Amanda Ghagar

About

Experienced legal executive specializing in SaaS and tech agreements, building scalable legal frameworks, and driving business growth at startups and Fortune 50 companies.

Practice Areas

Featured Clients

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Services

• Fractional General Counsel / Commercial Legal Leader (SaaS)

  I serve as fractional General Counsel or senior commercial legal leader for SaaS and technology companies that need executive-level legal leadership without full-time headcount. In this role, I operate as a trusted member of the leadership team, providing strategic direction, risk judgment, and commercial oversight across the business.
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• Strategic Commercial & SaaS Advisory

  I provide strategic advisory support to SaaS companies that need clarity, structure, and executive-level guidance across their commercial contracting and go-to-market operations. My work focuses on simplifying complex legal frameworks, improving deal velocity, and building scalable systems that protect revenue.
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• EOQ Legal Escalation & Decision Support

  I act as a senior point of escalation for in-house legal teams during EOQ/MEO/EOY periods, supporting junior attorneys and contracts managers when deals require higher-level judgment, faster decision-making, or executive alignment. This service is designed to remove bottlenecks without disrupting the existing legal workflow. Junior team members continue to own day-to-day negotiations, escalating only the issues that require experience, risk judgment, or cross-functional tradeoff decisions.
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Work

• 
  DeputyGC Charter Member

  The L Suite

  Feb 2022 - Present
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  Board Member

  American Constitution Society

  Jan 2018 - Present
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  Senior Director, Legal

  Seismic

  May 2024 - Oct 2026

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law
  JD, Law • 2009
• The University of Texas at Austin
  BA, Government/Philosophy • 2005