About Blake Gibson

Professional Background

Blake Gibson is an attorney and business leader with decades of experience at the intersection of law, technology, and business operations. Immediately before launching Gibson Counsel, Blake served as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of a large international software company (1,300+ employees) that provided enterprise-critical software to many of the world's largest financial institutions.

Legal Experience

Blake's legal practice focuses on the needs of technology-driven businesses, with particular depth in AI, software transactions, and trademark matters. His career includes creating and leading legal teams, directing multi-billion dollar M&A transactions from sourcing to integration, serving as first-chair counsel in over 130 trials and dispositive hearings, and negotiating billions in technology transactions. Blake has provided comprehensive legal counsel across corporate governance, product development, operations, technology transactions, offshoring, information security and privacy, marketing, go-to-market strategies, open source, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and all facets of technology commercialization and compliance.

Business Experience

Blake's perspective extends beyond traditional legal practice. He has served in C-Suite business roles including Head of Product and Chief Operating Officer, leading large 100+ person teams (including a team of several dozen AI scientists) across product development, professional services, operations, and AI initiatives. Prior to practicing law, Blake worked as a software engineer and owned an IT services company.

Approach

Blake's unique background as both attorney and former developer, head of product, and COO enables him to deliver tech-forward, practical legal solutions that help clients navigate today's technology-driven business environment. Blake approaches legal matters with an owner-operator mindset. He understands workflows, process efficiency, and how legal decisions impact broader business objectives. You won't receive advice that's technically correct but operationally impractical.

AI Leadership

Blake has been deeply engaged in AI legal issues since 2018, helping shape industry standards for AI use, contract provisions, and governance frameworks. Blake has also taught AI to over 1,000 professionals. This positions Gibson Counsel to provide forward-looking guidance as AI continues transforming how businesses operate. You can learn more about Blake's AI consulting company at www.alloycounsel.ai.

Personal

In his spare time, Blake explores emerging technology trends and AI applications, is active in his local church, and enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.

Blake Gibson's Experience & Representative Matters

Legal Leadership

• General Counsel for 1,300+ employee international software company

• Deputy General Counsel (corporate, transactions, and M&A) for 7,500+ employee publicly-traded software company and managed 37,500+ active contractual relationships

• Led legal operations and strategies for multiple companies and divisions, including implementing and managing CLMs

Business Leadership

• EVP of Product and AI (led 100+ person team, including 25 data scientists) for an international software company

• Chief Operating Officer (led 200+ person team) of an international software company leading operations, professional services (implementation, training, and consulting), and AI strategy & deployment

• Established offshore technology center in India and helped grow it to over 2,000 employees

Technology Transactions

• Negotiated billons of dollars worth of technology transactions

• Managed 37,500+ active contractual relationships

• Created industry-best contracting templates and playbooks focused on mitigating risk, not revenue

Artificial Intelligence

• Led AI/ML technology team that delivered the most widely used AI toolset in the U.S. mortgage market

• Created playbooks and frameworks for AI governance, vendor selection, responsible use, and contracting

• Taught AI to over 1,000 professionals

Intellectual Property

• Created international IP advisory council for Fortune 1000 company, tasked with protecting and growing billions in IP assets

• Provided trademark and branding advice for Fortune 500 companies, TV celebrities, and professional athletes

Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate

• Led legal and supported corporate development functions from sourcing through integration for billions in software company acquisitions

• Led legal and compliance functions for sale of a $15+ billion public company (including 16 month anti-trust litigation and two pre-close divestitures)

• Oversaw corporate and compliance legal functions for India-based operations spanning thousands of employees