Wake Up Call: Uber Hires Pepsi’s Tony West as Top Lawyer

• Uber Technologies Inc. announced the hire of Tony West as its new chief legal officer on Friday. West, a former senior attorney in the Justice Department, partner at Morrison & Foerster, and Democratic fund raiser, emphasized diversity on his team while he was general counsel at PepsiCo. He replaces Salle Yoo, Uber’s top lawyer since 2012, as the company faces at least five federal criminal probes and dozens of lawsuits, including a major trade secrets fight with Alphabet Inc. over technology for self-driving cars, as well as foreign actions. Pepsi for 10 straight years has been named one of the world’s most ethical companies, a ...