Lawtrades Taps Tommie Tavares-Ferreira as Chief Strategy Officer

NEW YORK, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawtrades, the company pioneering a new work model for the $100B legal industry, announces that Tommie Tavares-Ferreira has joined the executive team as Chief Strategy Officer. In this newly created role, Tommie will lead strategy, product innovation, content, and community—helping shape the next phase of growth for a company that's redefining how legal work gets done.

Tommie brings 15+ years of experience at companies like Peloton, Rakuten, and HBO. Most recently, as Head of Legal Operations at Cedar, she led enterprise-wide legal tech initiatives and cross-functional strategies that accelerated business outcomes.

Lawtrades offers a curated marketplace of vetted legal talent, giving CLOs, GCs, and legal teams flexible, on-demand access to attorneys, legal ops pros, contract managers, and more. With a talent-first ethos and tech-enabled platform—Lawtrades empowers legal professionals to manage projects, rates, and work-life balance.

"Tommie is the kind of strategic leader who understands how legal teams operate inside fast-moving companies," said Raad Ahmed, CEO and founder of Lawtrades. "Her experience scaling legal functions—paired with her passion for community-building and innovation—makes her the perfect fit for where we're headed."

She will shape new offerings that blend legal operations consulting with AI-enhanced solutions, and lead thought leadership and education initiatives to empower legal teams to work smarter and faster.

"Lawtrades is built on the same principles that have guided my career: empower talent, scale with intention, and innovate with purpose," said Tommie.

"The Lawtrades platform is tech-forward, the company is community-driven, and the leadership team is deeply aligned with how legal teams want to operate. I'm excited to equip legal departments with the tools, talent, and strategy they need to thrive."

In Q1, Lawtrades posted its highest quarterly revenue to date and crossed over 1,000 vetted legal professionals in its network-signaling strong demand for its alternative work model. More than 500 companies, including Sony, Epic Games, DoorDash, Pinterest, and Patreon, rely on Lawtrades to scale their teams.

About Lawtrades: Founded by two law school graduates, Raad Ahmed and Ashish Walia, Lawtrades is pioneering a new work model for the $100B legal market via a marketplace that connects companies with top legal talent for on-demand support. This approach economically empowers independent legal professionals to monetize their skills, while helping companies seamlessly scale their operations through diverse, pre-vetted, and cost-effective legal teams. To learn more, visit lawtrades.com.

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SOURCE LawTrades, Inc.