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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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January 30, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tesla Rival Taps Mercedes-Benz GC for Top Lawyer Job

"Lucid's products set an incredibly high bar for automotive companies, and I'm energized to join at a time when the company is poised to expand further," new legal chief Matt Everitt said.

By Maria Dinzeo

4 minute read

January 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

IRobot's Top Lawyer Takes CEO Reins After Failed Amazon Merger

Glen Weinstein will help stabilize iRobot now that it is retaining its independence. Resistance from European antitrust regulators scuttled Amazon's plan to buy it for $1.7 billion.

By Maria Dinzeo

4 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Feds Warn Companies Not to Delete Slack, Signal Chats

DOJ official Manish Kumar said the Justice Department and the FTC expect companies to "preserve and produce any and all responsive documents, including data from ephemeral messaging applications designed to hide evidence."

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3 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tech Giants Take a Beating at FTC's AI Summit

"Will this be a moment of opening up markets to fair and free competition, unleashing the full potential of emerging technologies? Or will a handful of dominant firms concentrate control over these key tools locking us into a future of their choosing?" Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said Thursday.

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4 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Pair of Biopharma Companies Tap Compliance Veterans to Lead Legal

Tris Pharma targets ADHD and addiction, while BPGbio uses an AI platform to discover drug candidates.

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5 minute read

January 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

AI Adoption Likely to Spark Surge in Corporate Litigation of All Stripes in 2024

Companies might face antitrust allegations if they use AI to help set prices, for instance, or they might face allegations of discrimination if they use AI to winnow down candidates for job openings.

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5 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'Pig Butchering' and Other Cybercrimes Preying on Human Psychology Rising Fast

"We are getting good with the technical applications of fighting the stuff. But at the end of the day, it comes down to the human," said Stephen Dougherty, a financial fraud investigator with the U.S. Secret Service.

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5 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Apple GC Kate Adams Earned Nearly $27M in 2023

Adams benefited from the company exceeding its targets for sales and operating income, but nonetheless received a hair less than in 2022.

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3 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'Don't Do as You're Told': 2 Legal Ops Luminaries Share How to Fix Problems Lawyers Don't Know They Have

Exuding passion is important, Netflix legal ops chief Jenn McCarron said, but "if you're just a passion rocket, people will feel torpedoed by you."

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5 minute read

January 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Sony Pictures General Counsel to Exit After Three Decades With Media Giant

Leah Weil helped the media giant buy IP rights to Spiderman for a mere $7 million, acquire MGM for $2.9 billion, recover from a crippling 2014 cyberattack and much more.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read