# Anna McGrane

> Anna McGrane is co-founder and CEO of PacerPro, a San Francisco legal-tech company that turns the clunky federal court records system, PACER, into clean, automated workflows used inside nearly half of the Am Law 100. A former international lawyer who practiced securities law in Moscow and energy regulation in Beijing, she speaks five languages, read her first legal brief at twelve, and walked away from the law-firm track in 2014 to build software with her brother. She is a Fastcase 50 honoree and a Women of Legal Tech honoree.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at PacerPro
- **Organizations:** PacerPro, NYU Law & Tech, Baylor University Brain Trust, Herbert Smith Freehills (former), NRDC (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Biology and Russian (minor in Spanish), University of California, Berkeley, JD, New York University School of Law, LLM in Chinese Law, Peking University School of Law, Coding program, Fullstack Academy of Code
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads PacerPro, used at enterprise level in nearly 50% of the Am Law 100, Fastcase 50 honoree (2017), Recognized in Legaltech News 'Women of Legal Tech' (2017)

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Graduated from NYU School of Law; participated in the Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business
- **2010-2014** — Corporate and capital markets associate at Herbert Smith Freehills, Moscow office; also worked with NRDC in Beijing on energy regulation
- **2014** — Joined PacerPro as VP of Sales & Marketing after meeting the team at a legal conference in Texas
- **2018** — Co-founded the NYU Law & Tech networking group with Christian Lang
- **2018** — Became Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of PacerPro
- **2021** — PacerPro raised a $5M investment led by Berkley Capital and expanded into state courts (CA and NY)
- **Present** — Serves as CEO and Co-founder of PacerPro

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads PacerPro, used at enterprise level in nearly 50% of the Am Law 100
- Fastcase 50 honoree (2017)
- Recognized in Legaltech News 'Women of Legal Tech' (2017)
- Featured in 'Lawyers Who Code'
- Led PacerPro's expansion from federal court data into state courts
- Co-founded the NYU Law & Tech community

## Latest updates

- **2021-09** — PacerPro raised $5M led by Berkley Capital, brought on a new CTO, and began expanding from federal into state court coverage starting with California and New York.

## Links

- Website: https://pacerpro.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-mcgrane-aa864886
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pacerpro

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Last updated: 2026-06-25