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Ty Carleton

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Head of Legal at EliseAI
📍 United States

Ty Carleton serves as the Head of Legal at EliseAI, a rapidly scaling Series E unicorn. A Columbia Law School graduate, he began his career at top firms like Cravath and Cooley before transitioning to lead legal teams in the tech sector. He specializes in navigating novel legal issues at the intersection of AI and regulatory compliance.

While a student at Columbia Law, Ty wrote about the legality and ethics of facial recognition technology and competed in the National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court, advancing to the quarterfinals. He has an early interest in the intersection of technology and law.

He is currently focused on building the legal and compliance framework to support his companys rapid growth following a major funding round led by a16z.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Head of Legal
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
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Startup Scaling
He is actively building the legal department at a Series E unicorn, focusing on frameworks that support rapid growth and scale, as shown by his hiring posts.
AI Regulation
His role involves navigating "novel legal issues" for an AI company and hiring for regulatory and product compliance, indicating a deep focus on this emerging area.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Head of Legal
EliseAI
9-2021 - 1-2024
Head of Legal | BizOps
Pulley
12-2020 - 7-2021
Associate
Cooley LLP
9-2019 - 12-2020
Associate
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
5-2018 - 8-2018
Summer Associate
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
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Education
2016 - 2019
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Columbia Law School
2008 - 2012
BA
Middlebury College
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