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HP Promotes a New General Counsel

John Murrell in News on April 24 at 4:05 pm PT

HP today named John Schultz as executive VP and general counsel, replacing David Healy, who took the post on an interim basis in December. Schultz, who joined HP in 2008, will serve on the executive council and report to CEO Meg Whitman.

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Trulia Hires CFO and General Counsel on Way to IPO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 1, 2011 at 9:20 am PT

San Francisco-based online real estate company Trulia has rounded out its executive team by hiring a new CFO and general counsel before it plans to file for an initial public offering next year. The company has appointed Sean Aggarwal, formerly VP of finance at PayPal, to the position of CFO and Scott Darling to the position of general counsel. Darling held previous positions at Imperva, Microsoft and Danger.

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Verizon Makes Its Net Neutrality Objections Formal

Voices in News on January 20, 2011 at 3:43 pm PT

Verizon, one of the myriad and diverse parties unhappy with the FCC’s latest net neutrality rules, took its beef to court today, filing a challenge to the agency’s authority in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. “We are deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the Internet itself. We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers,” said Michael E. Glover, senior VP and deputy general counsel, in a statement.