Strategic counsel, advisor and mentor shaped by 25+ years inside the rooms where critical calls get made!

I spent my career representing iconic global companies as outside counsel in litigation and counseling matters and then shifted in-house to join legal leadership at some of the most scrutinized companies in tech — building legal functions, protecting brands, managing risks and advising executive teams through growth, risk, and crises.

I'm Mike Yaghmai (fondly nicknamed Yags throughout my career), and I'm bringing my decades of experience to individuals and companies who need senior legal judgment without hiring a full-time General Counsel — I'm an incremental partner who plugs in exactly where and when it matters.

Having also started and scaled various high-performing and impactful teams in very challenging corporate environments, I have lots of experience developing and supporting leaders and teams. This is a passion for me and I am ecstatic to help driven leaders and professionals solve challenging leadership and professional growth matters.

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Career Impact

25+ Years: Experience across AmLaw 100 firms, and executive legal leadership at Fortune 200 companies such as Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), eBay, PayPal, Skype.

$10B+ GMV: Revenue protected as Business Unit General Counsel for eBay Marketplaces (Fashion, Motors, Collectibles).

Leadership: Lead legal executive responsible for execution of Meta's multi-billion dollar global rebrand from Facebook, Inc. to Meta.

$100M+: Annual budget managed across team for global brand management and protection, domain name management, acquisition and recovery, and marketing legal matters.

Global Scope: Started and scaled extremely high-performing and celebrated decentralized global teams managing mission critical matters.