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Coinbase's Paul Grewal Defends Layoffs as Crypto Firm Braces for Recession

CLO Paul Grewal asserted that cutting 18% of the crypto exchange's workforce was a "tough but prudent decision to ensure that Coinbase will emerge from this down cycle as a stronger company."
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Silicon Valley's BitGo Hires GC of Deutsche Bank's Broker-Dealer Unit as Legal Chief

Ira Wurcel, who was with the multinational bank nearly 15 years, most recently was general counsel of its broker-dealer unit, Deutsche Bank Securities.
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SF-Based Airbnb Lawyer Jumps to NYC-Based Fintech as Legal Chief

Alexa Summer is taking the legal reins at financial software maker Rho, which has raised $205 million in funding since launching in 2018.
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TiVo Parent Xperi Elevates Legal Chief to CEO of Spinoff

Paul Davis' promotion to the Silicon Valley-based entertainment tech company adds to the growing list of companies that have tapped their top lawyers to take over as CEO.
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Former Senior Lawyer at Tesla, Google Joins Silicon Valley Security Camera Startup as GC

In a blog post, Verkada CEO Filip Kaliszan said William Berry worked alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk to "lead strategic direction for the company's legal initiatives and goals."
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Pair of Tech Giants Revealed 2021 Pay for Legal Chiefs

Alphabet and Netflix on Friday joined the parade of companies disclosing compensation for top brass in their annual proxy statements.
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Twitter CLO Vijaya Gadde Earned $17 Million in 2021

Gadde's salary held steady at $600,000, but a $15.5 million stock award caused her total compensation to rise 132%.
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After $5.3B Buyout, Cloudera Launches Executive Overhaul, Including New CLO

CEO Robert Bearden said he is positioning Palo Alto, California-based Cloudera, which has underperformed, "to take more big bet risks so we can innovate and grow faster."
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Insurtech Startup With $4B Valuation Hires First-Ever GC

Six-year-old Next Insurance in Palo Alto has brought aboard Jennifer Lawrence as it bulks up in pursuit of its ambition to transform the small business insurance market.
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Ex-Tesla Lawyer Receives $30M in First Year at Maker of High-Tech Sensors

Luminar Technologies scooped up Alan Prescott last April. At the time, he was Tesla's acting general counsel.
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