Ryan Malek

Ryan Malek

Legal Counsel

Embrace Technology, Build Better Systems & Smarter Contracts

LQ002 Hackathon

About

In-house commercial lawyer covering the full spectrum: contracts, transactions, reorganisations, data privacy, regulatory applications, marketing support, new product development, and legal ops. I'm always thinking about what makes a legal function actually run well. Playbooks, prioritisation frameworks, workflows, and the operational infrastructure that helps a team stay ahead rather than react. I've led the end-to-end procurement of legal AI tools and I'm currently building RedTape Radar (redtaperadar.com), a regulatory intelligence product that tracks regulatory change so legal and compliance teams don't have to. I don't like archaic contract language and the "we've always done it this way" mindset. I believe that the lawyers who will make the most impact are those that combine legal expertise with tech literacy, operational thinking, and business fluency. If you're an in-house lawyer, legal ops professional, or technologist working with legal teams, let's connect.

1 Project

RedTape Radar

Web AppOpen Access

Turn any regulation into a checklist for your team. Pick a regulation. Get four company-specific documents: a compliance checklist, a deadline timeline, an action plan, and ready-to-use templates. Download them as PDFs. No legal retainer required. Iterating and deploying new features regularly.

Philosophy

"Technology doesn't replace lawyers. It exposes which ones were adding value in the first place."

"If the business has to wait for legal, legal has failed."

"Plain language is better drafting, not lazy drafting."

"The best legal ops isn't visible. It just means things work."

"Build systems, not bottlenecks."