“Bruce Sewell, Intel’s top corporate attorney [is] leaving the company just as its appeal of a massive European Union case gain momentum. And where he’s going might signal his new employer’s emphasis on potential governmental legal issues: Apple announced earlier this morning that Sewell is coming to Cupertino,” Jim Goldman reports for CNBC.
“His arrival at Intel customer Apple Inc. shows Apple’s new emphasis on addressing various federal investigations of its own,” Goldman reports. “The FCC is examining Apple’s decision to delay Google’s Voice application from the Apple App Store, and another federal investigation into both Apple and Google that the two companies shared board members despite their competitive positions in software and smart phones. (Google CEO Eric Schmidt stepped down from Apple’s board, but former Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson still serves on both; and former Vice President Al Gore serves on Apple’s board and is also a top advisor to Schmidt.)”
Goldman reports, “Sewell’s acumen in navigating the legal departments of various federal authorities could be enormously valuable to Apple, especially now, and his loss at Intel, particularly now, will be felt. It’s a top notch hire for Apple, and timing truly is everything, for both Apple and Intel. Apple, good; Intel, not so much.”
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