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Women Leaders in Tech Law: Tammy Albarrán, Uber Technologies

Albarrán, the deputy general counsel at Uber, has worked to foster an inclusive workplace in the wake of her prior work as outside counsel for Uber at Covington & Burling investigating the factors that contributed to the company's culture.
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Most Innovative Public Company Legal Department of the Year Finalist: Lyft

"Lyft's growth and expansion has been astronomic over the last 18 months, and the legal team has been uncompromising in its ability to help the company achieve business goals and take us closer and closer to realizing our mission," says general counsel Kristin Sverchek.
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Women Leaders in Tech Law: Kristin Sverchek, Lyft

"When I joined Lyft in 2012 as general counsel, it was just me. Now, Lyft's legal team is crossing 130 people and is stronger than ever."
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Innovations in Pro Bono: Davis Wright Tremaine and Amazon

Every team partnering with Kids in Need of Defense to represent 28 immigrant children has reached an important milestone in helping immigrant children attain safety via a Special Juvenile Immigrant Visa or in, some cases, asylum.
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Innovations in Diversity and Inclusion: NetApp

NetApp's legal department was one of the drivers in the creation of the Community of Legal Interns. CLI is an organization seeking to connect students and employers committed to increasing diversity, inclusion and innovation in the legal industry.
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Women Leaders in Tech Law: Michelle Fang, Turo

"Mentor and sponsor women and push to give them their first big break," says the CLO of peer-to-peer car-sharing company Turo.
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Gap, Uber and 20 Other Legal Departments Sign On for In-House Mansfield Rule Pilot

Legal departments in the Diversity Lab program are asked to consider at least 50% underrepresented candidates for internal roles and when hiring outside counsel. The pilot program includes Delta Dental of California, LendingClub Corp., PayPal Holdings Inc., SurveyMonkey Inc., Symantec Corp., ThredUp Inc., and Turo Inc.
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Innovator of the Year Finalist: Robert Kang, Southern California Edison

Kang, one of the utilities industry's first in-house cyber counsel, has worked with Loyola Law School to help design and launch the first cyber and privacy law concentration offered in Southern California.
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Women Leaders in Tech Law: Deanna Kwong, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Deanna Kwong, HPE's senior IP litigation counsel, led her team and outside counsel to a summary judgment victory in a highly contentious competitor copyright case filed by Oracle.
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Most Innovative Emerging Company Legal Department of the Year: Coinbase

Recognizing a need in the cryptocurrency industry, the Coinbase legal team developed a tool to assess the risk that any particular asset may be a security subject to further regulatory scrutiny.
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