Jonathan Young is an attorney specializing in contracts, employment advice and counseling, litigation, data privacy, and securities, with experience in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Mr. Young is Secretariat’s General Counsel and is based at the firm’s Atlanta, GA headquarters.
As Secretariat’s General Counsel, Mr. Young is responsible for providing practical legal leadership in the areas of contract negotiation, HR assistance, privacy, litigation management, and acquisitions.
Prior to joining Secretariat, Mr. Young spent more than 8 years as the Deputy General Counsel at a global SaaS company, where he was responsible for all commercial paper, complex HR support, global litigation activities, entity creation and management, and development of the company privacy program. In previous roles at major global law firms, Mr. Young specialized in employment law and commercial litigation.
He is a veteran, having served as a Captain in the United States Air Force.
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