Twitter Lawyer Tabbed as First General Counsel at PlayCo Gaming

PlayCo Global Inc., a fast-growing mobile gaming company, has recruited one of Twitter Inc.’s top lawyers to serve as its legal chief.

Stephanie Adamson King is excited to become the “first general counsel” this month at PlayCo, she wrote on her LinkedIn profile. She’ll reunite with former Zynga Inc. colleagues Justin Waldron and Justin Cinicolo.

Waldron, a co-founder of gaming giant Zynga, co-founded PlayCo last year. The company hit unicorn status in September after raising $100 million at a $1 billion valuation to roll out a slate of games across multiple platforms.

The company, based in ...