Twitter Executive ‘Exited’ by Musk Leaves Lima as Top Law Leader

Twitter Inc.’s sole remaining deputy general counsel, Regina Lima, is in line to run its legal operations after her colleague “was exited” Tuesday over his handling of company information, according to four people familiar with the matter.

Lima, who has worked for Twitter since early 2014 and oversees legal for commercial, marketing, and content partnerships, is the highest-ranking law executive after the departure of former FBI general counsel Jim Baker, who was the only other deputy general counsel at the company.

“In light of concerns about Baker’s possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, ...