Nebiat Baarez
Director, Legal at Google
- Role
- Director, Legal at Google
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nebiat Baarez
A dynamic legal leader and director in Google’s Legal department, with over a decade of in-house leadership experience guiding legal strategy for its most impactful products, including Google Search, News, Gemini, Maps, Waze and Assistant.My role involves managing multiple product counsel teams, addressing complex regulatory challenges, and ensuring compliance across antitrust, copyright, privacy, and intellectual property domains. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, I proactively integrate legal strategy into product development and business expansion, mitigating risks while enabling strategic growth and product market fit.Previous roles at Google included managing product and commercial counsel teams for consumer, enterprise and research products as well as marketing and procurement. I was also the lead commercial counsel for Google Maps\'s enterprise products, Google Search, and Google Assistant. Prior to Google, I honed my expertise in high-stakes environments, specializing in complex commercial transactions, including M&A and market data licensing.My mission centers on empowering legal teams to deliver excellent, value-driven execution and accelerate innovation and business velocity.Registered In-House Counsel (CA)/ Licensed Only in NY & DC.
Experience
Director, Legal
Apr 2021 — Present
Lead and manage a team of 20+ product counsel (previously up to 30+), providing comprehensive legal guidance for Google Search / News, Google Maps, Google Assistant, Gemini and Waze, ensuring compliance and mitigating risk- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across engineering, product management, and business development for high-impact Google products- Drive legal strategy and provide counsel on complex issues related to commercial strategy, antitrust, copyright, privacy, and intellectual property- Lead change management across various department efforts.
Education
Howard University School of Law
Juris Doctor, Law
2000 — 2003
McGill University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, African Studies
1994 — 1998
Skills
- Corporate Governance
- Securities
- Legal Writing
- Corporate Law
- Legal Advice
- Legal Research
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Due Diligence
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