US Legal Data Provider UnitedLex Hires Renee Meisel as First General Counsel
US Legal Data Provider UnitedLex Hires Renee Meisel as First General Counsel
Last year, she set up PracticLaw providing services to small & medium businesses and advised larger companies on global data privacy issues, governance, and security
US legal data and professional services firm UnitedLex has appointed Renee Meisel as its first general counsel. She was working with the company in an interim capacity to establish its GC office.
In her official capacity, she will head its global legal function and oversee matters including commercial transactions, dispute resolution, compliance, privacy, and risk management.
On the development, James Schellhase, the CEO at UnitedLex remarked, “Meisel has built a career simplifying complicated legal issues into business-enabling operational solutions in both start-ups and global Fortune 500 companies.”
Meisel stated, “UnitedLex has always intrigued me with its innovative approach rooted in pushing the boundaries of legal services. I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to step into the general counsel role and join the impressive executive team. I look forward to helping execute the vision of Schellhase for the firm and working with the team to deliver the services and solutions that are reshaping the legal industry.”
Meisel had set up PracticLaw early last year after quitting as chief operating officer at Breakwater Solutions. Before that, for four-and-a-half years, she served at the legal support services business Purpose Legal, wherein she later became the chief legal officer. For over a decade, she worked with Dell in several roles, including as legal director and senior legal operations director.
UnitedLex provides legal data analytics and other professional services to law firms and in-house legal teams in areas including litigation, intellectual property, contracts, compliance, and legal operations. It operates in 26 jurisdictions globally and has a quarter of the Fortune 100 as clients.
