Shayne O’Reilly, Esq.

Shayne O’Reilly is Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Strategic Transaction, Licensing and Open Source at Meta where he maintains global responsibility for technology transactions, software licensing, IP licensing and transactions, M&A (commercial, product, IP), open source counseling and compliance, academic collaborations, and high risk initiatives. Shayne is responsible for leading a team of 25+ that consists of attorneys and engineers. 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 and serves on the Board of The Ron Clark Academy and the Silicon Valley Urban Debate League. Shayne has received the Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 under 40 award, MCCA Rising Star award, and National Bar Association Diversity in Tech award.