Casey Burton

About Casey Burton

Experienced in-house counsel with Big Law background. Wide range of skills across product counseling, contract negotiation, litigation, regulatory, and more. Launched key facets of legal department at Match Group including product counseling, safety, government relations, and legal ops. Creative, results-oriented, and adaptable business partner willing to roll up sleeves to get a job done.

Experience

1. Vice President, Senior Counsel

   Match Group

   Mar 2024 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Lead counsel for Match Group’s Evergreen & Emerging online dating brands: Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, Meetic, and Match Affinity brands o Oversees team of six product, commercial, and marketing counsel / paralegals-Draft, negotiate, and manage contract lifecycle for technology, SaaS, professional services, and other vendor agreements o Designed and maintained contract / vendor lifecycle process (intake, NDA, negotiation, tracking) across entire Match Group-Advises on new and existing product features, website / app design, subscription / auto-renewal compliance, and privacy o Key leader for regulatory compliance efforts globally-Created and led global trust and safety policy efforts for all Match Group portfolio companies, responsible for reducing company risk and enhancing user safety -Created US government relations function, including legislative monitoring and advocacy efforts o Advocated for legislative solutions through interactions with various state and federal legislators and staff o Successfully secured passage of key online dating bill in California, and responsible for defeat of dozens of harmful bills nationwide-Represented Match Group interests in investigations by various government regulators related to product issues, including FTC, attorneys general, and district attorneys in the US + various regulators across the globe-Integral involvement in M&A activity, including Match Group’s $30bn spin-off from IAC/InteractiveCorp,$1.73bn acquisition of Hyperconnect, and acquisition of Hinge-Oversee counsel for all shared services, including Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, and PR

Education

• SMU Dedman School of Law

  J.D.

  2005 — 2008

• Miami University

  B.A., Economics; Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Appeals
• Corporate Governance
• Trials
• Bankruptcy
• Commercial Litigation
• Class Actions
• Legal Research
• Securities Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Trade Secrets
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing