Arezou Arefi-Afshar adds hypergrowth focus to modCounsel’s Fractional GC services offering
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Today, modCounsel is thrilled to announce that Arezou Arefi-Afshar is joining as a Fractional General Counsel. Arezou brings to modCounsel her deep expertise scaling hypergrowth B2B SaaS companies to developing and implementing post-M&A integration plans. As part of modCounsel’s Fractional General Counsel services, Arezou will support growth businesses as their resident in-house executive […]
modCounsel Expands its Global Legal Services with a New Buenos Aires Location
Today, modCounsel, a concierge legal services provider, officially launched its new service location in Buenos Aires, Argentina. modCounsel clients now receive the full benefit of a connected global services team delivering across North and South America, and Asia. With modCounsel providing one global legal team, clients can tackle increased workloads with experienced talent, and can perform more […]
4 Challenges Legal Teams are Facing in 2023
With the threat of recession, businesses need to be more discerning than ever about their costs for legal services. Companies that take a proactive approach will demonstrate how legal creates value during challenging markets. High-quality counsel delivers impact while meeting a tightly-monitored budget — a historically difficult task when you look at the high costs […]
Define the relationship: The art and science of contracts
In business, contracts are everything, containing expectations and parameters for every relationship. But for busy companies without enough legal coverage or capacity to review, negotiate, and manage contracts they run the risk of, well, risks. Ronak Ray, CEO and Founder of modCounsel saw the glaring opportunity to do something about this necessary but missing element […]
modCounsel Launches mC IO, a Flat-Rate Contract Review Solution
Today, modCounsel, a concierge legal services provider, officially launched mC IO, an end-to-end contract review solution designed to expedite the contract review process to help alleviate the workloads for busy legal professionals and departments. Legal professionals are in higher demand than ever, yet many companies continue to pile on projects while expecting more from their […]
Processing consumer information? Be mindful of your personal data use
Secondary use and opt-in consent regulations passed in California and Colorado without much fuss from privacy professionals. But, they can have significant operational impacts on organizations that choose to use personal data in a manner or purpose that was not adequately revealed at the time of collection. California and Colorado now have requirements for explicit […]
Legal Process Outsourcing: How to Utilize for Maximum Business Impact
Outsourced legal processing is revolutionizing the way legal departments operate. For many organizations, legal is viewed as a roadblock to business. Legal operations professionals can serve as the intermediary between business units and lawyers to enable legal departments to deliver more impactful services. From people, processes, and technology through department-wide strategy and benchmarking, legal teams […]
DPIAs: They Aren’t Just For GDPR Anymore
Data Processing Impact Assessments, or DPIAs, are emerging as a new norm in the United States. Data Protection Impact Assessment (“PIA”) requirements have been associated with the GDPR, but now a spate of privacy laws has many states establishing their version of these requirements, which went or will go into effect this year or in […]
All’s Not Well with ChatGPT: How AI Fails on Privacy by Default and Design
ChatGPT-4 has taken everyone by storm, but not without causing alarm. From concerns about replacing human jobs to its rapid adoption without consideration for data privacy and security, there is a lot to learn about how businesses and individuals can use this technology—and ensure their confidential information and personal information remains out of the grasp […]
