Legal Executive · Compliance & AI · Company Builder
Michael Curylo.
Counsel and operator
for what comes next.
Two decades inside mega-cap public companies and venture-backed startups — building legal, compliance, and AI governance functions while founding and operating companies of my own. I help executive teams move quickly without getting it wrong.
3
companies founded
5+
investor-founded companies represented through successful exits
40+
productions as legal counsel
100
person teams led, globally
10+
years in-house & advisory
The Practice
A career engineered for executive trust.
Experience
In-house at scale.
Legal and compliance leadership across public companies and venture-backed startups — most recently leading the AI evolution of the practice at StoneEagle in automotive.
Ventures
Operator. Builder.
Founder of AI Product Explorer and Chaberista. Earlier, Moikka Company (iOS, 2008–2012) and Florenza LLC, leading documentary productions of up to 100 people worldwide.
Expertise
Counsel for the modern enterprise.
Corporate governance, M&A, AI governance, privacy and security compliance, commercial transactions, and entertainment IP — aligned to executive priorities.
Operating Thesis
“The best general counsels are operators first. They clear paths, quantify risk, and let the company move.”