Billy Rusteen
Finding an in-house job is hard. I fix that.
DatabricksSex-Synopsys Inc.My In-House Coach helps lawyers land their first or next in-house role, even with unconventional experience. I've helped lawyers land in-house roles at companies like Uber, Asana, Coinbase, Meta, Lyft, Microsoft, GitHub, and Afterpay.
GTM Index
- DATABRICKSJOB
- Senior Managing Counsel, G…1Y 10M
Senior Managing Counsel, GTM & Partners
Databricks
Strategic partnerships, commercialization, and I lead the Procurement Legal team here at Databricks
- Lead Counsel, GTM & Partners2Y 8M
Lead Counsel, GTM & Partners
Databricks
Working on Databricks' ISV and Marketplace partnerships, and focused on streamlining business process. Also working on corporate legal matters including Databricks Ventures, equity, and subsidiary management. Notable projects: - Negotiated Databricks' $100M partnership with Anthropic
- Senior Counsel, GTM Programs1Y 1M
Senior Counsel, GTM Programs
Databricks
Working on business development, partnerships, the Databricks Marketplace, and commercialization efforts. Notable projects: - Assisted in multiple acquisitions including Databricks' $1.3B acquisition of MosaicML - All partnerships for the Databricks Marketplace (GA starting July 2023)
- SPICE AIJOB
- Advisor and Investor5Y 2M
Advisor and Investor
Spice AI
- MY IN-HOUSE COACHJOB
- Founder & Creator of My In…2Y 9M
Founder & Creator of My In-House Coach
My In-House Coach
Finding an in-house job is hard. I fix that. I've taught 70+ attorneys a repeatable job search operating system that helps them effectively and efficiently find new roles, and get offers.
- GITHUBJOB
- Dir, Senior Product Counsel8M
Director, Senior Product Counsel
GitHub
*GitHub is a Microsoft subsidiary I oversaw the Enterprise, Code-to-Cloud, Planning and Tracking, and Octoservices business units, serving as the lead attorney for these areas. I provided extensive guidance on regulatory and compliance matters, data privacy, licensing, data security, IP, and product launches. I collaborated closely with the business and other teams at GitHub to ensure success. I leveraged my strong technical and product knowledge to offer trusted advice and support to drive business objectives forward. With a focus on risk management and sound business judgment, I also championed knowledge management and automation to optimize and expand our legal practice. Notable projec…
- Dir, Product Counsel1Y 2M
Director, Product Counsel
GitHub
- LINEUP ADVISORJOB
- Founder1Y 2M
Founder
Lineup Advisor
Lineup Advisor crowdsourced sit/start predictions for your fantasy football team because we believed the wisdom of the crowd was (and still is!) better than any expert's opinion. The service was free, easy to use, accurate, and fun! This was a side project I worked on at nights and weekends (myself plus a technical advisor). I did everything from wireframing, design, building the service (using no code), marketing, and everything in between. I learned that building was easy and marketing was hard. I shut Lineup Advisor down because I was up against my technical limitations (I'm a lawyer!) and I wasn't able to find a technical cofounder. Turns out that asking someone to join a fantasy foot…
- RUSTEEN CONSULTINGJOB
- Legal Career Consultant/Ow…5Y 3M
Legal Career Consultant/Owner
Rusteen Consulting
Many law firm attorneys want to become in-house counsel and don't know where to start. I was one of them until, after lots of interviews and trial and error, I successfully made the switch. On occasion, I coach other attorneys interested in making the switch. Here are some companies that the attorneys I coached ended up at: Facebook, Coinbase, and Uber! If you're interested in making the move, let me know!
- MICROSOFTJOB
- Principal Corporate Counse…1Y 5M
Principal Corporate Counsel, Developer Tools & Services (Cloud + AI)
Microsoft
Lead counsel for Microsoft’s Developer Services organization as well as MakeCode. Provided front-line product counseling including guidance on data privacy, regulatory/compliance, data security, licensing, product launches/deprecation, litigation, partnerships, and IP with input from colleagues and outside counsel. Notable projects: - Responsible for the legal guidance and strategy to the team that built Microsoft’s first CI/CD system for macOS (Visual Studio App Center Build), then Azure Pipelines, and GitHub Actions. Today, this high-impact work underpins both Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions – two of the world’s most popular CI/CD services. - Oversaw the successful resolution of a ve…
- Attorney2Y 1M
Attorney
Microsoft
I was promoted to another level within the Attorney title at Microsoft.
- Attorney1Y 1M
Attorney
Microsoft
I joined Microsoft as part of its acquisition of Xamarin (which closed in March 2016).
- XAMARINJOB
- Counsel, Technology Transa…5M
Counsel, Technology Transactions
Xamarin
*Xamarin was acquired by Microsoft in March 2016. Part of a two-person legal team focused on assisting Xamarin's Sales team negotiate and close commercial contracts while focusing on value-add contributions to streamline the process.
- SYNOPSYSJOB
- Corporate Counsel10M
Corporate Counsel
Synopsys Inc.
*Synopsys acquired Coverity, Inc. in March 2014; Coverity became a Synopsys Business Unit in November 2014. • Draft, review, structure, negotiate, and close a variety of contracts including software license agreements, SAAS agreements, terms of service, open source, evaluation agreements, NDAs, and vendor agreements. Assist the sales force in closing commercial transactions in a timely, pro-business manner. • Partner with business team to meet customer needs and implement strategic initiatives for the business unit. • Provide legal and strategic advice to all levels of management, including identifying legal obstacles, and recommending appropriate business solutions to achieve resolutio…
- COVERITYJOB
- Contracts Mgr7M
Contracts Manager
Coverity
- BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEYJOB
- Associate2Y 3M
Associate
Bullivant Houser Bailey
- Job: Synopsys Inc. — Corporate Counsel · 2015-03 – 2016-01 · 10 mo — *Synopsys acquired Coverity, Inc. in March 2014; Coverity became a Synopsys Business Unit in November 2014. • Draft, review, structure, negotiate, and close a variety of contracts including software license agreements, SAAS agreements, terms of service, open source, evaluation agreements, NDAs, and vendor agreements. Assist the sales force in closing commercial transactions in a timely, pro-business manner. • Partner with business team to meet customer needs and implement strategic initiatives for the business unit. • Provide legal and strategic advice to all levels of management, including identifying legal obstacles, and recommending appropriate business solutions to achieve resolutio…
- Job: GitHub — Director, Product Counsel · 2021-02 – 2022-04 · 1y 2mo
- Job: Databricks — Senior Counsel, GTM Programs · 2022-12 – 2024-01 · 1y 1mo — Working on business development, partnerships, the Databricks Marketplace, and commercialization efforts. Notable projects: - Assisted in multiple acquisitions including Databricks' $1.3B acquisition of MosaicML - All partnerships for the Databricks Marketplace (GA starting July 2023)
- Job: Coverity — Contracts Manager · 2014-08 – 2015-03 · 7 mo
- Job: Lineup Advisor — Founder · 2021-05 – 2022-07 · 1y 2mo — Lineup Advisor crowdsourced sit/start predictions for your fantasy football team because we believed the wisdom of the crowd was (and still is!) better than any expert's opinion. The service was free, easy to use, accurate, and fun! This was a side project I worked on at nights and weekends (myself plus a technical advisor). I did everything from wireframing, design, building the service (using no code), marketing, and everything in between. I learned that building was easy and marketing was hard. I shut Lineup Advisor down because I was up against my technical limitations (I'm a lawyer!) and I wasn't able to find a technical cofounder. Turns out that asking someone to join a fantasy foot…
- Job: GitHub — Director, Senior Product Counsel · 2022-04 – 2022-12 · 8 mo — *GitHub is a Microsoft subsidiary I oversaw the Enterprise, Code-to-Cloud, Planning and Tracking, and Octoservices business units, serving as the lead attorney for these areas. I provided extensive guidance on regulatory and compliance matters, data privacy, licensing, data security, IP, and product launches. I collaborated closely with the business and other teams at GitHub to ensure success. I leveraged my strong technical and product knowledge to offer trusted advice and support to drive business objectives forward. With a focus on risk management and sound business judgment, I also championed knowledge management and automation to optimize and expand our legal practice. Notable projec…
- Job: Rusteen Consulting — Legal Career Consultant/Owner · 2015-11 – 2021-02 · 5y 3mo — Many law firm attorneys want to become in-house counsel and don't know where to start. I was one of them until, after lots of interviews and trial and error, I successfully made the switch. On occasion, I coach other attorneys interested in making the switch. Here are some companies that the attorneys I coached ended up at: Facebook, Coinbase, and Uber! If you're interested in making the move, let me know!
- Job: Spice AI — Advisor and Investor · 2021-08 – present · 5y
- Job: Microsoft — Attorney · 2017-08 – 2019-09 · 2y 1mo — I was promoted to another level within the Attorney title at Microsoft.
- Job: Microsoft — Principal Corporate Counsel, Developer Tools & Services (Cloud + AI) · 2019-09 – 2021-02 · 1y 5mo — Lead counsel for Microsoft’s Developer Services organization as well as MakeCode. Provided front-line product counseling including guidance on data privacy, regulatory/compliance, data security, licensing, product launches/deprecation, litigation, partnerships, and IP with input from colleagues and outside counsel. Notable projects: - Responsible for the legal guidance and strategy to the team that built Microsoft’s first CI/CD system for macOS (Visual Studio App Center Build), then Azure Pipelines, and GitHub Actions. Today, this high-impact work underpins both Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions – two of the world’s most popular CI/CD services. - Oversaw the successful resolution of a ve…
- Job: Databricks — Lead Counsel, GTM & Partners · 2024-02 – present · 2y 6mo — Working on Databricks' ISV and Marketplace partnerships, and focused on streamlining business process. Also working on corporate legal matters including Databricks Ventures, equity, and subsidiary management. Notable projects: - Negotiated Databricks' $100M partnership with Anthropic
- Job: Databricks — Senior Managing Counsel, GTM & Partners · 2024-12 – present · 1y 8mo — Strategic partnerships, commercialization, and I lead the Procurement Legal team here at Databricks
- Job: Bullivant Houser Bailey — Associate · 2012-05 – 2014-08 · 2y 3mo
- Job: Microsoft — Attorney · 2016-07 – 2017-08 · 1y 1mo — I joined Microsoft as part of its acquisition of Xamarin (which closed in March 2016).
- Job: My In-House Coach — Founder & Creator of My In-House Coach · 2024-01 – present · 2y 7mo — Finding an in-house job is hard. I fix that. I've taught 70+ attorneys a repeatable job search operating system that helps them effectively and efficiently find new roles, and get offers.
- Job: Xamarin — Counsel, Technology Transactions · 2016-01 – 2016-06 · 5 mo — *Xamarin was acquired by Microsoft in March 2016. Part of a two-person legal team focused on assisting Xamarin's Sales team negotiate and close commercial contracts while focusing on value-add contributions to streamline the process.
- School: UC Santa Barbara — B.A., Business Economics
- School: Stanford University — Continuing Studies Program
- School: Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University — Doctor of Law (J.D.)
- School: Foothill College
- School: Bellarmine College Preparatory
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