Gerardo Mijares-Shafai

Gerardo Mijares-Shafai

Partner

Washington
District of Columbia
Licensed in
DC, IL
Northwestern University School of Law
About
Gerardo provides comprehensive legal support from startups and early-stage through mature companies, including, among other things, incorporation, entity formation, ownership structuring, fundraising, employment matters, and commercial contracting. As businesses scale into their growth stages, Gerardo advises on matters such as data handling, data privacy and lead sharing, and truth-in-advertising mechanisms to help companies confidently and successfully execute their go-to-market strategies and scale domestically and internationally. In addition, Gerardo has garnered robust product counseling experience in the advertising and marketing… read more technology space, which allows him to effectively work with product managers and engineers to roadmap future products and services with the applicable legal considerations in mind.
10
Years
experience
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Work History

Goldstein & McClintock LLLP

Partner

May 2026 - Present

Gerardo advises start-ups with respect to incorporation, entity formation, ownership structuring, fundraising, employment matters, and commercial contracting. As businesses scale, Gerardo advises on matters such as data handling, data privacy and lead sharing, and truth-in-advertising to help companies confidently and successfully execute their go-to-market strategies and scale.

May 2026 - Present

Amazon.com

Corporate Counsel

Feb 2022 - May 2026

Gerardo advised advertising tech, ecommerce, and supply chain product teams on a wide variety of matters, including go-to-market legal strategy, truth in advertising, commercial negotiations, and data handling and privacy infrastructure.

Feb 2022 - May 2026

Arnold & Porter

Senior Associate

May 2019 - Jan 2022

Gerardo advised financially distressed companies, lenders, and investors seeking to maximize value and avoid bankruptcy through negotiated workouts. Gerardo guided clients through debt restructuring, asset sales, and liability management to stabilize business operations and position companies for long-term viability.

May 2019 - Jan 2022

Kirkland & Ellis

Associate

Sep 2016 - May 2019

Gerardo advised on complex, court-supervised reorganizations through Chapter 11, as well as international reorganizations leveraging Chapter 15.

Sep 2016 - May 2019

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