Pablo Tapia

About Pablo Tapia

Here’s a polished version of your “About” section that incorporates your original strengths, your current focus on AI and Microsoft Teams, and your international experience-Experienced in-house counsel at Microsoft with a strong track record of advising on complex legal and regulatory issues in the technology sector. I specialize in artificial intelligence (AI), data protection and privacy law, and product counseling—particularly in the context of collaboration platforms, like Microsoft Teams. I am committed to evolving our legal practice to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging AI functionality, ensuring our guidance remains practical, forward-looking, and grounded in responsible innovation.

Experience

1. Assistant General Counsel

   Microsoft

   Mar 2025 — Present

   As Assistant General Counsel at Microsoft, I lead legal strategy and counseling for AI integration within Microsoft Teams, helping ensure our innovations are both cutting-edge and compliant. I work closely with product engineering, and compliance and legal teams to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape for enterprise cloud services. My work includes developing legal guardrails for Copilot and AI agents in Teams and M365, advising on data privacy, responsible AI governance, or cross-functional risk assessments, I help shape how Microsoft delivers trustworthy and transformative AI experiences in the best collaboration and communication platform: Microsoft Teams-Would you like to add a specific example—like your DPIA work or comparative analysis of GenAI terms—or keep it high-level?

Education

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Master of Laws (LLM), International Intellectual Property Law

  2018 — 2018

• Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science

  1995 — 1999

• Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

  Doctor of Law (JD), Law

  2001 — 2004

Skills

• Management
• Research Agreements
• Contract Writing
• Corporate Law
• Patent Strategy
• Artificial Intelligence Law
• Artificial Intelligence
• Ip
• Litigation
• Open Source
• Intellectual Property
• Patents
• Contractual Agreements
• Gdpr
• Patent Portfolio Management
• Domain Names
• Patent Prosecution
• Prosecution
• Patent Litigation
• Software Patents
• Patent Law
• Joint Ventures
• Data Protection
• Contract Negotiation
• Licensing
• Copyright Law
• Trade Secrets
• Patent Preparation
• Software Licensing
• Privacy Law
• Patentability
• Trademarks