Target Hires Xerox’s Top Lawyer as its Chief Legal Officer

Don Liu, general counsel of Xerox Corporation, is joining Target Corporation as executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel.

The hire, effective August 22, replaces outgoing Target general counsel Tim Baer, who will retire in July 2017, the company said in an announcement on Thursday. Baer will serve in an advisory role for the next 12 months, supporting the transition.

The hire comes after Target has faced some difficult legal challenges after a massive data breach in Thanksgiving 2013, when millions of customers’ personal information was accessed by hackers . The company has faced numerous lawsuits from customers ...