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When It Comes to Regulators, Checkr GC Says Companies Can Be 'Proactive, Interactive or Reactive'

There are a few different philosophies to choose from when interacting with the government, according to Checkr's Irene Liu.
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PayPal's Louise Pentland Tells Her 'Unwritten Rules' of Success

Pentland has ascended to the top of the legal department at the payments giant. Here's what she told attendees of Berkeley Law School's Peer 150 General Counsel Institute she's learned in the process.
4 minute read

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'The Law Is Trying to Catch Up': Newly Minted ShapeShift CLO Veronica McGregor on Advising a Cryptocurrency Client

"The biggest challenges are, as with any new technology, figuring out which, if any, existing laws apply to you," said the former Goodwin Procter lawyer.
5 minute read

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Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Finds Its First GC in Former Kilpatrick Townsend Partner

The nonprofit medical research organization, co-founded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, announced longtime litigator Maureen Sheehy as its GC Monday.
3 minute read

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Google CLO Kent Walker Discusses Election Shock in Leaked 2016 Video

A video of a 2016 all-hands meeting at Google posted Wednesday on website Breitbart.com shows a number of Google's senior executives addressing employees following the presidential election.
4 minute read

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Zoom Video Communications Hires Aparna Bawa as First GC

Zoom announced that it brought on Bawa, a veteran of the in-house legal departments at Magento Commerce and Nimble Storage, to lead its legal department.
3 minute read

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Should I Quit My Job and Move to Focus on Going In-House in Silicon Valley?

The decision to quit a job and move to a foreign land to find career success takes courage in light of some obvious risks. But these risks are mitigated by a thriving Bay Area legal market and many employers who will appreciate your reasons for such a move.
4 minute read

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After Senate Intelligence Committee Rejection, Google's Kent Walker Posts Testimony Online

CLO Kent Walker was rejected by the committee last month because it was seeking a higher-ranking official to testify on state-sponsored election interference.
3 minute read

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For Some Former Bay Area GCs, Ambitions Don't Stop at Retirement

Said one GC: “Before you make that decision put together a list of everything in the world you'd like to do so you're not just watching daytime TV and eating too much.”
4 minute read

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Will My Lack of Law Firm Experience Come Back to Haunt Me?

In today's legal environment, starting your legal career as an in-house lawyer as opposed to law firm associate is not the kiss of death that it might have been in years past.
4 minute read

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