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10 Meta legal leaders

These ten Meta legal leaders, including Meta's Chief Legal Officer, hold vice president, deputy general counsel, associate general counsel and director roles in the company's legal organization. Readers can learn how Meta's legal team handles litigation, privacy and AI, content and integrity, monetization and strategic transactions.

10 professionals1 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Adam Shajnfeld

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director & Associate General Counsel, AI Privacy · Meta

    Director & Associate General Counsel, AI Privacy at Meta since 2022; the profile says he leads a privacy legal team focusing on artificial intelligence. His other Meta roles include Director & Associate General Counsel, Product (2021–2022) and Associate General Counsel, Product (2018–2021), and he was Senior Corporate Counsel & Product Counsel at Intuit (2016–2017).

  2. Bisi Akinola

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, Legal · Meta

    Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, Legal at Meta since 2021; the profile says this role leads a team of 20+ attorneys and legal professionals counseling company executives globally on three product lines, including Messaging. The profile also lists Senior Director, Legal at Box (2019–2020) and Director, Legal at LinkedIn (2014–2019).

  3. C.J. Mahoney

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Legal Officer · Meta

    Chief Legal Officer at Meta since 2026, listed in the Legal department. The profile also lists Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, Product, Services, and Go-to-Market Legal (2025–2026) and Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Cloud AI (2023–2025) at Microsoft, and Deputy United States Trade Representative at the Executive Office of the President (2018–2020).

  4. Christen Dubois

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Litigation · Meta

    Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Litigation at Meta since 2024, and former Director and Associate General Counsel, Litigation at Meta (2020–2024). The profile also lists Director and Associate General Counsel, IP Litigation (2016–2020), Director and Associate General Counsel, IP (2015–2016) and Associate General Counsel, IP (2013–2015) at Facebook.

  5. Ethan Davis

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Head of Global Litigation Strategy · Meta

    Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Head of Global Litigation Strategy at Meta since 2025. His profile also lists Acting Assistant Attorney General (2020) and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General (2019–2020) in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and Law Clerk, Justice Gorsuch at the Supreme Court of the U.S. (2018–2019).

  6. James Turner

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President & Associate General Counsel - Content, Safety & Integrity · Meta

    Vice President & Associate General Counsel - Content, Safety & Integrity at Meta since 2024, listed in the Legal department, and former Director, Legal at Meta (2015–2024). His profile also lists Senior Corporate Counsel, Privacy & Security Legal at Oracle (2014–2015).

  7. Rachel Carlson Lieber

    LinkedIn

    Experience: VP, Legal Strategy · Meta

    VP, Legal Strategy at Meta since 2022, listed in the Legal department, and former Head of North America Regulatory and Strategic Response at Facebook (2018–2022). The profile also lists Deputy General Counsel at the CIA (2014–2018), Special Counsel at bp (2012–2014) and Assistant United States Attorney at the US Attorney's Office (1997–2012).

  8. Scott Mellon

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Monetization · Meta

    Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Monetization at Meta since 2025. His other Meta roles include Director and Associate General Counsel, Monetization (2023–2025), Director and Associate General Counsel, Privacy (2019–2023) and Associate General Counsel, Product (2015–2018), and his profile says he works with product and engineering teams to translate complex legal obligations into actionable guidance.

  9. Scott Tucker

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Global Litigation at Meta · Meta

    Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Global Litigation at Meta since 2021, a role his profile also lists under the Facebook name from the same year. His profile headline notes his California in-house counsel registration, and it also lists Global Head of Litigation at Morgan Stanley, with no start date given.

  10. Shayne O'Reilly

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Strategic Transactions, Licensing and Open Source · Meta

    Director and Associate General Counsel, Head of Strategic Transactions, Licensing and Open Source at Meta since 2021; the profile says he leads a team of 25+ with global responsibility for strategic transactions and technology transactions. He was also Associate General Counsel, IP Litigation at Meta (2018–2021).

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Match the leader's practice area, such as litigation, privacy, product or transactions, to the legal question you are working through. Titles at Meta often name a specific product or function, so read each person's role before assuming company-wide responsibility.

Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How does a large platform company's legal team organize product counseling across apps, advertising and AI?
  2. 02What does Meta's legal team expect from outside counsel and partners in litigation and regulatory matters?
  3. 03How should a company structure privacy and AI legal review so it keeps pace with product launches?

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