Umar Khan
About Umar Khan
Umar Khan is a Legal Counsel currently employed at Chainlink Labs in New York since 2021. He has a diverse legal background, having worked at several prestigious law firms including McGuireWoods LLP, Dechert LLP, and Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Current Role at Chainlink Labs
Umar Khan serves as Legal Counsel at Chainlink Labs, a position he has held since 2021. He is based in New York, New York. In this role, he provides legal guidance and support to the organization, contributing to its operations in the blockchain and decentralized finance sectors.
Previous Experience in Law Firms
Before joining Chainlink Labs, Umar Khan worked at several prestigious law firms. He was an Associate at McGuireWoods LLP from 2016 to 2018 in Dallas, Texas, and then at Morrison & Foerster LLP in Tokyo, Japan, from 2014 to 2015. He continued his career as an Associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP from 2018 to 2019 and at Dechert LLP from 2019 to 2021 in New York. Additionally, he briefly worked at Kirkland & Ellis in 2021.
Educational Background
Umar Khan earned his Doctor of Law (JD) degree from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Government at The University of Texas at Austin from 2007 to 2010.