Microsoft Compliance Chief Jumps to TikTok as Top U.S. Lawyer

TikTok Inc., a social networking service owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd. that’s faced scrutiny from U.S. regulators and policymakers within the past year, has brought on a new legal chief for its Americas arm.

Matthew Penarczyk, who spent nearly 19 years in-house at Microsoft Corp., recently left the company to become Americas head of legal for TikTok. Penarczyk’s new position makes him TikTok’s top lawyer in the U.S. and broader Americas region, which includes South America, said company spokesman Josh Gartner.

“I have had the privilege of supporting the brightest innovators in the world, learning from the best lawyers in ...