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Maria Dinzeo

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May 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

DoorDash Attorney's Promotion to GC Earned Her $15M Stock Grant

Tia Sherringham took the legal reins in January 2022 after the food-delivery company promoted her boss to chief business officer.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Flummoxed by Regulatory Chaos Around Cybersecurity

"There's a lot of unpredictability right now. There's a lot of head-scratching about what's going to come next—what sectors are going to get hit with the next emergency directive, for example," said Megan Leef Brown, a partner with Wiley Rein.

By Maria Dinzeo

5 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

More Companies Opt for Fractional GCs Over Full-Time Legal Chiefs

"Law firms really want the big stuff—the deals and litigation. What a lot of corporations struggle with is not those things," said Noel Elfant, founder of General Counsel Practice.

By Maria Dinzeo

7 minute read

April 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Estee Lauder Vice Chair and Former General Counsel to Retire

Sara Moss has been with the cosmetics giant for two decades, most of that time as legal chief. She was promoted to vice chair in 2019.

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read

April 19, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Cash Is King for Startups as Venture Capital Pulls Back

"A firm may not have five VCs chasing them, but the best companies will still raise capital," a venture capitalist said.

By Maria Dinzeo

7 minute read

April 19, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

DocuSign Greeted New Legal Chief With a $13 Million Stock Award

James Shaughnessy joined the electronic signature company from Workday in May 2022.

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3 minute read

April 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Former Gartner GC Jules Kaufman's Exit Package Topped $1 Million

Gartner did not give a reason for why it decided to part ways with Kaufman, its general counsel of five years, though a Securities and Exchange Commission filing said "There has been no disagreement between Mr. Kaufman and Gartner around strategy, financials or business practices."

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read

April 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

As Crocs Sales Soar, GC Announces Retirement

General Counsel Daniel Hart helped engineer a $2.5 billion acquisition a year ago, a deal that helped the maker of slip-in clogs rack up record 2022 sales.

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read

April 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Former Chime, Capital One Counsel Snags GC Job at Fintech Startup

"We aimed to achieve the consumer credit access that was envisioned in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act," Method Financial CEO Jose Bethancourt wrote in a blog post announcing the company's $16 million Series A funding.

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read

April 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Supercomputers Soon Will Crack Encryption. Is Your Company Ready?

"With this level of breach that can and will happen, you can't afford to take a wait-and-see approach if you are managing sensitive data," said Rebecca Krauthamer, co-founder of quantum cybersecurity software firm QuSecure.

By Maria Dinzeo

6 minute read