10 Figma legal leaders
Brendan Mulligan, VP & Head of Legal at Figma, heads this list of Figma legal leaders, which also includes vice presidents of legal and directors for corporate and securities, product, commercial, and privacy, data and AI governance work. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Figma from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alexandra Doggett
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Commercial Legal · Figma
Alexandra Doggett has been Senior Director, Commercial Legal at Figma since March 2024. At Figma, Alexandra Doggett was also Director, Commercial Legal from 2022 to 2024 and Managing Counsel, Commercial from 2021 to 2022, and was Associate Corporate Counsel at Hyland from 2012 to 2015.
Alice Lin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate & Securities Legal · Figma
Alice Lin has been Director, Corporate & Securities Legal at Figma since May 2026. Alice Lin was Legal Director, Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities at Workday from 2023 to 2026 and Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate & Securities at Workday from 2021 to 2023.
Amanda Westendorf
LinkedInExperience: VP, Corporate Legal · Figma
Amanda Westendorf has been VP, Corporate Legal at Figma since October 2024, and the profile lists corporate governance, public and private securities offerings, SEC reporting and compliance, board and committee support and M&A among the matters handled. Amanda Westendorf was Deputy Head of Legal at Airtable from 2022 to 2024 and Director, Corporate and Securities Counsel at Slack from 2019 to 2021.
Brendan Mulligan
LinkedInExperience: VP & Head of Legal · Figma
Brendan Mulligan has been VP & Head of Legal at Figma since January 2019, based in San Francisco and listed in the Legal department at the vice president level. Brendan Mulligan was Legal Director at Uber from 2014 to 2019 and an Associate at Morrison Foerster from 2009 to 2014.
Julia Kripke
LinkedInExperience: Director, Product Legal · Figma
Julia Kripke has been Director, Product Legal at Figma since February 2026. Julia Kripke was Legal Director, Product & Marketing at DoorDash from 2022 to 2026, Senior Counsel, Product & Marketing at DoorDash from 2020 to 2022 and Senior Counsel/Director at Gap Inc. from 2017 to 2020.
Justin Van Etten
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Legal · Figma
Justin Van Etten is a former Director, Legal at Figma (2023–2025) and also held the Figma roles Senior Product Counsel (2025–2026), Managing Counsel (2022–2023) and Senior Counsel (2020–2022). Justin Van Etten has been Product Counsel and Partnerships at Watershed since March 2026.
Kelsey McPherson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Legal · Figma
Kelsey McPherson has been Vice President Legal at Figma since May 2025. At DoorDash, Kelsey McPherson held the roles Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Product, Privacy, Marketing, and Regulatory (2023–2024), Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel, Product, Privacy, Marketing and Compliance (2020–2023) and Director, Lead Counsel for Product, Marketing, Privacy, Regulatory and Compliance (2018–2020).
Shaun Ellis
LinkedInExperience: Legal Director of Privacy, Data, and AI Governance · Figma
Shaun Ellis has been Legal Director of Privacy, Data, and AI Governance at Figma since August 2025. Shaun Ellis was Director of Privacy - GTM at Atlassian from 2023 to 2025 and Senior Manager and Lead Counsel, Global Privacy at Twilio from 2017 to 2023.
Steven Chen
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Head of Corporate and Employment Legal · Figma
Steven Chen is a former Senior Director, Head of Corporate and Employment Legal at Figma (2022–2024). Steven Chen also held the roles Director, Associate General Counsel, Corporate and Securities at Zendesk (2021–2022), Head of Corporate Legal at LinkedIn (2024–2025) and Director, Head of Corporate Legal and Sustainability at LinkedIn (2025–2026), and has been Senior Director, Corporate Legal & Compliance at Rubrik since September 2026.
Tom Randall
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal · Figma
Tom Randall has been Director, Legal at Figma since October 2026, a role the profile describes as leading the vendor and product partnerships vertical within the commercial legal team. At Figma, Tom Randall was also Managing Counsel, Commercial from 2023 to 2026 and Senior Counsel, Commercial from 2022 to 2023.
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- 01How do in-house lawyers at a design software company review new product features before launch?
- 02How does a commercial legal team keep vendor and customer agreements moving at a growing software company?
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