Garrett Ordower
General Counsel and Litigation Expert for LegalTech Startups.
About
I am a semi-reformed litigator and former journalist with experience as both full-time and fractional general counsel to startups. I have also worked as a litigation finance investor. With a focus on cutting-edge, disruptive businesses, I am particularly interested in LegalTech, JusticeTech, and other legacy industries.
Practice areas
- General Corporate
- Commercial Contracts
- Litigation & Disputes
- Entertainment Law
- Technology Law
Featured clients
- OneGC
- Quest For Justice
- Bright Harbor
- The Public Interest Company
- Lawtrades
- Monjur
- LEXR
- r0 Capital
- Neptune Life, Inc.
- Mighty Group
- Concorda
- Crosby
- Kinetic Apps
- Jump Platforms, Inc.
- Nirvana Insurance
Services
Commercial Litigation
Expert in handling complex disputes, including contract, IP, and business torts, with a focus on achieving favorable outcomes for clients.
General Counsel Services:
Provides full-time and fractional general counsel to startups, offering practical legal guidance on day-to-day operations, compliance, and risk management.
Product Counseling & Operations:
Advises on legal risks and regulatory compliance in product development, marketing, and distribution to ensure operational success.
Experience
Partner
Scale LLP
Dec 2023 – Present
Managing Director
LAKE WHILLANS
May 2017 – May 2021
Associate
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Sep 2012 – Mar 2017
J.D.
University of Chicago Law School
2010
B.S.J., Journalism (concentration in Computing and Information Systems)
Northwestern University
2001
Executive MBA
Quantic School of Business and Technology
2022
Other; CORe Credential of Readiness
Harvard Business School Online
2018
