Caroline Spiezio
Caroline covers the intersection of tech and law for Corporate Counsel. She's based in San Francisco. Find her on Twitter @CarolineSpiezio.
October 29, 2018 | Legaltech News
CFTC Commissioner Urges Regulators to Approach Fintech With an 'Open Mind'Commissioner Rostin Behnam said G-20 regulators need to improve their understanding of rapidly changing fintech innovations and create regulations that mitigate industry risk.
By Caroline Spiezio
3 minute read
October 29, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
CFTC Commissioner Urges Regulators to Approach Fintech With an 'Open Mind'Commissioner Rostin Behnam said G-20 regulators need to improve their understanding of rapidly changing fintech innovations and create regulations that mitigate industry risk.
By Caroline Spiezio
3 minute read
October 29, 2018 | Legaltech News
Signs of Growing Australian Legal Tech Market, as ALTA Holds First International EventThe Australian Legal Technology Association held its first international event at DLA Piper's San Francisco office Friday, showing off new legal tech from the region.
By Caroline Spiezio
2 minute read
October 26, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
State Bank Supervisors Sue the OCC to Stop National Fintech ChartersThe suit argues that fintech companies that do not take deposits and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation should continue to be regulated at the state level.
By Caroline Spiezio
4 minute read
October 25, 2018 | The Recorder
With Google Accused of Protecting Men in Power, Company's Policies in the SpotlightIn the wake of a report from The New York Times, Google's chief executive officer Sundar Pichai sent an email to employees Thursday addressing the company's handling of sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships.
By Caroline Spiezio
4 minute read
October 25, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
How Companies Avoid Legal Pitfalls When Drafting NDAsNDAs can help protect company trade secrets, but not if they're overly broad or poorly enforced.
By Caroline Spiezio
3 minute read
October 25, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Report: Alphabet CLO Drummond Secretly Fathered Child With SubordinateDavid Drummond, the chief legal officer of Google parent company Alphabet, fathered a child with a colleague during an extramarital affair while he was GC of Google, according to a New York Times report.
By Caroline Spiezio
2 minute read
October 23, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Patent Trolls Threats Are Not From a 'Fairy Tale,' Says High Tech Inventors Alliance's GCHigh Tech Inventors Alliance GC John Thorne issued a statement on the importance of fighting patent trolls, after the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office compared patent trolls to fictional villains causing unnecessary fear.
By Caroline Spiezio
3 minute read
October 23, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Former Google, Yahoo Lawyer Heads to Digital Currency Company HBUS as GCLongtime Silicon Valley in-house lawyer Tiffani McCoy is moving to the crypto industry as GC of HBUS.
By Caroline Spiezio
3 minute read
October 23, 2018 | The Recorder
Digital Currency Company HBUS Calls on Former Google, Yahoo Lawyer as GCLongtime Silicon Valley in-house lawyer Tiffani McCoy is moving to the crypto industry as GC of HBUS, a digital currency marketplace that opened in June.
By Caroline Spiezio
3 minute read
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