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Counsel

A private network for high-performing in-house counsel

Counsel is The L Suite community uniquely calibrated for enterprising in-house lawyers at high-growth startups, scaleups, and investment funds.

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Members from

Google
Meta
Amazon
Masterclass
American Express
Vuori
Coinbase
The Trade Desk
Microsoft
Upwork
Adobe
Canva

Empowering legal excellence, together

You’re on the front lines of progress, running a mile a minute tackling legal requests from across your organization. Everything needs to get done yesterday, and you’re the grease that allows the engine to move.

You’ve always been a high achiever - that’s how you got here. But the bar keeps getting higher, and there’s little room for error. Fortunately, there’s a curated community of experienced peers to lean on.

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  • Sam Whittington, Sr Dir, Corp Law, at Apple

    Sam Whittington

    Senior Director, Corporate Law

    Apple

  • T Shae, Cooper Director and Counsel, at Amex Labs, American Express

    T'Shae Cooper

    Director & Counsel, Amex Labs

    American Express

  • Michael Garofola, Senior Director, Compliance and Litigation, at EVgo

    Michael Garofola

    Senior Director, Compliance & Litigation

    EVgo

  • Anna Kolontyrsky, Sr Corporate Counsel, at Google Fiber

    Anna Kolontyrsky

    Senior Corporate Counsel

    Google Fiber

  • Tayo Atando, Corp Counsel, at Amazon

    Tayo Atando

    Corporate Counsel

    Amazon

  • Janice Jabido, Managing Director, IP Litigation and Licensing, at Peloton

    Janice Jabido

    Managing Director, IP Litigation & Licensing

    Peloton

  • Victoria Abraham, Legal Counsel, at Bumble

    Victoria Abraham

    Legal Counsel

    Bumble

  • Bruce Antley, Sr Director Sr Corp Counsel, at Verisign

    Bruce Antley

    Senior Director & Senior Corporate Counsel

    Verisign

  • Aliza Rana, Deputy General Counsel, at Hut 8

    Aliza Rana

    Deputy General Counsel

    Hut 8


Build your on-demand brain trust

Every in-house counsel benefits from connecting with experienced peers facing similar challenges at other organizations. As a member of the Counsel community, you are able to instantly tap into a global peer network of nearly 1,000 counsel at high-growth companies just like yours. Both in-person and online.

Don’t just make connections, build relationships.

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Make more informed decisions

Get experienced answers to your most pressing questions - from the daily grind to the biggest challenges your colleagues throw at you. Access peer-vetted referrals and battle-tested templates. Unlock confidential industry benchmarking surveys and proprietary data insights.

This is where the information flows, and once you’re in it, you can’t remember how you ever operated without it.

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Accelerate your company’s velocity

Act confidently with the trusted guidance of your peers and the industry’s leading advisors. Get the support you need to break through the roadblocks and over-perform at your job.

Dynamic brain trusts + more informed decisions = company velocity and growth. Your GC will thank you.

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Membership is by invitation only and includes a wealth of benefits

From a custom-built member platform, to real-time data and surveys, to on-demand CLE credit, membership in The L Suite’s Counsel community is all-encompassing and all-inclusive. That means that there are no additional fees or reimbursement requests — just an unsurpassed peer community that is carefully designed to accelerate your Counsel career. It’s the only membership that pays for itself, and then some.

Proprietary Platform

This is not your basic Slack community or off-the-shelf software that delivers a one-size-fits-all experience. We custom-built our own community platform from the ground up to support the unique needs of our Counsel members.

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  • Connect & converse with your closest peers

    Discuss the most pressing issues of the moment. Get quick gut-checks on day-to-day questions, or strategic insights on big picture challenges. Ask the community at large, or target a specific sub-group or individual. The give-to-get culture means you’ll find plenty of peers eager to pay it forward.

  • Powerful research at your fingertips

    Easily search through discussion archives and our comprehensive resource library for answers and insights. Leverage the peer forms repository for tried-and-true precedent, or bank your CLE credits from our extensive on-demand database of past events. Don’t reinvent the wheel or overpay for outside resources or advice.

  • Unbiased, peer-reviewed recommendations

    Find the best outside counsel and vendors for your specific needs, all vetted by your experienced peers and recommended in context. The L Suite’s proprietary expert database allows members to hone in on the right solution the first time, saving you valuable time and money.


Exclusive Events

We host an array of events for the Counsel community every year, each focused on current legal issues and value-add connections for today’s ambitious in-house lawyers. The peer relationships cultivated here last throughout your career.

Local Meals & Special Events

Come together with your local peers for small-group discussions at top-notch restaurants and bars.  We curate the most impactful opportunities in your city.

Virtual Forums & Clubhouses

No matter where you’re located, our extensive calendar of virtual programming delivers the insights and connections you need.  Enrich your understanding of today’s pressing issues, ask important questions, and engage in small-group breakouts.


Unique Data & Insights

Unlock access to coveted and previously unknown data, insights, and emerging trends from across the ecosystem.

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    Q4 2023 Deputy Private Company Compensation Survey

    Compensation Survey

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    Q4 2023 Deputy Venture Fund Compensation Survey

    Compensation Survey

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  • pdf

    2023 TechGC Flash Poll: 409a Valuation

    Topical Survey

    Open file
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    2022 Cloud Transactions SaaS Terms Survey Report

    Topical Survey

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    2022 TechGC Flash Poll: Market Conditions (Layoffs, Valuations, etc.)

    Topical Survey

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    2021 Cybersecurity Survey Report

    Topical Survey

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    2019 TechGC Legal Metrics Survey for In-House Legal Departments

    Benchmarking Survey

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    2020 TechGC Legal Department Benchmarking in the Time of COVID-19 Survey Results

    Benchmarking Survey

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    2022 Compliance Function in Legal Teams

    Topical Survey

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    2020 TechGC Data Privacy in the Time of COVID-19 Survey Results

    Topical Survey

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Compensation Surveys

Compensation data is highly-confidential and notoriously difficult to find. Our exclusive give-to-get annual comp surveys close that knowledge gap, with detailed analyses and dynamic breakdowns across the full range of relevant variables. 

Topical Surveys

We go deep with insights and analysis on the core day-to-day topics that our members are grappling with. This includes everything from cloud transaction contract terms to privacy trends to cybersecurity best practices, and much more.

Benchmarking Surveys

We periodically survey our members to provide helpful benchmarking data on evergreen operating topics as well as rapidly emerging new situations. From legal department sizing to market condition adjustments (layoffs, budget cuts), and everything in between.

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