10 Lam Research legal leaders
Ava Harter, SVP & Chief Legal Officer at Lam Research, is one of ten Lam Research legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold vice president, managing director and senior director roles in legal and IP at the company. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Lam Research from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Amanda Foo
LinkedInExperience: VP, Asia General Counsel & Supply Chain Legal · Lam Research
Amanda Foo has been VP, Asia General Counsel & Supply Chain Legal at Lam Research since March 2025, based in Singapore, according to the profile. Amanda Foo also held the roles VP, Global Legal Services (2024–2025), Managing Director - Legal (2020–2024) and Senior Director - Legal (2018–2020) at the company, and was Assistant General Counsel, Asia Pacific at WD (2009–2018).
Ava Harter
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Legal Officer · Lam Research
Ava Harter has been SVP & Chief Legal Officer at Lam Research since July 2024, a role the profile tags at C-Level in the Legal department. Ava Harter was also Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Whirlpool Corporation (2020–2024), Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Owens Corning (2015–2020) and General Counsel, GE Avionics at GE Aerospace (2009–2013).
Betasha Louie
LinkedInExperience: Legal Head of Staff · Lam Research
Betasha Louie has been Legal Head of Staff at Lam Research since October 2025, a role the profile tags at Head level in the Legal department. Betasha Louie also held the roles Sr. Director (2022–2025) and Director, Global Legal (2018–2022) at the company, and was Vice President, Legal Services (2017–2018) and Sr. Director of Legal Services (2006–2017) at NWEA.
Eugene Chiu
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Intellectual Property · Lam Research
Eugene Chiu has been Managing Director, Intellectual Property at Lam Research since February 2026, a role the profile tags at Director level. Eugene Chiu also held the roles Senior Director, IP Counsel (2021–2026), Director, IP Counsel (2018–2021) and IP Counsel (2016–2018) at the company, and was an Associate at Latham & Watkins (2013–2016).
George S.
LinkedInExperience: VP General Legal · Lam Research
George S. has been VP General Legal at Lam Research since August 2007; the profile headline reads VP Corporate Legal at Lam Research Corporation. George S. also held the role Corporate Counsel at Lam Research (1998–2007), and was an Attorney at Hagan Saca Hagan (1995–1998), Jackson Tufts (1984–1993) and Chickering and Gregory (1982–1984).
Horace Ng
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Intellectual Property · Lam Research Corporation
Horace Ng has been Senior Director, Intellectual Property at Lam Research Corporation since March 2015, a role the profile tags at Director level in the Legal department. Horace Ng was also Managing IP Counsel and Director of IP Development at Marvell Technology (2006–2015) and a Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte (2004–2006).
Jill Scoby
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Legal · Lam Research
Jill Scoby has been Senior Director, Legal at Lam Research since July 2025; the profile headline reads Senior Director, Corporate Counsel at Lam Research. Jill Scoby also held the roles Director, Legal (2022–2025) and Senior Attorney (2019–2022) at the company, and was Director, Legal at IDT - Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (2014–2019).
Jinping Yang
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Corporate Legal · Lam Research
Jinping Yang has been Senior Director of Corporate Legal at Lam Research since December 2019, a role the profile links to AI governance, M&A transactions, venture capital and fund investments, corporate governance, board support, cyber security and data privacy. Jinping Yang also held the role Director of IP, Director of Ethics and Compliance (2014–2020) at the company, and was IP Counsel at Marvell Technology (2008–2014).
Joy Cartun
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Legal · Lam Research
Joy Cartun has been Vice President, Legal at Lam Research since January 2013, a role the profile describes as principal legal support for product and operations groups, along with ethics and compliance, board support, securities and records management. Joy Cartun also held the role Senior Director, Counsel (2011–2013) at the company, and was Senior Director, Legal Affairs at Symantec (2003–2010).
Kat Kogan
LinkedInExperience: Director - Corporate Counsel, Global Supply Chain & Operations · Lam Research
Kat Kogan has been Director - Corporate Counsel, Global Supply Chain & Operations at Lam Research since February 2025. Kat Kogan also held the roles Managing Counsel - Global Supply Chain (2022–2025) and Sr. Counsel - Commercial Sales (2020–2022) at the company, and was Division Counsel - Laser Systems at ESI an MKS Brand (2014–2020).
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