Debbie Rosenbaum is currently Lead Counsel at Oculus VR, a virtual reality company owned by Facebook, working at the intersection of new media, gaming, entertainment, and software. Previously, Debbie was Head of Legal for Thismoment, a cloud-based software start-up that enables brands to build engaging user experiences across social media platforms, mobile applications, and brand sites. Debbie enjoys working closely with sales teams and engineers, and likes to turn "no" into "let's figure out how to get this done." Before Thismoment, Debbie worked as an intellectual property and tech licensing attorney at Morrison & Foerster and DLA Piper, focusing on the business and legal matters arising from e-commerce, social media, privacy, online advertising, and other technology issues. She has written for and been featured in numerous publications and news channels for her cutting-edge work fusing new media with traditional industries. 

Debbie earned her J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, where she studied with the Berkman Center's Larry Lessig, Jonathan Zittrain, and Charles Nesson. For three years during graduate school, Debbie worked for Google focusing on strategic marketing and legal policy work. Ars Technica has called her work "shockingly effective," and Debbie has guest lectured at Boston College, Northeastern University and Harvard University on social media and copyright.  

Prior to graduate school, Debbie was a public relations consultant and a communications director in Washington, DC, after graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University in St. Louis. Debbie also has experience designing new media strategies for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, political campaigns, and non-profits.

​Debbie is also a co-founder of SunLaw, a group for women in-house attorneys who are ascending within their respective legal departments and careers.