Michael Sfeir

About Michael Sfeir

Tenured in-house attorney and people manager with a focus on technology development, AI/ML (including generative AI and LLMs), data privacy, regulatory compliance, product counseling, and technology transactions. Wide range of experience, including (1) providing business-focused legal guidance to executives of multi-billion dollar operations;(2) advising technical and operational teams on technology product and services launches;(3) negotiating large complex and strategic transactions;(4) developing compliance practices related to data privacy, artificial intelligence/machine learning (including generative AI), content policy and moderation, employment, and consumer protection;(5) working with regulators on data privacy, competition, and employment issues; and (6) managing a team of attorneys and legal professionals.

Experience

1. Senior Corporate Counsel, Alexa

   Amazon

   Mar 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Serves as primary lawyer for Alexa Enterprise, which is comprised of several businesses that provide worldwide business-to-business development, sales, deployment, and integrations of Amazon’s Alexa for third-party companies and their products-Previously supported Amazon Photos and Amazon Drive, which provide photo, video, and file storage and back-up services for tens of millions of customers.

Education

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration (with honors), Finance

  2006 — 2010

• South Texas College of Law Houston

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2010 — 2013

Skills

• Legal Writing
• Legal Research
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law
• Civil Litigation
• Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Vendor Contracts
• Employment Contracts
• Legal Contract Review
• Software Contracts
• Procurement Contracts
• Government Contracting
• Employment Law Compliance
• HR Policies
• HR Strategy
• Management of Outside Counsel
• Employee Relations
• Corporate Law
• Arbitration
• Regulatory Compliance