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Thumbtack Taps Ex-Cummins Lawyer as New Chief Legal Officer

Melanie Margolin joins Thumbtack as the San Francisco-based online marketplace for local services, from electricians and landscapers to photographers and personal trainers, builds its executive team.
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Los Angeles Lakers Ex-General Counsel Jim Perzik Dies From COVID Complications

"He was the smartest, most gracious man I've ever known," said Perzik's friend and colleague J. Tullos Wells, outside general counsel for the San Antonio Spurs.
3 minute read

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ICM Partners Hires Entertainment Industry Veteran as New General Counsel

Julia Johnson, coming from the Agency for the Performing Arts, was also previously an in-house lawyer at Lifetime Television, Fox21, BBC Worldwide Productions and ABC Studios.
2 minute read

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Uber's Tony West Talks Diversity and Prop. 22 Backup Plans

"One of the options is shutting down," West said. "We are thinking very hard at all different eventualities, and at the end of the day, the law is the law, and we will comply."
4 minute read

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Acacia's New General Counsel Pays $25K to Settle SEC Investigation

Meredith Simmons, the top lawyer for Irvine, California-based Acacia, allegedly backdated and withheld records from the SEC in connection with a compliance review she conducted while formerly serving as GC and chief compliance officer for a New York-based hedge fund.
3 minute read

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COVID-19 May Accelerate Change, Need for Data Inside Corporate Legal

"We are part of the business infrastructure and we are held by the same standards and rigor," Connie Brenton, chief of staff and senior director of legal operations at NetApp Inc. based in Sunnyvale, California. "And the expertise that we need now as an in-house associate in a legal department is half business and half legal," she said.
4 minute read

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Top Lawyer Becomes Chief Operating Officer

John Schultz has served as the San Jose, California-based company's top lawyer since December 2017. As COO, he now manages HPE's operations, legal and administrative affairs organization.
2 minute read

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Coinbase Recruits Paul Grewal From Facebook

Facebook's Paul Grewal said he wanted to be a part of Coinbase's "vision for an open financial system for the world," according to a blog post written by the cryptocurrency firm's chief operating officer.
2 minute read

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The Next Phase of Growth: Why Strategic GC Hiring Is Continuing Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

GC hiring has continued for many tech startups even amid the current uncertain environment. Companies need in-house legal counsel to navigate new challenges posed by the pandemic, including regulatory and compliance, labor, and privacy issues.
5 minute read

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Wine Subscription Company GC Navigates Exponential Sales Growth During COVID-19

General counsel Matt Thelen, the lone in-house lawyer at LA-based online wine delivery club Winc, says increased demand has not distracted him from putting safety first for essential employees while rethinking the future of office workers-turned-telecommuters.
7 minute read

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