Calla Zhou
Associate General Counsel at Orion Resource Partners
- Role
- Associate General Counsel at Orion Resource Partners
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Calla Zhou
Corporate and commercial counsel with 6+ years of in-house and biglaw experience advising high growth and technology-enabled businesses. Experienced in commercial contracting, complex transactions, legal operations, and other core in-house legal functions. I have a practical, business-first approach, with a focus on enabling innovation through scalable legal processes that allow companies to move quickly and responsibly.
Experience
Associate General Counsel
May 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US
In-house commercial and corporate counsel at a private equity and venture capital firm with ~$8.6B AUM, supporting complex transactions and legal operations. One of three in-house lawyers. Reports to the COO.• Own and lead commercial contracting across the business. Review and negotiate NDAs, master services agreements, subscription and licensing agreements, vendor contracts, employment agreements, and leases.• Lead legal review and negotiation of corporate and strategic transactions, including equity and debt financings, M&A, partnerships, and joint ventures.• Design, build, and scale company-wide legal processes by leading the discovery, evaluation, and implementation of legal technology solutions, including an AI legal assistant (Copilot), contract automation (Ontra), a document management system (SharePoint), and project management software (Jira).• Establish contracting standards and playbooks for term sheets, NDAs, letters of intent, MSAs, consulting agreements, and vendor agreements through approval frameworks and fallback positions, increasing transparency, reducing turnaround time, and improving risk visibility.• Advise investment, operations, finance, compliance, and investor relations teams, identifying and translating legal risk into practical guidance to support fast-paced decision-making.• Oversee external counsel, setting scope, timelines, and budgets.
Education
University of Virginia School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
2016 — 2019
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major in Economics
2012 — 2016
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