Block’s Top Lawyer Sivan Whiteley Steps Aside for Ex-Deputy (2)

Block Inc., a digital payments platform involved in a court battle over its new name, will see its top lawyer Sivan Whiteley step down next month.

Whiteley has spent the past decade working at Block and predecessor Square. She will resign as chief legal officer and corporate secretary as of Feb. 16, according to a securities filing.

Block has promoted its general counsel Christine “Chrysty” Esperanza to succeed Whiteley as interim legal chief when she leaves in five weeks. Esperanza had previously been a deputy general counsel at Square, where she reported to Whiteley.

The company, led by cofounder ...