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David Sclar

David Sclar

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Startup Lawyer | Product and Regulatory Counsel | Legal Career Advisor | Harvard Law Grad

I specialize in

Building Product
Founder Advice
Career Advancement
GTM Strategy
Product validation
Product Positioning
Health
AI strategy

I help founders with partnerships, pitches, product reviews, and legal strategy.

Background & Highlights

Founding lawyer that built a startup through unicorn exit. General counsel, product counsel, compliance leader, privacy and healthcare law expert.

Author of a bestselling practical book on effective lawyers work with business teams, build great products, manage risk, and get things done.

Principal Product Counsel. Compliance leader in privacy, security, and healthcare.

Babylist

2024 – 2026

Babylist

VP, Business Affairs & Legal and Chief Privacy Officer and the second lawyer at Rally Health (Acquired by UnitedHealthcare)

Rally Health

2014 – 2020

Rally Health

Healthcare Compliance and Privacy Officer for international, publicly traded company, and general counsel for the B2B business and GLP-1 telemedicine business.

Weight Watchers

2020 – 2024

Weight Watchers

Lawyer working on payments, electronic health records (EHR), physician practice management, revenue cycle management (RCM), patient engagement, analytics, etc.

ModMed

2026 – Present

ModMed

Employee #15 in an interim role building a compliance foundation and partnering with the CEO to win key partnerships with HSA/FSA plan administrators.

Truemed

2024 – 2024

Truemed

About me

Startup Lawyer | Advisor on Legal/Regulatory Strategy, Contracts, Product Development, Privacy, Healthcare, AdTech, and Business Partnerships | Legal Career Mentor and Coach. ✅ Founding in-house lawyer at multiple startups ✅ Advised and worked for many startups as a BigLaw outside counsel at Cooley ✅ Chief Privacy Officer and compliance lawyer at multiple public companies ✅ Expertise in privacy, healthcare, adtech, business partnerships, security, SaaS contracts, and consumer retail ✅ Harvard Law School graduate with 20 years experience I also help legal professionals navigate career moves and break into/succeed in BigLaw and in-house roles. In an impactful call, I'll give you practical advice, clarity and conviction, or a new path.

You'll get advice on

  • Startup Law, Contracts, and Advisory Boards
  • AdTech, Marketing, and Privacy
  • Business Partnerships and Negotiations
  • Healthcare Law + Security/Incident Response
  • Legal Career Success + Planning

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