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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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May 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Splunk CLO Exiting in Wake of Sale, Unlocking $24M Golden Parachute

Scott Morgan announced on LinkedIn Friday that he was leaving the data platform after 12 years.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read

May 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

For In-House Lawyers Trying to Keep Up on AI Regulation, States Are Ground Zero

State laws are proliferating that cover such topics as the creation of deep fakes and the use of AI in the employee-recruitment process.

By Maria Dinzeo

5 minute read

May 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel Saw Pay Rise Over Past Year, Despite Drop in Job-Hopping

Legal department attorneys received modest pay increases over the past year after median pay dropped 3% between 2022 and 2023, according to search firm BarkerGilmore's 2024 In-House Counsel Compensation Report.

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May 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

From Blank Stares to Boardrooms: How Legal Ops Can Win Over the C-Suite

"We have to show them the art of the possible—what this role is and how it can deliver value," CLOC co-founder Mary O'Carroll said.

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5 minute read

May 14, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

CLOC 2024 Takeaways: Gen AI Is Changing Everything, and 'Data Is the New Gold'

"The future is written in data. There's no way to engage with the challenges ahead of us if we don't become masters of collecting and exploiting it," said Jenn McCarron, CLOC president.

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9 minute read

May 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Think Gen AI Is Mind-Blowing Today? Next Decade's Advancements Will Be 'Momentous'

In a CLOC Global Institute keynote, Suffolk University Law School Dean Andrew Perlman said, "I believe it is going to be the most significant technology ever created for the legal industry and many others."

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5 minute read

May 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'Lead With Empathy,' Not Indignation: How a Googler Fixes Outside Counsel Relationships in 4 Easy Steps

"You want to make sure that your problem is with your outside counsel. There's nothing worse than doing all this work, only to have your issues persist, and you've employed a solution that doesn't work," said Matt Rubbelke, a senior associate in vendor strategy and governance management at Google.

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6 minute read

May 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

At CLOC Global Institute, Legal Teams Share How They Started Using Generative AI

"This is brand-new technology. Our people don't know how to use it. You're going to have to learn and develop that muscle," said Tim Fraser, general counsel of Toshiba Americas.

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3 minute read

May 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

SEC Escalates Fight With Robinhood, Sending Wells Notice Over Crypto Unit

The development is a setback for Robinhood legal chief Dan Gallagher, who has championed a strategy of engaging with the agency and is himself a former SEC commissioner.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read

May 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Early Filings Under SEC Cyber-Disclosure Rules Offer Little Insight Into 'Material' Incidents

Most of the 13 companies disclosing "material" breaches reported the incidents quickly but with few details. "Some [filings] are quite skinny in terms of facts, and you can see the SEC disagreeing with their compliance because they are relatively thin," Debevoise & Plimpton partner Ben Pedersen said.

By Maria Dinzeo

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