at startups that were acquired by SAP and Accenture as well as public sector procurement and defense technology solutions at government contractors including Booz Allen Hamilton. Admitted in New York, he received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School and his B.A. from Columbia University.
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Gabe Warren brings 15+ years of deep healthcare regulatory and transactional experience, advising hospitals, providers, and healthcare companies across multi‑state frameworks. He’s led healthcare M&A, guided telehealth and digital health platforms through complex federal and state regulations, and served as a trusted advisor to executive teams.
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