Longtime intellectual property lawyer Cindy Lynch has moved up to the general counsel seat at Sunnyvale, California-based Simplify Medical Inc., a medical device company.

Lynch has led Simplify's IP team as a consultant since March 2016, according to her LinkedIn page. As GC, she's technically a new hire, but the past two and a half years have given her insight on the company.

“I already know and have been working with most of the Simplify team over the last couple of years. I know they are an exceptional and dedicated group and it was an easy decision to join them when the timing was right,” Lynch said in an email to Corporate Counsel.