Airbnb Adds Pair of Legal Leaders Ahead of IPO (Corrected)

Airbnb Inc. is bolstering its in-house legal ranks as the San Francisco-based travel startup, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, pushes forward on a public listing.

Mary Huser, the former chief legal and compliance officer for Plantronics Inc., now called Poly, joined Airbnb in late August as deputy general counsel for risk and regulatory. The company also recently added deputy general counsel for product Iris Chen and associate general counsel for trust and safety Miko Ando Brown, said Airbnb spokeswoman Liz DeBold Fusco.

The lawyers joined Airbnb, which faces regulatory scrutiny over short-term rentals, as the company filed plans for ...