Sonos Looks for New Legal Chief as Google Patent Showdown Looms

Jan. 20, 2023, 8:30 PM UTC

Sonos Inc., facing a patent war with Google, is looking for a new top lawyer after chief legal officer Edward Lazarus was promoted.

Lazarus took over as chief financial officer at Sonos on Nov. 15, the company said in a proxy statement filed Thursday. He’ll also continue as its top lawyer and corporate secretary while Sonos searches for a replacement, according to the company.

His promotion comes amid the ongoing audio patent fight between Sonos and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over wireless home speaker technology. A trial in a California federal court is currently slated for May 2023.

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