This content is available to members only. Please login or register to view this area.
Transcend, a data privacy and compliance solutions firm, has tapped Twilio’s former lead product counsel Brandon Wiebe to serve as legal chief and head of privacy. As Transcend’s first-ever top lawyer, Wiebe will lead the San Francisco-based company’s legal and privacy efforts. Those privacy issues include managing opt-outs of targeted or behavioral advertising (which require […]
UnitedLex, a technology and legal services company, has hired Thomas Barothy, formerly the Global Legal Chief Operating Officer at UBS. Barothy joined UnitedLex’s Board of Directors Strategy Council bringing his business and legal expertise to help accelerate the path from business case to corporate prioritization. Founded in 2006, UnitedLex is committed to delivering full-scale Digital […]
Calm.com, the meditation, sleep, and wellness app maker, has hired Anne Hoge as its chief legal officer. Hoge was leading the law department at the online securities trading company Robinhood Markets. Hoge replaces former Calm general counsel Jacques Lehot, who confirmed that he left the company in January. Privately held Calm, founded in 2012 by Michael Acton Smith and […]
Sarita Venkat, founder of the “Heels of Justice” podcast, has departed as head of global intellectual property transactions at Apple to join Cisco. At Cisco Venkat will serve as vice president and deputy general counsel of global litigation. During her time in Apple she litigated patent and complex commercial cases across the globe and served as a […]
ComplySci, the provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, is continuing to grow its experienced leadership team with recent appointments. The compliance technology company, announced that it has elevated its general counsel Eric Przybisiki to become its chief legal officer. Eric Przybisiki joined ComplySci as General Counsel in 2018. He was […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US had tapped Krishna Juvvadi, a veteran of Uber’s legal department and the U.S. Department of Justice to lead its day-to-day legal operations. The hire echoes the efforts in Binance.US’s, the American division of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, to bolster its legal and compliance team. In this sense, Binance has been attempting to forge better […]
Skybound Entertainment, the cross-media production company behind The Walking Dead franchise, has named prominent attorney, digital-media consultant and conference organizer Ned Sherman as its Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer. In this role, Sherman will hold management responsibilities and provide strategic oversight across all legal and business affairs at Skybound Entertainment. Recognized as an industry trailblazer, Ned […]
Minnie Alexander, a veteran of Disney and the Campbell Soup Co., has joined the resurgent outdoor retailer REI as general counsel. After the devastating impact of the pandemic, the retail chain has now ambitious growth plans. In this sense the company announced two appointments for this month, Minnie Alexander and Sylvia Wilks as Chief Supply Chain […]
Energy Vault Holdings, a provider of grid-scale energy storage, has appointed Josh McMorrow as the company’s first chief legal officer. McMorrow is taking the legal reins of the company, a maker of energy storage systems that is ramping up its global expansion. The appointment comes three months after Energy Vault went public through a special purpose […]
