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About
James HuYoung is VP, General Counsel at Foursquare. He has 17 years of experience as a lawyer advising clients and business partners across multiple industries, most recently in the technology sector, with work spanning negotiation, mediation, and legal writing.
General Counsel at Foursquare
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Foursquare's investors · 6
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Canvas VenturesCampbell · $5M – $20M checks · since 2019Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTeamworthy VenturesNew YorkUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks
Co-founders at Foursquare
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Dennis CrowleyDirector
Experience
- FoursquareVP, General Counselcurrent2024 — present
- FoursquareAssociate General Counsel, Head of Commercial Legal2023 — 2024
- FoursquareSenior Corporate Counsel, Head of Commercial Legal2022 — 2023
- FoursquareSenior Corporate Counsel2021 — 2022
- ViacomCBSVice President, Assistant General Counsel2011 — 2020Los Angeles, California, United States
- Winston & Strawn LLPCorporate Associate2006 — 2011New York, New York, United States
- Torys LLPSummer Associate2004
- Morgan StanleyTax Compliance Analyst2003
- World Vision, Inc.Associate Director of Operations2001 — 2002
Skills & more
NegotiationContent Production2Product Launch2Counseling2Legal MattersReal Estate Development ProjectsLegal OperationsComplex TransactionsIntellectual Property9Licensing5Corporate Law14Entertainment Law3
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- Who is James HuYoung?
- James HuYoung is VP, General Counsel at Foursquare. He has 17 years of experience as a lawyer advising clients and business partners across multiple industries, most recently in the technology sector, with work spanning negotiation, mediation, and legal writing.
- Where does James HuYoung work?
- James HuYoung is General Counsel at Foursquare.
- Where did James HuYoung go to school?
- James HuYoung studied at Columbia Law School (JD); Columbia University (BA, Political Science & Premedicine).
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Also attended Columbia Law School129
Sapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionJoanna BlackGeneral Counsel at Madrona Venture GroupHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock PartnersPria NarsimanGeneral Counsel at GreycroftElaine SunInvestor at CapitalGJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures
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Also attended Columbia University1,302
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Foursquare32
Dorothy ChangVenture Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersAlbert WengerUnion Square Ventures partner, technology investor, and author of The World After CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Rafi SyedGeneral Partner at Bow CapitalSarah GillBrand & Communications at Planet A VenturesIsaac HillelManaging Partner | Growth at Pitango
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Also worked at ViacomCBS6
Also worked at Winston & Strawn LLP18
Ady AdefrisManaging Director, Chief Operating Officer at Ion PacificReid BrodaSecretary at JP Morgan ChaseArthur MorisseauInvestment Director at EMZ PartnersJennifer NelsenExecutive Vice President of Partnerships & People at Arnold VenturesJohn K. HsuEntrepreneur-in-Residence at BioHealth Innovation, Inc.Jesse CuevasGeneral Counsel at Kilonova Capital
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Also worked at Torys LLP19
Josh TeichmanGeneral Counsel at Radical VenturesSalil MunjalManaging Partner at Yaletown PartnersJessica PalterChief Legal Officer at Purpose InvestmentsOwen PayneGeneral Counsel at Imperial CapitalEunice WelshAssociate General Counsel at Imperial CapitalAriel SillerManaging Director at Women's Equity Lab
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