Bloomberg Law
July 26, 2017, 12:19 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: Snap, Inc. General Counsel Departs

• The company behind Snapchat, Snap Inc., has lost its general counsel, Chris Handman, who said he wants to spend more time with his family, but will continue to advise the company. Before joining Snap in 2014, Handman was an appellate partner at Hogan Lovells, in Washington, D.C. Snap said its deputy general counsel, Dom Perella, will step into the role until the company makes a permanent replacement. ( The Information ) ( The Recorder )

• Kirkland & Ellis is losing the star New York restructuring partner who handled the recent Chapter 11 case of Caesars Entertainment Operating Corp., which earned the firm over $70 million. Paul Basta, ...

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