Shayne Oreilly

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About Shayne Oreilly

Shayne O’Reilly is Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Strategic Transactions, Licensing and Open Source at Meta where he leads a team of 25+ with global responsibility for strategic transactions, technology transactions, mergers & acquisitions, generative artificial intelligence, software licensing, IP licensing and transactions, open source counseling and compliance, and high risk initiatives. Shayne previously served as Associate General Counsel for IP Litigation at Meta where he managed domestic and international intellectual property litigation matters. Prior to joining Meta, Shayne worked for Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP where his practice focused on patent litigation, client counseling, technology transactions, due diligence investigations, and post grant review work. Outside of work, Shayne enjoys working with non-profit organizations. Shayne is a member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. and serves on the board of The Ron Clark Academy and the Silicon Valley Urban Debate League. Shayne has received the Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year award from the African American Managing Partner & General Counsel Network, Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 under 40 award, MCCA Rising Star award, and National Bar Association Diversity in Tech award.