Shayne O’Reilly is Director & Associate General Counsel, Head of Licensing and Open Source at Meta where he leads a team with global responsibility for IP licensing and transactions, open source artificial intelligence, mergers & acquisitions, and high risk initiatives. Shayne previously served as Associate General Counsel for IP Litigation at Meta where he managed domestic and international intellectual property litigation matters. Prior to joining Meta, Shayne worked for Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP where his practice focused on patent litigation, client counseling, technology transactions, due diligence investigations, and post grant review work.

Shayne serves on the Executive Advisory Board of North Carolina A&T State University and the board of The Ron Clark Academy and Silicon Valley Urban Debate League. Shayne has received the Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year award from the African American Managing Partner & General Counsel Network, Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 under 40 award, and MCCA Rising Star award. Shayne holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, and his J.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.