Michael Howson
- Role
- Associate General Counsel at Yahoo
- Location
- Middlebury, VT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Howson
Proven leader with a deep background in global product counseling and team development…
Experience
Associate General Counsel
Sep 2006 — Present
formerly AOL / Verizon Media GroupAssociate General Counsel, Yahoo Search, 2017 - presentAssociate General Counsel & Manager, Subsidiary & Corporate Governance group, 20••••17Assistant General Counsel, 20••••12Co-chair, Pro Bono Program, 2010-presentCounsel / Senior Counsel, 20••••10Lead counsel to engineering and product teams for Yahoo Search, advising on privacy, security, and compliance issues.Manage legal staff and mentored attorneys across transactions, governance, and compliance.Negotiate complex, high-value technology licensing and service agreements.Advise executive leadership on compliance, including privacy (GDPR, CCPA).Develop policy structures for privacy, retention, and risk mitigation.Partner with technical stakeholders to enhance data governance and incident response capabilities.Directed corporate governance for global subsidiaries (EMEA, APAC) and oversaw legal entity restructuring.Spearhead GenAI innovations in legal operations and training.Co-chair of Yahoo’s pro bono program; recognized for legal access leadership and community impact.
Education
Kansai Gaidai University
Asian Studies/Civilization
Middlebury College
BA, International Politics and Economics
1990 — 1994
Georgetown Law
JD
1999 — 2003
Skills
- Joint Ventures
- Restructuring
- Management
- Legal Writing
- Sports Management
- Leadership
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Small Business
- Corporate Governance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Humor
- Executive Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate Law
- Organizational Leadership
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