Legal War Stories from Cal AI's Former General Counsel

How most apps put themselves in legal jeopardy — and how to keep yours out of it

Debi YadegariFormer General Counsel, Cal AI · General Counsel & Strategic Advisor to Tech Founders

Cal AI reached millions of users and was acquired by MyFitnessPal in under two years. Debi Yadegari ran legal through all of it. She’s bringing lessons from legal battles at Cal AI and the high-growth apps she advises now, plus the fixes that would have prevented most of them.

Join us to learn:

How Cal AI fought the clones. Copycats kept hitting the App Store, and someone else registered the trademark. What worked, and the cost.
Why “fixing it later” is not an option. One publicly reported breach left 600,000 users exposed, with penalties accruing per record rather than against revenue.
When UGC campaigns become FTC problems: How creator campaigns can cross the line into misleading advertising and inadequate disclosures—and the safeguards needed.
Would your app survive diligence tomorrow? Five questions every founder should be able to answer, plus a checklist to identify gaps before investors or buyers do.
Live Q&A: Bring the questions keeping you up at night.