Michael Ricci

Michael Ricci is currently serving as Product Counsel at Google, based in San Francisco, California. He has an extensive background in technology law and product counsel roles at major tech companies.

Career Highlights

• Product Counsel at Google (April 2020 - Present)
• Previous roles include:
  • Associate General Counsel, Product at Facebook (July 2019 - April 2020)
  • Senior Product Counsel at Twitter (February 2018 - May 2019)
  • Product Counsel at Twitter (March 2016 - February 2018)
  • Associate Product Counsel at Twitter (November 2014 - March 2016)

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Harvard Law School (2007 - 2010)
• Bachelor's Degree in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley (2003 - 2007)

Professional Experience

At Twitter, Michael served as primary product counsel for various teams, including onboarding, private messaging, address book, profiles, ad review, SMS, and email. He also supported Twitter's product safety and developer platform teams.1 His responsibilities included:

• Providing legal advice to product managers and engineers throughout the product development cycle
• Focusing on U.S. and international laws concerning consumer protection, privacy, data security, content regulation, and intellectual property
• Supporting the negotiation and drafting of strategic agreements for product teams

Additional Information

Michael has limited working proficiency in Japanese.1 His diverse experience across major tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter gives him a comprehensive understanding of legal issues in the tech industry, particularly in areas related to product development and user-facing features.