Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has lost another senior lawyer to retail technology platform Shopify Inc. with the departure of longtime deputy general counsel Michael Johnson.
The 11-year Facebook veteran announced June 1 via rival social media platform LinkedIn that he’s now vice president of corporate legal at Shopify. Johnson, who also served as Meta’s assistant corporate secretary, was one of three in-house lawyers listed on Facebook’s filing for an initial public offering that raised $16 billion in 2012.
He had a “long, fun ride” at Facebook, Johnson said in an email, and he’ll be “forever grateful for the opportunity ...
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