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10 McDonald's legal leaders
These ten current McDonald's legal leaders hold senior vice president, vice president, associate and assistant general counsel, senior director and director roles in the McDonald's corporate legal department. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at McDonald's from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Arsalan Nayani
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, U.S. McDonald s Operating Company · McDonald's
Assistant General Counsel, U.S. McDonald's Operating Company at McDonald's since 2026, listed at Director level, and Senior Counsel at McDonald's since 2026. Former Counsel at McDonald's (2023–2026) and former Federal Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor (2019–2023), based in the Greater Chicago Area.
Cameron Woolley
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal Counsel · McDonald's
Director, Legal Counsel at McDonald's since 2026, based in the Greater Chicago Area and listed in the Legal department at Director level. Former Managing Associate at Sidley Austin LLP (2021–2026), with a Counsel secondment at Brunswick Corporation (2022), and former Summer Associate at Sidley Austin (2019).
Jackson Cates
LinkedInExperience: Director and Senior Counsel - Corporate, Securities & Governance · McDonald's
Director and Senior Counsel - Corporate, Securities & Governance at McDonald's since 2025, based in Chicago, and former Counsel - Corporate, Securities & Governance at McDonald's (2024–2025). Former Associate at Baker Donelson (2018–2024) and former Attorney at The Law Office of Jackson Cates (2016–2018).
Jeffrey Pochowicz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · McDonald's
Vice President - Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at McDonald's since 2024, with a profile headline citing corporate, securities and governance work. Former Vice President - Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (2022–2024) and Senior Director - Corporate Governance and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2019–2022) at McDonald's, and former Director & Senior Counsel at Discover Financial Services (2017–2019).
Michael Andry
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal Counsel · McDonald's
Director, Legal Counsel at McDonald's since 2026, with the profile describing joining the Global Tech Legal team and a focus on data privacy law and its intersection with artificial intelligence. Former VP, Assistant General Counsel at JPMorganChase (2022–2026), former Compliance and Risk Manager for Avail, an Allstate Company (2020–2022) and former Senior Associate Counsel at Allstate Benefits (2019–2020).
Paul Sharobeem
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Managing Counsel - Corporate, Securities and Governance & Asst Corp Secretary · McDonald's
Sr. Director, Managing Counsel - Corporate, Securities and Governance & Asst Corp Secretary at McDonald's since 2026, listed in the Legal department at Director level. Former Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary at Century Aluminum (2022–2026), and former Practice Area Leader - Capital Markets, Governance and Sustainability (2021–2022) and Lead Governance Counsel (2019–2021) at aramco.
Ralf Hamel
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Legal Senior Counsel Labor and Employment at McDonald's · McDonald's
Director Global Legal, Senior Counsel Labor and Employment at McDonald's since 2022, based in Munich. Former Deputy General Counsel Department Head Legal (2018–2022) and Deputy General Counsel Head of Labor and Employment Law (2018–2022) at McDonald's Deutschland LLC, and former Head of Labor & Employment Senior Team Manager Legal at McDonald's Deutschland (2015–2018).
Raven Moore
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Legal · McDonald's
Senior Vice President, Legal at McDonald's since 2025, with a profile headline of General Counsel of International Operated Markets, Commercial, Technology and Privacy. Former Corporate Vice President, International - IDL, ESG, Commercial and Technology (2023–2025), Corporate Vice President, Associate General Counsel, International (2022–2023) and Managing Counsel and Senior Director, Litigation (2016–2022) at McDonald's.
Savan Vaghani
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director/Managing Counsel- U.S. Legal Department · McDonald's
Sr. Director/Managing Counsel - U.S. Legal Department at McDonald's since 2021, based in Chicago and listed in the Legal department at Director level. Former Sr. Director/Managing Counsel - Property Management Legal (2019–2022), Regional Counsel - European Union Markets (2018–2019) and Senior Counsel - Commercial Litigation (2014–2019) at McDonald's, and former Associate at Sidley Austin LLP (2008–2014).
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Match the person to the legal area behind your question, since corporate securities and governance, global labor and employment, technology and privacy, U.S. operations and international markets each involve different work. Vice presidents can speak to how a practice group is organized, while directors are closer to day-to-day matters.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a corporate legal team at a restaurant franchisor support company-operated restaurants in the U.S.?
- 02How should a global legal department handle labor and employment questions across many countries?
- 03How does an in-house legal team prepare for corporate governance and securities filings at a large public company?
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