Evangeline Cheung

Background

About Evangeline Cheung

I believe great legal support goes beyond managing risk — it’s about enabling innovation, earning trust, and building with smart people. For over 20 years, I’ve helped high-growth technology companies scale rapidly, expand globally, and navigate milestone events such as IPO and M&A, aligning legal strategy with business goals to reduce risk, accelerate growth, and drive operational excellence.As a trusted advisor to senior executives and leadership, I bring a practical mindset, a positive attitude, and the drive to turn complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions. I lead high performing legal and compliance teams that stay focused on business outcomes and deliver pragmatic results in high stakes, fast moving environments. My expertise spans commercial transactions, litigation strategy, data privacy, cybersecurity, AI governance, corporate governance, intellectual property, employment law, crisis management, and regulatory compliance.At Backblaze, I lead the legal and compliance function I built from the ground up, manage commercial operations, negotiate strategic contracts, develop AI governance policy, and oversee compliance with SOC 2, NIST, and GovRAMP frameworks. I also manage high stakes disputes, including class actions, cross border matters, and complex commercial conflicts, consistently securing outcomes that protect the business and its reputation.Whether building global programs, solving urgent problems, or closing critical deals, I focus on enabling the business to move forward with momentum. I am passionate about building legal functions that not only protect the company from risk but also power its growth and long-term success.Key Skills: Executive Leadership, Commercial Transactions, Litigation Strategy, Privacy & Cybersecurity, AI Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, International Transactions.