Andrew Tanaka

Head of Legal at Forge Foods · Employment law · policy, immigration

Forge Foods

San Francisco, CA · PT (UTC-8)

11+ years experience

Northwestern University

English

Advising Co-founder

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Overview

Head of Legal at Forge Foods, focused on employment law. Negotiated 447 commercial agreements a year. Secured 7 payments licences.

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employment lawequity planspolicyimmigration

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Office hours for first-time founders: employment law and policy

Topics: employment law, employment law, immigration
Format: Office hours
Terms: Paid
Capacity: One call a month
Best for: Engineers moving into leadership

11 years of employment law. One call a month or async reviews.

San Francisco, CAimmigrationequity planspolicy

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Co-founderLooking for a co-founder

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Looking for a design-minded co-founder for pet insurance for law firms

The idea: Pet insurance for law firms
Stage: Idea
I bring: 14 years in employment law
Looking for: Product-minded engineer
Commitment: Full-time after funding
Location: San Francisco or remote

I bring 11 years of employment law (currently Forge Foods). Ideally you've built ML systems in production. Have a working prototype and design partners.

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Experience

Head of Legal
Jun 2022 - Present
Forge Foods · 4 yr 4 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
- Secured 5 payments licences.
- Negotiated 598 commercial agreements a year.
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 30 countries.
Product Counsel
Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
American Express · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
- Launched the logistics product in 14 markets.
Associate
Sep 2017 - Feb 2021
Ford · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
- Negotiated 365 commercial agreements a year.
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 9 countries.
Associate
Oct 2015 - Sep 2017
Johnson & Johnson · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
- Built the privacy programme for launches in 6 countries.

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Education

Northwestern University
BA, Political Science
2011 - 2015

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