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Silicon Legal: Tech Companies Stand Up and Speak Out Against Texas Abortion Law

App companies have been in the headlines over Labor Day weekend, almost entirely due to their legal moves following SB8, the controversial Texas abortion law banning the procedure past six weeks of pregnancy, which critics have said puts a bounty on abortion providers and those who use their services.
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Square Deputy GC, Headed for Startup, Talks Privacy Hurdles and Building a 'Counsel Team'

Square Inc. deputy general counsel Kirupa Pushparaj will be the first GC of Step, a new banking platform for teens and young adults.
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Sony Loses CLO Amid Tech Industry Antitrust Frenzy

"I have enjoyed it all immensely and will be handing off a great team—actually the best there is—to a great new leader," Russell said.
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Harley-Davidson In-House Leader Leaves for Los Angeles EV Startup Canoo

"Tomorrow I will close my laptop, turn in my badge and phone, say a few goodbyes (trying not to cry) and I will begin preparations for my next step—a move back to the U.S. and a new role at Canoo," Kristen Harris wrote.
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Ex-Boeing General Counsel Leaps to Activision Blizzard as Legal Chief

Grant Dixton succeeds Chris Walther, who is retiring later this month after leading Activision's legal department since 2009.
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A Law Firm Associate's Next Career Stop? A Startup's Law Department

A former Wilson Sonsini associate who is now general counsel at a software company says midlevel associates are a perfect match for early startups.
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What Chief Legal Officer Reaped Nearly $51M Last Year?

Stock awards accounted for the largest chunk of Walker's hefty paycheck.
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Tesla's Acting GC Leaves; That's the 4th GC Departure in 2 Years

Alan Prescott, vice president of legal and acting general counsel of the electric car company, has driven off to join Palo Alto-based Luminar Technologies Inc.
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Big Law Firms, GCs Form Pro Bono Alliance to Support Victims of Anti-Asian Hate

The alliance is co-chaired by Tai Park, a partner with White & Case and former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Debra Wong Yang, a partner with Gibson Dunn and former U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.
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What In-House Counsel Wished They'd Known About Appeals

In our decades of experience working with many in-house counsel on significant appeals for their companies, there are a few realities that they told us they wished they'd known earlier in the litigation process, say Ben Feuer and Rex Heinke of California Appellate Law Group.
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