10 AWS legal leaders
Vice President, AWS Legal, Vice President and Associate General Counsel and Director and Associate General Counsel - AWS Products are among the current titles held by these AWS legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at AWS from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brandy Morbeck
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, AWS Legal · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Brandy Morbeck has been Vice President, AWS Legal at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since October 2023, based on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Brandy Morbeck was Technical Advisor, Vice President at AWS from 2021 to 2023, Vice President and Associate General Counsel there from 2020 to 2021 and Associate General Counsel from 2014 to 2020.
Caitlyn McCarthy
LinkedInExperience: Director and Associate General Counsel · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Caitlyn McCarthy has been Director and Associate General Counsel at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since April 2026. Caitlyn McCarthy held Senior Corporate Counsel roles at AWS from 2020 to 2026, was Corporate Counsel there from 2017 to 2020 and an Associate at Jones Day from 2014 to 2017.
David Albertson
LinkedInExperience: Director and Associate General Counsel - AWS Products · Amazon
David Albertson has been Director and Associate General Counsel - AWS Products at Amazon since September 2023, based in Cupertino, California. David Albertson's profile headline describes the work as product and technology counsel for cloud, data and AI, covering strategic partnerships, licensing, tech transactions and open source governance.
Gina Paik
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, AWS · Amazon
Gina Paik has been Associate General Counsel, AWS at Amazon since December 2021, based in Los Angeles. Gina Paik was Legal Director, Global Privacy & Security at Apple from 2019 to 2021 and Director, Legal at Google from 2007 to 2019. Gina Paik lists specialties in internet law, privacy, COPPA, intellectual property and content regulation.
Jane Anstee-Wedderburn
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Risk Management & Compliance, AWS · Amazon
Jane Anstee-Wedderburn has been Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Risk Management & Compliance, AWS at Amazon since October 2024, based in Seattle. Jane Anstee-Wedderburn was Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Risk Management & Compliance, Sustainability and CSR, AWS from 2018 to 2024, and their profile says they built and lead the AWS Regulatory Risk Management & Compliance legal team.
John Stukel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Associate General Counsel · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
John Stukel has been Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since March 2021, based in Seattle. John Stukel was Associate General Counsel at Amazon from 2015 to 2021, Director of Business Legal at Solyndra from 2009 to 2011 and Director of Business Legal at Numonyx from 2008 to 2009.
Jonathan Chock
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel - AWS Support, Managed Services, Trust & Safety · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jonathan Chock has been Associate General Counsel - AWS Support, Managed Services, Trust & Safety at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since April 2024, based in Seattle. Jonathan Chock was Senior Corporate Counsel - AWS Support, Global IT, Managed Services, Trust & Safety from 2019 to 2024 and Corporate Counsel - AWS Support, Trust & Safety, Managed Services from 2014 to 2019.
Joshua Smilovitz
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel & Director · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Joshua Smilovitz has been Associate General Counsel & Director at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since October 2021, based in Seattle. Joshua Smilovitz was Senior Corporate Counsel at AWS from 2015 to 2021, Corporate Counsel, AWS Infrastructure there from 2012 to 2015 and an Associate at Bracewell LLP from 2010 to 2012.
Justin Grad
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel and Director, Amazon Web Services · Amazon
Justin Grad has been Associate General Counsel and Director, Amazon Web Services at Amazon since April 2023, with a headline naming LATAM, Canada and Strategic Accounts, based in the Los Angeles area. Justin Grad was Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon Web Services from 2019 to 2023 and Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon Prime Video from 2016 to 2019.
Mayank Prasad
LinkedInExperience: Director & Associate General Counsel · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Mayank Prasad has been Director & Associate General Counsel at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since March 2026, based in Seattle. Mayank Prasad was Senior Corporate Counsel at AWS from 2020 to 2026 and Corporate Counsel there from 2017 to 2020, and their profile describes the role as business line counsel giving global legal support to AWS teams focused on cloud technology.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which kinds of matters took up most of your team's time in your current role, and how did you set priorities?
- 02How did you decide when a legal question needed a firm answer and when a risk call was enough?
- 03What did you learn about giving product and engineering teams legal advice they could act on quickly?
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