Garrett Ordower

General Counsel at Mighty
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Attorney
    Illinois Supreme Court
  • Attorney
    New York State Bar Association

Experience

  • Mighty
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • General Counsel
      • May 2021 - Present

      As General Counsel at an early stage startup, I handle all aspects of the company's day-to-day legal business including commercial contracts, employment-related matters, corporate governance, SaaS contracts, and real estate. I developed and implemented an innovative business model for the company's expansion into the D2C legal services business by navigating significant regulatory and ethical complexity. I structure and oversee investments into litigation-related assets, including medical funding and consumer advances, and have negotiated numerous contentious workouts. Show less

  • Lake Whillans
    • United States
    • Investment Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Director
      • May 2017 - Apr 2021

      I served as Managing Director for a $125 million AUM institutionally backed Chambers-ranked litigation finance investment fund. I originated and vetted investment opportunities across all commercial industries and substantive legal areas, negotiated and drafted corporate deal documents and day-to-day business contracts, and managed outside counsel. I developed a proprietary lead sourcing and outreach process, and personally sourced and led the fund’s most successful investment. I regularly wrote and spoke on litigation finance-related subject and was named one of Lawdragon’s Global 100 Leaders in Litigation Finance for 2019 and 2020. Show less

  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Associate
      • Nov 2012 - Apr 2017

      I participated in all aspects of federal and state civil litigation, including several significant bankruptcy proceedings, mergers and acquisitions-related lawsuits, and secured an emergency reversal of order halting work on Manhattan’s Little Island project. I also conducted multinational investigations in response to government inquiries and for internal purposes, advised clients on compliance issues and training, corporate governance, and regulatory developments. I was named a Super Lawyers’ Rising Star. Show less

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • Law Clerk
      • Oct 2011 - Sep 2012

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    • Law Clerk
      • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  • The Nation
    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Various Positions
      • Jan 2006 - May 2007

  • Daily Herald Media Group
    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Staff Writer
      • Sep 2003 - Dec 2005

  • Courier News
    • Staff Writer
      • May 2003 - Sep 2003

  • Beacon News
    • Staff Writer
      • Jan 2002 - May 2003

  • Trading Technologies
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Web and Database Developer
      • Jun 2001 - Jan 2002

  • Albuquerque Journal
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editorial Intern
      • Jan 2000 - Mar 2000

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School
    J.D., High Honors; Order of the Coif
    2007 - 2010
  • Northwestern University
    B.S.J., Journalism (concentration in Computing and Information Systems)
    1998 - 2001
  • Highland Park High School
    1994 - 1998
  • Quantic School of Business and Technology
    Executive MBA
    2020 - 2022
  • Harvard Business School Online
    Other; CORe Credential of Readiness, Pass with Honors
    2018 -

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