This week: Facebook’s internal court goes big, and Snapchat loses a key Section 230 decision. Plus: lawyers and lobbyists enter the crypto regulation space.

On this episode, we interviewed Andrew Byrnes, Deputy General Counsel of GetAround. Andrew has an interesting career trajectory that includes a long run in big law, a senior Obama administration official under the USPTO and working in-house within tech for companies like Uber. 

We cover Andrew’s career track, lessons from practicing in government and in-house. We talk about how the pandemic effected their business and how they were able to overcome adversity in their subsequent rebound.

Matt Gipple and Thomas Scott, leading lawyers at Forward--a preventive healthcare membership powered by technology--discuss some common questions concerning the legal side of tech startups.

Meredith Smith, General Counsel at Stash, discusses how being a generalist has helped her throughout her career and the value of communication.

Kathy discusses creating efficiencies by leveraging contract attorneys, technology to manage volume, and data to justify spend.

The pandemic and economic downturn have changed “life” at AngelList and for startup founders generally. However, AngelList’s historic remote managerial model has made it easier for us to understand how to remain present and keep team engagement high in remote settings.

Jordan Schwartz runs his own virtual practice on Lawtrades as Transactional, Product, and Corporate Counsel to several notable high-growth companies in NYC, SF, and LA.

Hank Greenberg works as General Counsel at Oscar Health. We cover Oscar’s response to COVID-19, how telemedicine will move forward and managing remote legal teams.

Michael Marchand oversees the legal function at Headspace--a meditation app with 30 million users. He discusses how attorneys can grapple with mental health issues.

Important lessons on remote work and creating transparency.