Sejal Richbourg
About Sejal Richbourg
Sejal Richbourg is a Senior Legal Product Counsel specializing in Digital Media, currently working at Adobe and serving as a Founding Member at Chief. With extensive experience in intellectual property law and compliance, she has held various legal roles at notable organizations including Shutterstock and the Office of the Attorney General of New York.
Current Role at Adobe
Sejal Richbourg serves as Senior Legal Product Counsel for Digital Media at Adobe, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she acts as a lead escalation attorney to product and platform content policy teams. Her responsibilities include providing legal guidance and ensuring compliance with intellectual property laws within digital media products.
Previous Experience at Shutterstock
Richbourg has extensive experience at Shutterstock, where she held multiple roles from 2012 to 2021. She started as Head of IP Compliance, Content, and later served as Senior Counsel for IP & Litigation. Her final position at Shutterstock was Assistant General Counsel for IP & Litigation. Throughout her tenure, she focused on intellectual property issues and compliance.
Education and Legal Qualifications
Sejal Richbourg earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Cardozo School of Law, specializing in Intellectual Property, from 2007 to 2010. She also studied at New York University from 2003 to 2006. Richbourg is admitted to practice law in California, New Jersey, and New York, demonstrating her qualifications across multiple jurisdictions.
Professional Affiliations and Certifications
Richbourg is an active member of TechGC, serving as a DeputyGC Charter Member since 2020. She holds certifications in CIPP/US and CIPM, which reflect her expertise in privacy management and U.S. privacy laws. These credentials enhance her legal practice in the digital media space.
Early Career and Legal Fellowship
Richbourg began her legal career as an Assistant Attorney General Fellow at the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York from 2010 to 2011. She also worked in business development and marketing at Shearman and Sterling LLP for a year, providing her with a foundation in both legal and business aspects of the industry.