Bloomberg Law
July 21, 2016, 2:17 PM UTC

Is Airbnb’s Top Lawyer the New Archetype for the Legal Profession?

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

Airbnb’s chief business affairs and legal officer Belinda Johnson is in the spotlight thanks to a glowing profile on Medium that’s making the rounds.

Johnson, 49, has ascended to the number two position at San Francisco-headquartered online room rental company Airbnb, and largely handled the day-to-day operations that helped it reach a $25 billion valuation. Unlike other “sharing-economy” companies, such as Uber, Airbnb has avoided negative publicity by trying to solve its problems constructively, according to the profile.

For instance, on Wednesday, the company hired former Attorney General Eric Holder, now at Covington & Burling, to help it develop an anti-discrimination ...

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