This story has been changed to reflect updated information provided by Microsoft regarding its percentage of attorneys who are women or minorities.
Innovation is key to Microsoft Corp.’s dominance in the technology sector, and its 1,100-member legal department mirrors the company’s ingenuity. Led by Brad Smith, general counsel and executive vice president for legal and corporate affairs since 2002, Microsoft sets standards both in the way it handles the legal tasks for a $74 billion corporation and in the way it functions as a global citizen.
