Our Attorneys

Senior lawyers making quality legal services accessible to all

Javed Qadrud-Din

Managing Partner & Co-founder

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. Mohler

Managing Partner & Co-founder

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 Paisner

Managing Partner

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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Robert Wennagel

Senior Counsel

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 Sahota

Senior Counsel

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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Kris Kleiner

Senior Counsel, Data Privacy

Kris 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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Kuba Wisniewski

Triage Attorney

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.

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Kimberly Nyitray

Senior Counsel

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 Nicholas

Senior Counsel

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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