Fifteen years of legal and operational experience at high-growth companies. Available to businesses, founders, and individuals who need senior-level counsel and practical judgment — without the overhead.
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Whether you need embedded counsel, help building the systems that make your company run, or a sharp eye on a contract, the work is scoped to what you actually need.
Organizations that need senior legal and operational coverage without a full-time hire. I integrate quickly, cover legal and business functions simultaneously, and operate without hand-holding. Available on retainer, by project, or as embedded fractional GC.
Advisory for founders on how to grow, organize, and operate their companies. I help identify immediate legal and business risk, connect you to the right resources, and build the systems a scaling company needs — drawing on direct experience doing exactly that for a fully remote team operating across all 50 states.
Clear, direct legal counsel for personal and professional needs. Employment agreements, licensing, IP, media deals, leases, and general contract review. If you are being asked to sign something significant, I provide the analysis you need to understand what you are agreeing to.
Fifteen years across legal, operations, HR, and business strategy.
I move across subject matter quickly because I have done it before — often all at once.
Senior legal counsel and operational advisory on a part-time or embedded basis. I cover legal matters, advise leadership, manage outside counsel, and serve as a thought partner on business decisions — without the full-time cost. I have done this at scale and integrate fast.
Drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial agreements: SaaS, MSAs, NDAs, vendor contracts, licensing, and data processing agreements. Experienced with government customer documentation, public-sector procurement requirements, and the compliance workflows that come with them.
US data privacy and AI governance frameworks, policies, and procedures. Built and maintained compliance programs from the ground up for a fully remote company operating across the US and in roughly 15 countries — covering privacy assessments, cross-border data review, and regulatory strategy for technology products in sensitive and highly scrutinized environments.
Building the infrastructure that makes companies run: contract processes, HR frameworks, compliance workflows, vendor management, and the systems a growing company needs. Built and ran this for a fully remote company operating across all 50 states and in multiple countries simultaneously.
Multi-state employment law, offer letters, equity and option plan documentation, performance management, separations, and handbooks. Available to companies and to individuals reviewing employment agreements, severance packages, and non-competes.
Legal and operational guidance for companies outside the United States looking to enter and scale in the US market. Regulatory requirements, employment law, commercial contracts, and the compliance frameworks needed to operate across US jurisdictions — informed by direct experience with multi-jurisdiction build-outs.
Contract review, licensing agreements, IP matters, media and brand deals, and general legal analysis for individuals and small businesses. Plain-language counsel on what you are signing, what it means, and where your exposure is.
I spent 5+ years as COO and Deputy General Counsel at Clearview AI, where I owned legal, HR, and operations simultaneously for a fully remote team operating across all 50 states and roughly 15 countries. The work was equal parts legal and operational: building compliance programs, managing government and regulatory matters, running HR, overseeing commercial and government contracting, and keeping the company functioning under intense public scrutiny.
Before that, I held in-house roles at WeWork, where I managed the northeastern real estate portfolio and legal strategy alongside the business team, and at Digital Realty, where I handled commercial contracting across enterprise and government clients. My background has never been purely legal. At every company I have worked at the intersection of law, operations, and business — which is exactly what most growing companies need.
I founded Luciano Law Firm LLC to bring that judgment directly to companies, founders, and individuals. I am licensed in New York and New Jersey, and a US/EU dual citizen with the ability to advise on cross-border matters and support clients operating in or expanding into international markets.
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