Bloomberg Law
April 28, 2017, 6:39 PM UTC

Microsoft Creates New Privacy Lawyer Role

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

Microsoft announced on Friday that it has created a new role in its legal department for Julie Brill, a former Federal Trade Commissioner, who will oversee privacy and regulatory affairs.

Brill joins the company from Hogan Lovells, and will not begin her new role as a vice president and deputy general counsel until sometime this summer, according to a press release. She was not available for comment.

Based in the company’s headquarters just outside Seattle, Brill will report to Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer, who has made cyber security one of his signature issues in speeches and talks around the world.

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