Former Netflix Litigator Joins Chat App Discord After Leaks Row

Jan. 12, 2024, 6:57 PM UTC

Discord Inc., an online chat and social media platform that has encountered controversy as it’s grown in popularity, has recruited veteran technology industry lawyer Hilary Ware for a key role in its legal group.

Her move comes as Discord confirmed Thursday it would shed 17% of its workforce, the latest in a series of mass job cuts to hit the technology industry.

Ware, most recently an associate general counsel at Netflix Inc., joined the streaming media company in 2011 after spending more than a half-dozen years at Google. As of this month she has global responsibility for litigation, regulatory compliance, ...

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