Video: OpenTable GC Connie Chen On What's Cooking in Her Law Department

The Recorder affilliate Corporate Counsel recently sat down with Chen to talk about her role at the San Francisco-based company and her career advice—plus her favorite foods.

May 24, 2018 at 02:15 PM

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By Caroline Spiezio

By Jason Doiy

The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel

Connie Chen. Photo: Jason Doiy /ALM

Connie Chen was hungry for an in-house legal role. So in 2011, after seven years at Latham & Watkins, she left for an associate general counsel role at online restaurant-reservation service company OpenTable.

Four years later, she was bumped up to the GC role. Over the course of her time at OpenTable, she's helped see the company through its acquisition by Priceline and its recent “OpenKitchen” campaign launch, which aims to boost gender inclusivity in the restaurant scene.

The Recorder affiliate Corporate Counsel recently sat down with Chen to talk about her role at the San Francisco-based company and her career advice—plus her favorite foods.