TikTok Inc. is lawyering up internally as it copes with mounting scrutiny from US legislators and regulators keen on curtailing Chinese influence.
The company—owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd.—has plans to hire up to 60 lawyers around the world this year, according to a source familiar with TikTok’s plans.
TikTok general counsel Erich Andersen, hired three years ago from Microsoft Corp., didn’t respond to a request for comment. Nor did Z. Julie Gao, a former Hong Kong-based partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who ByteDance recruited last year as its chief financial officer.
An online jobs board at TikTok ...
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