Legal Counsel

Victor Gebarski
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Advising founders, boards, and investors on the legal architecture of AI. From EU AI Act readiness to cross-border transactions and Lex LLM custom legal copilots, I pair courtroom experience with technical fluency to de-risk global expansion.

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Global AI Legal Services

Integrated support for founders, scale-ups, and multinationals deploying intelligent systems. Every engagement blends international business law, regulatory diplomacy, and Lex LLM technical depth so you can move fast without surprises.

AI Regulation & Governance

Designing practical compliance programmes for the EU AI Act, U.S. AI Executive Order, UK AI Safety Institute guidance, and emerging APAC regimes. I build governance models that stand up to regulators while keeping product velocity intact.

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Cross-Border Transactions

Structuring international joint ventures, SaaS expansions, and M&A deals across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. I pair local counsel orchestration with deal documentation that anticipates regulatory clearance and data transfer risk.

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Lex LLM Custom Legal Models

Training bespoke legal copilots on privileged corpora so your teams can interrogate policies, contracts, and regulatory filings safely. Lex LLM blends rigorous knowledge management with modern retrieval, audit, and confidentiality controls.

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International Data & Privacy

Advising on GDPR, U.S. state privacy, data residency, cybersecurity, and export controls in AI-heavy environments. I design layered safeguards that satisfy regulators, vendors, and enterprise customers simultaneously.

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Complex Investigations

Managing multi-jurisdiction investigations into algorithmic bias, sanctions, and financial crime. I coordinate forensic advisors, maintain privilege, and deliver regulator-ready briefings with Lex LLM evidence review workflows.

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Outside General Counsel

Fractional general counsel support for AI-native companies, from board governance and policy drafting to investor briefings and exec training. Flexible retainers matched to your deal cadence and risk profile.

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Why Work With an AI-Native International Lawyer?

Regulatory Depth: Active across EU AI Act trilogues, U.S. NIST AI RMF, UK AI Safety Institute, and MAS/PDPC sandboxes.
Deal Experience: Structured AI-heavy acquisitions, joint ventures, and data-sharing alliances spanning 30+ jurisdictions.
Real Courtroom Credibility: Qualified Australian solicitor & barrister trusted with high-stakes disputes and regulator briefings.
Technical Fluency: Founder of Lex LLM—bespoke legal copilots built with retrieval, audit trails, and safety layers baked in.
Operational Speed: 72-hour turnaround on urgent matters with curated playbooks for founder, GC, and board workflows.
Trusted Network: Embedded relationships with regulatory specialists, privacy engineers, and market entry advisors worldwide.

How We Engage

A legal process designed for AI-native companies: strategic, bilingual in code and regulation, and fast enough to keep momentum. Every phase is optional and modular so we can plug into your team where the leverage is highest.

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Strategy Intake & Risk Profiling

We start by mapping your AI roadmap, corporate structure, data posture, and regulator touchpoints. Expect targeted interviews with founders, product, and compliance so we understand commercial ambition alongside risk appetite.

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Regulatory & Jurisdictional Mapping

We benchmark your systems against the EU AI Act, U.S. AI EO, UK guidance, APAC licensing, sanctions, and export controls. The output is a heat map that prioritises jurisdictions, obligations, and critical path decisions.

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Structuring & Documentation

I draft and negotiate the artefacts that make expansion possible—policies, commercial agreements, governance charters, and board papers. Everything is written in plain language so business leaders can execute with confidence.

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Implementation & Enablement

Working alongside product, engineering, and operations, we embed the decisions into workflows. That includes regulator-ready record keeping, training programmes, and playbooks for responses, attestations, and audits.

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Lex LLM Build Sprint

When you need a custom legal copilot, Lex LLM ingests curated corpora, applies retrieval safeguards, and produces evaluable agents for internal use. We validate prompt governance, red-team outputs, and create review cadences.

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Governance & Ongoing Counsel

I remain a sounding board for leadership teams—monitoring legislation, briefing investors, and refreshing controls as the business evolves. Continuous improvement is paired with discreet crisis support when the unexpected happens.

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30+
Jurisdictions Navigated
Coordinated counsel and filings across APAC, Europe, Middle East, and North America.
72 Hours
Rapid Response Window
Guaranteed turnaround for urgent regulator queries and board requests.
100%
Privilege Preserved
Lex LLM workflows maintain audit trails and privilege boundaries by design.

Lex LLM: Custom Legal Intelligence

Purpose-built legal copilots that let global teams interrogate their own knowledge safely. From policy recall to deal playbooks and regulator briefings, Lex LLM embeds legal judgment into day-to-day operations.

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Lex LLM

Trusted by AI-native legal, compliance, and executive teams worldwide

Lex LLM combines privileged document ingestion, retrieval-augmented generation, and rigorous evaluation so teams can query playbooks, contracts, and regulator history instantly. Every build is auditable, security-vetted, and aligned with AI governance frameworks.

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Capabilities & Sector Focus

Equally comfortable inside a boardroom, a data room, or a model evaluation sprint. My practice combines doctrinal rigour with technical execution so AI innovation can cross borders responsibly.

AI Regulation & Policy

Interpreting and operationalising fast-moving AI and algorithmic accountability regimes across major markets.

EU AI Act (High-Risk)95%
US AI EO & NIST AI RMF92%
UK AI Safety Institute88%
Singapore AI Verify86%
OECD & UNESCO AI Principles84%

International Transactions

Structuring global joint ventures, licensing, and capital raises with AI-intensive components and regulatory scrutiny.

Cross-border M&A91%
Digital trade & export controls89%
SaaS localisation90%
Investment screenings (CFIUS/FIRB)88%
Multi-jurisdiction contracting93%

Data, Privacy & Cyber

Designing compliant data flows, security controls, and incident playbooks for AI-native businesses at scale.

GDPR & UK GDPR94%
APAC data localisation88%
US state privacy patchwork86%
Cybersecurity accreditation87%
Data residency architecture90%

Legal AI Engineering

Building Lex LLM systems with robust guardrails, evaluation, and lifecycle governance for enterprise deployment.

Retrieval-augmented generation92%
Model evaluations & red-teaming89%
Policy automation90%
Secure knowledge ingestion93%
Access & audit controls91%

Industries I Advise Most

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Fintech & Digital Assets

Supporting payment companies and neobanks through licensing, sanctions diligence, AI-powered risk scoring, and regulator dialogue.

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Enterprise SaaS & Platforms

Helping global SaaS firms embed compliant AI assistants, negotiate customer demands, and scale across complex data regimes.

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Frontier AI & Research Labs

Advising on compute partnerships, safety frameworks, export controls, and responsible release strategies for foundation models.

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Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing

Structuring cross-border technology transfers, autonomous systems deployments, and resilient vendor governance.

Engagement Models

Strategic Advisory Retainer

Ongoing international counsel, regulator liaison, and board support calibrated to your deal flow.

Deal-by-Deal Counsel

Targeted support for transactions, financings, or regulatory events with fixed or success-based pricing.

Lex LLM Build Sprint

Four to six week engagements to design, train, and govern bespoke legal copilots on privileged corpora.

Briefings & Long-Form

Field notes on AI regulation, cross-border deals, and Lex LLM build-outs. Less hype, more battle-tested playbooks you can hand straight to your leadership team.

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Expertise & Impact

A dual-qualified Australian solicitor and barrister with a decade in global technology law. My edge comes from pairing high-stakes advocacy with hands-on experience building Lex LLM systems for leading innovators.

AI Regulation & Safety

Guiding companies through the EU AI Act, emerging safety institutes, and AI assurance frameworks with documentation regulators actually accept.

Cross-Border Transactions

Structuring acquisitions, JVs, and strategic partnerships that touch AI, data, and export controls while preserving deal timelines and valuation.

Lex LLM Engineering

Translating privileged legal knowledge into reliable copilots with retrieval, evaluation, and governance layers that satisfy security and legal teams.

Disputes & Investigations

Leading sensitive investigations around bias, sanctions, and cyber incidents, then briefing regulators and boards with clarity and speed.

Representative Results

  • Delivered AI compliance roadmaps spanning 30+ jurisdictions in under 12 weeks
  • Built Lex LLM copilots for teams exceeding 3,000 legal and compliance professionals
  • Negotiated AI-intensive deals representing more than 2B in transaction value
  • Briefed boards and investors in APAC, EU, and US on next-wave AI obligations
  • Secured regulator approvals for first-of-kind AI deployments in finance and healthcare
  • Designed evaluation regimes that cut model review cycles from weeks to hours

Legal & Technical Toolkit

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Global Practice, Focused Execution

From Sydney to Singapore, London to New York, I partner with founders, boards, and GCs to de-risk AI expansion. Most mandates blend regulatory diplomacy, cross-border transactions, and Lex LLM deployment.

Reach & Responsiveness

  • 30+

    Jurisdictions

    Coordinated filings and counsel across APAC, EU, Middle East, and North America.

  • 2B+

    Deal Value

    AI-heavy M&A, financings, and strategic alliances supported end-to-end.

  • 24/7

    Global Coverage

    Rapid response capability for regulators, boards, and investigations.

Core Programmes

  • AI Governance Diagnostics

    Risk-ranking systems against EU AI Act, US AI EO, UK safety guidance, and APAC sandboxes with clear remediation plans.

  • Cross-Border Launch Kits

    Expansion playbooks covering entity structuring, data residency, payment flows, and local regulator engagement.

  • Lex LLM Enablement

    Bespoke legal copilots trained on privileged corpora with continuous evaluation and audit support.

Recent Mandates

  • Steered a dual-track IPO and M&A process for an AI-driven fintech across Singapore, Australia, and the US.
  • Negotiated compute and data-sharing alliances between a frontier model lab and three sovereign investment funds.
  • Led remediation of algorithmic bias findings, delivering regulator briefings within 72 hours without waiving privilege.

Full matter lists available to clients under NDA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Clarity on how I support AI-native companies and global enterprises. If you need a tailored response, reach out directly.

I help companies design the legal architecture for AI-driven products and global expansion. That includes AI regulation, cross-border transactions, data residency, export controls, Lex LLM deployments, board governance, and regulator engagement.
We run a rapid diagnostic that maps your systems to risk tiers, identifies obligations across the EU, United States, UK, and APAC, and produces an implementation roadmap. Where necessary I coordinate trusted local counsel while staying your single point of accountability.
Yes. Through Lex LLM I train bespoke legal copilots on privileged corpora with retrieval safeguards, evaluation harnesses, access controls, and governance playbooks. I also audit third-party deployments for privilege, bias, and regulatory compliance.
Absolutely. I am an Australian solicitor and barrister who regularly leads matters spanning the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. I assemble and direct local counsel, ensuring consistent strategy and communication with your leadership team.
Fintech, enterprise SaaS, frontier AI labs, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. The common thread is highly regulated AI deployment, complex data flows, or mission-critical automation.
All engagements use secure knowledge ingestion, role-based access, and audit trails. Lex LLM instances run within your preferred infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP) with strict guardrails. Privilege protocols are documented and monitored.
Depending on your needs we structure strategic retainers, deal-by-deal mandates, or Lex LLM build sprints. Pricing is transparent and aligned with milestones so you always know the next deliverable and cost.
Yes. I run executive briefings, board workshops, and hands-on enablement sessions that translate regulation, AI ethics, and governance into day-to-day workflows.
I maintain a 72-hour rapid response window for active clients. We assemble the facts, prepare privileged analyses, and brief regulators or investors with clarity.
I lead dispute strategy and coordinate local litigators where proceedings are issued. My focus is resolving investigations, regulatory actions, and commercial conflicts before they escalate, while preserving deal value and reputation.

Need a bespoke answer?

Email victor@gebarski.com with a short brief and we can schedule a strategy call within 72 hours.

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Ready to De-Risk Your AI Strategy?

Let’s align your AI roadmap with global regulation, close the deals that matter, and deploy Lex LLM copilots that keep privilege intact. One conversation is usually enough to map the next ten moves.

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