Venture Capital Lawyer Fights ‘Cost Center’ View of Legal Office

After nearly two decades practicing law, mostly in the startup world, Win Chevapravatdumrong needed a change.

So after spending six years as general counsel at MasterClass, he left the online education provider to become a partner and the first head of legal for M13 Ventures Management LLC. He’s taking what he learned as an in-house counsel to help founders build businesses.

“A strong in-house lawyer navigates risk to support business growth, not to get in its way,” Chevapravatdumrong said in an interview.

Brothers Courtney and Carter Reum, the latter of whom is married to celebrity Paris Hilton, started M13 ...