The latest corporate scandals that forced out GCs from several of the biggest tech companies have stuck their legal departments with a leadership vacuum. Silicon Valley-based companies Hewlett-Packard, McAfee and KLA-Tencor, to name a few, are hunting for new GCs, and recruiter Carl Baier says candidates must be "squeaky clean." Stars on the companies' remaining legal staffs might have a shot, but recruiter Sandy Lechtick says companies may want to send a message by hiring an outsider.
October 31, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The latest corporate scandals that forced out general counsel from several of the world’s biggest tech companies have stuck their legal departments with a leadership vacuum.
These companies — Hewlett-Packard, McAfee and KLA-Tencor, to name a few — are without a doubt trying to fill those crucial positions. And whoever steps into the shoes of their GCs will have to be superheroes among attorneys, said Silicon Valley recruiter Carl Baier.
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