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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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March 20, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

'It Was a Bunch of Spooked Wildebeests': How Tech GCs Survived the SVB Panic

"This bank was very helpful to the tech community. Dealing with mainstream traditional banks for early stage startups is going to be way more burdensome," said Manuel Martinez-Herrera, GC of BetterCloud.

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9 minute read

March 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Comerica Quietly Parts Ways With Legal Chief for $2.5 Million

John Buchanan, whose employment ended in mid-2022, received the payment after agreeing not to disparage the company and to release any claims.

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2 minute read

March 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

SVB's Failure May Stymie Funding for Some Startups

"The most important thing is it seems like payroll is going to get hit on time, but there are still plenty of things to be concerned about," said Healy Jones, vice president of financial strategy at the accounting firm Kruze Consulting.

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7 minute read

March 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

As SVB's Risks Skyrocketed, Bank Let Chief Risk Officer Post Sit Vacant for Months

"It's like having an airplane without a pilot or a ship without a captain. It will move, but to what direction?" said Charles Elson, a retired professor of corporate governance at the University of Delaware.

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6 minute read

March 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

SVB's Implosion Has Tech Companies Reeling. Here's What They Should Do

"The board, the c-suite, are all going to be looking at the lawyers and my guess is this is a once in a lifetime crisis, so you want to make sure you have people you can count on on your legal team," said three-time general counsel Sterling Miller.

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8 minute read

March 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Dominion Says Fox Legal Chief Should Have Blocked Airing of False Claims

The release of Viet Dinh's deposition on Tuesday and a court filing by Dominion on Wednesday are throwing scrutiny on Viet Dinh, a Harvard-educated lawyer and former assistant attorney general who's been the media giant's legal chief since 2018.

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8 minute read

March 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

In Deposition, Fox Legal Chief Says He 'Allowed the Possibility' Rigged-Election Claims Were True

"I was skeptical but I had to reserve some mind space to—for them to be proven right," Viet Dinh said in the newly released deposition.

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5 minute read

March 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Former Facebook Security Chief Sounds Off on the Case that Rocked the Cybersecurity World

Ex-Uber security chief Joe Sullivan "is being punished for something that actually happens all the time, and for which we don't have good legal guidance," former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos said.

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6 minute read

March 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

After Helping Clean Up Crash Fallout, Boeing CLO Slides Onto Company's Highest-Paid List

The aircraft-maker praised Brett Gerry for "significant contributions to the company" in 2022, including helping to resolve litigation stemming from a 737 Max crash in 2018 and another in 2019.

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3 minute read

March 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Continuing Health Care Privacy Crackdown, FTC Fines BetterHelp $7.8 Million

"Let this proposed order be a stout reminder that the FTC will prioritize defending Americans' sensitive data from illegal exploitation," said Sam Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.

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4 minute read