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Maria Dinzeo

Maria Dinzeo

Maria Dinzeo is a San Francisco-based journalist covering the intersection of technology and the law, with a focus on AI, privacy and cybersecurity.

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April 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Twilio GC Sees Pay Drop 73% in 2023

Twilio's chief legal officer Dana Wagner is no longer one of the highest-compensated general counsel, as his stock award shrank by more than $20 million in 2023.

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read

April 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

2 Extremes of AI's Copyright Fight: Permit IP Theft on Colossal Scale or Hinder Advancements in Human Expression

"We should be prepping ourselves for what directions we want society to move in. We probably want society to maximize creative expression, rather than let everyone assert property interests over every idea," Midjourney General Counsel Maxwell Sills said.

By Maria Dinzeo

8 minute read

April 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Microsoft's Ben Glatstein on How to Be a Real AI Lawyer, Not Just One Who Throws the Acronym Around

"Just to be a mediocre lawyer in general, you have to understand AI," Glatstein told Berkeley Law's Irene Liu during an online event Tuesday. For those with higher aspirations, he said, "there's really no substitute for just digging in and doing the work."

By Maria Dinzeo

5 minute read

April 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Bears Hire Up-and-Comer as Legal Chief Amid Stadium Negotiations

Krista Whitaker's chance meeting with Kevin Warren, now the Bears' CEO, while she was a Stanford Law School student has paid off again, this time landing her one of the top CLO roles in professional sports.

By Maria Dinzeo

4 minute read

April 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'Ignore This Bill at Your Peril': Federal Privacy Legislation Has Teeth—and Real Shot at Passing

"That's what's most important to think about: What will this change about business models?" said Alysa Hutnik, a senior executive at the privacy software firm Ketch.

By Maria Dinzeo

7 minute read

April 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The AI Revolution Is Here. Who Will Be the Winners and Losers in Legal Services?

"If they figure out how to incorporate this technology into their comp model, then they'll be the winners," said Stephanie Corey, co-founder of the legal ops consulting firm UpLevel Ops, on the rise of AI and how it will disrupt the way law firms do business.

By Maria Dinzeo | Dan Roe

10 minute read

April 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Hertz GC Who Settled Barrage of Lawsuits From Enraged Customers Stepping Down

Colleen Batcheler is exiting for an as-yet-unidentified role at another company. After joining the company in 2022, she reached a $168 million settlement with customers the rental-car giant had falsely accused of stealing cars.

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Meta Transfers AI-Related Patents to Midjourney to Thwart Patent Trolls

"Sharing these assets makes our ecosystem stronger by allowing other operating companies to acquire patents that they can use to protect their innovation," said Jeremiah Chan, Meta's head of patents, licensing and open source.

By Maria Dinzeo

5 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Excessive Workloads Are Boosting In-House Turnover, Creating 'Snowball Effect'

"As more people leave, there's more work to do, causing more people to leave. It's a potentially vicious cycle that can, ultimately, spin out of control," said a report from Axiom and Wakefield Research.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Moves of Month: EBay, Estee Lauder, GE, Geico Grab Headlines

Among the GCs plotting retirements were John Deere's Mary Jones and Pitney Bowes' Daniel Goldstein.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read