Jarel Curvey

About

Fractional GCs is a modern legal practice providing outside general counsel and embedded legal support to startups, growth-stage companies, and established businesses. We help clients manage day-to-day legal needs, complex commercial transactions, and operational risk with practical, business-oriented guidance. Our practice focuses on commercial contracts, technology transactions, SaaS and software agreements, vendor and customer agreements, data privacy and cybersecurity, corporate governance, compliance, employment matters, intellectual property, dispute management, and legal operations. We work closely with founders, executives, legal departments, and business teams to deliver responsive legal support that fits each client’s stage, industry, and risk profile. Whether serving as a company’s fractional general counsel, supporting an in-house legal team, or handling overflow contract work, Fractional GCs is designed to provide sophisticated legal judgment without unnecessary complexity. We combine in-house experience, commercial pragmatism, and scalable legal processes to help clients protect their businesses, move transactions forward, and make confident decisions.

Practice Areas

Featured Clients

InsideBoard AIAllianceBernsteinFeanix BioLanzaTech GlobalDatastructSupervizorMotion SocietyVO2 GROUPNeon PostgresBlue Owl Capital

Services

• Fractional general counsel

  Fractional GCs provides flexible, business-savvy general counsel support, including commercial contracts, corporate governance and compliance, employment matters, risk management and transactions, strategic advisory, and data privacy, delivered as an embedded legal partner that scales with your business at a fraction of Big Law rates.
  Contact

"I know I can always count on Fractional GCs, Jarel, and his team for trusted, turnkey legal support. They have become an invaluable strategic partner to our business, providing practical, thoughtful counsel across data protection, privacy, and international data regulations. Their deep expertise helps us stay ahead of an evolving regulatory landscape and, ultimately, better protect and support our clients. We also rely on the team extensively for contract reviews, negotiation support, and contract standardization, particularly when navigating complex agreements with global and multinational organizations. They bring a rare combination of legal expertise, responsiveness, and business pragmatism to every engagement. I would highly recommend Fractional GCs to any organization looking for sophisticated legal guidance that is both strategic and highly practical."

Work

• 
  Associate General Counsel

  LanzaTech Global

  Jan 2023 - Jul 2025
• 
  Legal Counsel

  James Hardie

  Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
• 
  Associate General Counsel

  Trustmark

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  J.D.