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10 fractional general counsels
These ten fractional general counsels currently hold a Fractional General Counsel title, working through law firms, legal service providers, their own practices or client companies. A reader can learn how a fractional general counsel scopes an engagement, which legal work they take on for a growing company and when a company should hire a full-time general counsel instead.
Professionals to explore
01—10Carolyn Kostelny
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · PlusGC
Fractional General Counsel at PlusGC since 2026, and former Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel at Novatus (2024–2025) and Manging Partner, COO & General Counsel at Quorsus - Part of Capgemini (2020–2023). Her profile describes her as a dual-qualified lawyer (UK and US) who has advised firms across North America, Europe and the UK on legal and regulatory matters.
Dominic Price
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · Runway Legal
Fractional General Counsel at Runway Legal since 2025, and Founder, General Counsel at Sinai Strategic since 2023. He was Director & Associate General Counsel, Investment Funds and Corporate (2023) and Counsel, Investment Funds and Corporate (2022–2023) at Cadre, and Associate at Gunderson Dettmer (2021–2022).
Dr. Dirk Koehler
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · CHERRY
Fractional General Counsel at CHERRY since 2025 and at vialytics since 2024, and General Counsel (on demand fractional) at BerlinValue since 2016. His profile says he supports fast-growing companies that have no in-house legal department, or one with too much on its plate, on a project basis or part-time.
Joel Rapaport
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Counsel & Fractional General Counsel · Law Offices of Joel Rapaport
Corporate Counsel & Fractional General Counsel at the Law Offices of Joel Rapaport since 2007. His profile describes him as an external general counsel and legal advisor for growth-stage startups to billion-dollar private companies, and says he has spent nearly two decades helping companies grow and protect their commercial footprints domestically and abroad.
Kate DeWitt
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · Africa Health Ventures
Fractional General Counsel at Africa Health Ventures since 2025, and former Senior Managing Counsel (Interim)- Product and Commercial at Booking.com (2025). Her profile headline describes her as a fractional general counsel to VCs, startups and scaleups, formerly at Latham & Watkins and Booking.com, and cites 15+ years of experience as a senior legal leader.
Nicholas Robbins
LinkedInExperience: Founder - Fractional General Counsel · Venture Growth Advisors
Founder - Fractional General Counsel at Venture Growth Advisors since 2023. His profile describes a full-stack fractional general counsel service for builders and backers, covering financing, building, scaling and selling companies across AI, SaaS, B2B and B2C. He has been a Charter Member of The L Suite (TechGC) since 2023.
Nicola Hadziosmanovic
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · PrivTech Law
Fractional General Counsel at PrivTech Law since 2025, and former Senior Legal Advisor Acting General Counsel at Cirtuo (2010–2025) and Senior Legal Advisor Post-Acquisition Integration at Coupa (2025). The profile cites 25+ years of experience advising technology startups, growth-stage SaaS companies and multinational organizations across the United States and Europe.
Patricia Svilik
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · Launchpad Legal
Fractional General Counsel at Launchpad Legal since 2025, and former Chief Legal Officer (CLO) & Corporate Secretary (2021–2025) and Associate General Counsel (2020–2021) at Roofstock. She has also been an Advisor at Caladan Investments since 2025 and was Co-Founder & Executive Director of Law in Technology Diversity Collaborative (2018–2022).
Su-Jin Lee
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · The Startup GC
Fractional General Counsel at The Startup GC since 2024, and former General Counsel at Axyz (2020–2024) and at Popsugar (2014–2020). Her profile cites 25+ years helping entrepreneurs, technology companies and their investors, and describes her as a former corporate attorney at Wilson Sonsini and a 3x in-house legal leader at venture-backed startups.
Tom Murray
LinkedInExperience: Fractional General Counsel · Celium Healthcare
Fractional General Counsel at Celium Healthcare since 2019, Senior Counsel at Axiom since 2020 and Of Counsel at Duncan Bergman Mandell since 2024. His profile says he serves as fractional general counsel for healthcare practices, tech startups and growing businesses, acting as the legal arm of a business without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Choose the right perspective
Match the counsel's background, such as technology, healthcare, fintech or funds work, to your company's main legal exposure. Ask how many clients they serve at once and how they hand off work that needs a specialist or a larger firm.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which legal work should a growing company hand to a fractional general counsel, and which needs outside specialists?
- 02How do you scope a fractional engagement and set expectations on hours and response times?
- 03At what point should a company hire a full-time general counsel instead?
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