10 Etsy legal leaders
Colin Stretch, Chief Legal Officer at Etsy, is the most senior of these ten Etsy legal leaders, who also include vice presidents and deputy general counsels and associate and assistant general counsels for privacy, intellectual property and litigation work. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Etsy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Candace Jackman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel · Etsy
Candace Jackman has been Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Etsy since May 2022, based in Oakland, California. Candace Jackman was Deputy General Counsel, Litigation at Tesla (2020 to 2021), Associate General Counsel, Litigation at Tesla (2018 to 2020) and Managing Counsel, Litigation at Tesla (2016 to 2018).
Colin Stretch
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal Officer · Etsy
Colin Stretch has been Chief Legal Officer at Etsy since February 2023, based in Washington, District of Columbia. Colin Stretch was General Counsel at Facebook (2013 to 2019), Deputy General Counsel at Facebook (2010 to 2013), Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School (2020 to 2023) and Of Counsel at Latham & Watkins (2022 to 2023).
Fabio Tarud
LinkedInExperience: Director, Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property & Litigation · Etsy
Fabio Tarud has been Director, Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property & Litigation at Etsy since April 2022, and was Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, Disputes & Litigation there from 2020 to 2022. Fabio Tarud was Director and Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property and Litigation at Away (2019 to 2020) and a Lawyer at Proskauer Rose LLP (2010 to 2019).
Hershel S. Eisenberger
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Global Head of Privacy and AI · Etsy
Hershel S. Eisenberger has been Associate General Counsel, Global Head of Privacy and AI at Etsy since May 2026, and describes owning the company's enterprise privacy work on the legal team. Hershel S. Eisenberger was Head of Global Privacy and Data Protection at The Coca-Cola Company (2023 to 2026) and Director of Privacy (Strategy & Product) at Rivian (2021 to 2023).
Laura Mastrangelo
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Product, Marketing + Payments Legal · Etsy
Laura Mastrangelo is a former Etsy legal leader who was Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Product, Marketing + Payments Legal at Etsy from October 2024 to February 2026 and Director II, Assistant General Counsel - Payments Legal there from 2023 to 2024. Laura Mastrangelo has been Associate General Counsel, Regulatory at Anthropic since February 2026.
Lynn Horwitz
LinkedInExperience: VP, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Compliance · Etsy
Lynn Horwitz has been VP, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Compliance at Etsy since February 2026, based in New York, and was VP, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Securities there from June 2021 to February 2026. Lynn Horwitz was Special Counsel at Cooley LLP from 1994 to 2021.
Nafees Nuruddin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Assistant General Counsel, Privacy · Etsy
Nafees Nuruddin has been Director, Assistant General Counsel, Privacy at Etsy since November 2021, and was Director, Assistant General Counsel - Product, Privacy, & Commercial there from 2020 to 2021 and Senior Counsel - Product, Privacy, & Commercial from 2018 to 2020. Nafees Nuruddin was Associate Counsel and Executive Director, Digital & Ecommerce at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (2016 to 2018).
Natalia Cianfaglione
LinkedInExperience: Director, Assistant General Counsel · Etsy
Natalia Cianfaglione has been Director, Assistant General Counsel at Etsy since January 2023, based in Oakland, California, and describes transactional, product and privacy legal work. Natalia Cianfaglione was Associate General Counsel, Product at SiriusXM (2021 to 2022) and Assistant General Counsel, Digital Media at Ziff Davis (2019 to 2021).
Sophie Cohen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Assistant GC, Marketing & Commercial Legal · Etsy
Sophie Cohen is a former Etsy legal leader who was Director, Assistant GC, Marketing & Commercial Legal at Etsy from December 2021 to August 2026. Sophie Cohen was Director, Marketing Legal, Americas at NortonLifeLock in 2021 and Senior Corporate Counsel, Marketing & eCommerce at NortonLifeLock (2016 to 2021), and has been an Attorney at FLEX by Fenwick since September 2026.
Trevor Lynch
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Etsy
Trevor Lynch has been Assistant General Counsel at Etsy since January 2024, based in New York, and was Senior Counsel at Etsy from 2021 to 2023. Trevor Lynch was an Associate at Fenwick & West (2019 to 2021) and an Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (2014 to 2019).
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- 01Which kinds of matters took up most of your time in your Etsy legal role, and how did you set priorities?
- 02How did you work with product, marketing and payments colleagues when a legal question affected their plans?
- 03What experience from your earlier career turned out to matter most in the role, and what surprised you?
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