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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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September 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Female GCs Who Break Into Fortune 1000 Earn Big Bucks, But Men Hold Most of the Jobs

"We still have gender pay gaps in many companies, so let's keep making progress," said Melba Hughes of the recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.

By Maria Dinzeo

5 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

PetIQ Fires General Counsel Charged With Attempted Strangulation

The company dismissed Robert Michael Herrman in early August, and Securities and Exchange Commission filings indicate it already has filled his post.

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3 minute read

September 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Pax8 Taps Ethics and Compliance Veteran as First CCO

Mary Gill said she is thrilled "to have this opportunity to lead the design and build out of the company's next generation ethics and compliance program."

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3 minute read

August 31, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

California High Court Holds AI Vendors Liable for Biased Job Screening

The decision, reached at a time AI regulation is in its formative stages, will have implications beyond the state's borders.

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5 minute read

August 30, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Southwest Calls 'Religious Liberty' Training Ideological, Judge's Order Mandating It 'Unprecedented'

Southwest says the case it lost involves allegations it committed employment discrimination based on religion, which is significantly different from religious freedom, a subject that includes "topics that have nothing to do with this case."

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3 minute read

August 30, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

How the GC of a Startup Building 'Harmless' AI Balances Risks, Rewards

"It's a surprisingly full time job at times . . . to really deeply understand where we're willing to tolerate more risk in service of our mission and where we're more sensitive to risk," Anthropic AI legal chief Brian Israel said.

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5 minute read

August 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Dollar Tree Hires Legal Chief to Replace Ex-Trump Official Who Abruptly Departed

Jonathan Leiken is taking the legal reins of Dollar Tree after helping guide his last employer, the ATM-maker Diebold Nixdorf, through bankruptcy.

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2 minute read

August 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Burgeoning UCSF Hospital System Appoints First Chief Counsel

Incoming general counsel Rachel Nosowsky will be "an excellent colleague and mentor for all the attorneys in our office," said UCSF Chief Campus Counsel Greta Schnetzler.

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3 minute read

August 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

AI Regulation Is Picking Up Steam in State Legislatures

"It is taking over our lives, whether we know it or not," said Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a member of the California State Assembly. "How do we ensure decisions are being made that are not discriminatory?"

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6 minute read

August 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

National Insurance Crime Bureau Promotes Ex-Federal Prosecutor to GC

At the Illinois-based nonprofit, Rich DiZinno will help ferret out fraud, something he battled as an assistant U.S. attorney and as chief counsel for national security and crime for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read