Uber’s GC Promoted To Chief Legal Officer

Salle Yoo, who has been Uber’s general counsel since it was a small start-up 2012, has been promoted: she’ll now serve as the company’s chief legal officer and corporate secretary, passing on the GC torch once the company hires a replacement.

The announcement by CEO Travis Kalanick comes at a time when the car service technology company is facing legal scrutiny from regulators, competitors, and employees — on top of the regulatory battles it has been fighting in multiple jurisdictions since first hitting the market. The new GC, who will take over the day-to-day operations of the legal department, will have ...