Wake Up Call: Snap Hires Munger Tolles Partner as New GC

• Snapchat’s parent company already has a new general counsel to replace the departing Chris Handman. The company is said to have hired Michael O’Sullivan, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, the firm where Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel’s father, John Spiegel is a partner. Sullivan specializes in corporate and securities matters and has represented giants such as Google Inc. and Bank of America. ( The Recorder ) ( Business Insider )

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