Litigation Counsel

November 22

🗽 New York – Remote

Although this job is listed in New York, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $225k - $325k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🧑‍⚖️ General Counsel

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Whatnot

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Marketplace • eCommerce

Whatnot is a dynamic online marketplace platform that facilitates live shopping experiences. Users can buy, sell, and discover products they love, engaging in a community-driven environment through live shows. Whatnot ensures a secure shopping experience by vetting sellers and offering protection for unsatisfactory purchases. The company values privacy, providing consent management tools for their users to control cookie usage and personal data processing.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2021

🏪 Marketplace

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 $260M Series D on 2022-07

📋 Description

• Lead strategy and oversight for all litigation and pre-litigation disputes, including commercial, IP, consumer, employment, and class action matters. • Manage and coordinate outside counsel, ensuring alignment with company objectives and cost efficiency. • Serve as the primary internal advisor on litigation risk, case management, and discovery practices. • Direct Whatnot’s response to regulatory inquiries and investigations (e.g., FTC, DOJ, SEC, state attorneys general, local regulators). • Partner with internal teams to conduct fact-finding, draft responses, and manage deadlines under time-sensitive and high-profile conditions. • Advise senior leadership on enforcement trends and potential exposure areas. • Collaborate with Public Policy, Trust & Risk, and Communications to develop scalable processes for responding to regulatory requests and subpoenas. • Support proactive engagement with regulators and industry associations on emerging marketplace and consumer protection issues. • Partner with Product, Operations, and Communications to ensure consistent messaging and mitigation of litigation and enforcement risk. • Provide guidance on new product launches and strategic initiatives with potential litigation or regulatory implications. • Build and mentor a high-performing team focused on investigations, discovery, and dispute management. • Drive continuous improvement in how Whatnot handles regulatory responses, investigations, and litigation strategy.

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar. • 10+ years of experience handling complex litigation, investigations, and enforcement matters, ideally at a leading law firm and/or technology company. • Demonstrated success managing external counsel and coordinating across multiple internal stakeholders. • Substantial experience interfacing with U.S. federal and state regulatory bodies.

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision • Work From Home Support • Home office setup allowance • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet • Care benefits • Monthly allowance for wellness • Annual allowance towards Childcare • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app • Parental Leave • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.