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10 heads of legal

These ten heads of legal have held the Head of Legal title, or a variant of it, in-house at the companies listed below. Readers can learn how an in-house legal lead sets priorities, works with outside counsel and supports commercial, product and board decisions.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Joonsik Maing

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Legal · Waabi

    Head of Legal at Waabi since 2026. Former roles include General Counsel at Range Energy (2023–2026), VP, Head of Legal at Terawatt (2022–2023), Head of Legal at Vicarious (2021–2022) and Head of Product & Commercial Legal at Nuro (2019–2021). The profile lists the Waabi and Range Energy roles in the Legal department at Head level.

  2. Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Legal · Chainlink Labs

    Head of Legal at Chainlink Labs since July 2026; the profile describes Chainlink Labs as an oracle platform bringing the global financial system onchain. She was General Counsel at StarkWare (2024–2026), which the profile describes as a Series D company pioneering zero-knowledge proof technology for blockchain scalability and privacy. She is also a Board Member - Architect Bermuda Ltd. at Architect since 2025.

  3. Manju Zacharias

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Associate General Counsel - Head of Legal Department and Corporate Secretary · Catchpoint

    Former Associate General Counsel - Head of Legal Department and Corporate Secretary at Catchpoint (2023–2026), where the profile describes being responsible for running and managing the global legal team as a member of the Senior Leadership Team; it notes Catchpoint was acquired by LogicMonitor Inc. in December 2025. Former roles include Senior Counsel at Catchpoint (2019–2023) and Legal Counsel at NiCE (2014–2019).

  4. Mariana Paonessa

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Legal · brightwheel

    Head of Legal at brightwheel since February 2025, a role the profile lists in the Legal department at Head level. Former roles at Remitly include Senior Corporate Counsel & DPO (2021–2025), Corporate Counsel (2019–2021) and Associate Counsel (2017–2019).

  5. Norbert N.

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Vice President, Head of Legal · Forge

    Senior Vice President, Head of Legal at Forge since March 2021, based in San Francisco according to the profile. Former Forge roles include General Counsel (2020–2021) and Deputy General Counsel (2017–2020); the profile also lists a former role as Corporate Attorney, Venture Capital at Mintz (2015–2017).

  6. Patrick Lonergan

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Legal · Anyscale

    Head of Legal at Anyscale since 2025; the profile headline places Anyscale in AI/ML infrastructure. Former roles include VP, Legal & Compliance at CircleCI (2019–2025), Associate General Counsel - Intellectual Property at Zendesk (2015–2019) and Director of Intellectual Property at TiVo (2013–2015).

  7. Perry Li

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Head of Legal · OpenSpace

    Director, Head of Legal at OpenSpace since 2022, where the profile describes heading the legal team of a spatial AI enterprise SaaS startup. The profile describes a background as a former semiconductor design engineer and BigLaw patent litigation and technology transaction and privacy attorney; former roles include XR Product Counsel Secondee, Reality Lab at Meta (2021–2022) and Tech Transactions Attorney at Perkins Coie (2019–2022).

  8. Philip Henszelman Jørsboe

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Legal · Monta

    Head of Legal at Monta since 2024, where the profile says he heads up the Legal team; it describes Monta as a Danish start-up founded in 2020 on a mission to be the preferred software back-end for charge point operators, fleets, utilities and electric vehicle drivers. Former roles include Legal Counsel at Monta (2022–2023) and Advokat attorney-at-law at Gorrissen Federspiel (2021–2022).

  9. Portincasa Maria Francesca

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Legal · Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

    Head of Legal at Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. since December 2021, based in Sant'Agata Bolognese according to the profile. The profile also lists an Avvocato role at Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. since 2005 and a former self-employed Avvocato role (2001–2015).

  10. Tanya Kiatkulpiboone

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Legal · Speedo

    Head of Legal at Speedo since 2021. Former roles include Senior IP & Licensing Counsel at JAKKS Pacific (2019–2021), IP Counsel at Treasury Wine Estates (2017–2018) and IP Counsel at Uniloc USA, Inc. (2013–2017), along with a Legal Consultant role at Senhoa (2012–2021).

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