Mia Lee

Assistant General Counsel | In-House Legal Leader | Tech Transactions & E-Commerce

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Pragmatic, business-minded corporate attorney with 12+ years of experience at an international law firm and in-house. Currently AGC, Head of Commercial Legal at Brilliant Earth, a global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry. Generalist with experience spanning commercial contracts, data privacy and AI, marketing and advertising, securities law, corporate governance, M&A, and capital markets. Proven track record on lean in-house teams.

Experience

  • Brilliant Earth (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Assistant General Counsel, Head of Commercial Legal
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Senior Corporate Counsel
      Apr 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Senior Corporate Counsel at Molekule
    Sep 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Molekule is a venture-backed air purification company with $95M+ in funding that has earned a spot on TIME’s Best Inventions list. As Senior Corporate Counsel, I supported the company in all corporate matters including commercial contracts, data privacy and product, and corporate governance. My role involved frequent collaboration with the executive team, and I was a key contributor to expansion efforts in international markets including the EU, UK, India, Korea, and Japan.

  • Prosper Marketplace (San Francisco, California)
    • Senior Corporate Counsel
      Mar 2020 - Sep 2020 · 7 mos

      Prosper is a pioneer of P2P marketplace lending, backed by Sequoia Capital and Credit Suisse. Held a generalist role that developed a broad corporate skill set and honed ability to work cross-functionally with product, finance, infosec, marketing, and other business teams.

    • Corporate Counsel
      Jul 2018 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Contributed to securities law, product and compliance, data privacy, and commercial contracts matters. Promoted to Senior Corporate Counsel based on progression in role and assumption of ownership of several workstreams.

  • Associate Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Oct 2013 - Jul 2018 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Corporate associate primarily focused on representing clients in capital markets and M&A transactions. Additional experience drafting and reviewing proxy statements and Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K, as well as Rule 14a-8 no-action letters and statements in opposition.

  • Summer Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    May 2012 - Jul 2012 · 3 mos