Facebook hires a judge to oversee its global litigation - CNET

We're not sure what emoticon this elicits, but Social media giant Facebook has tued to the judiciary to beef up its in-house legal team.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal, who's presided over several big intellectual property cases in San Jose, Calif., has accepted a presumably much more lucrative position to oversee global litigation at Facebook.

Colin Stretch, Facebook's general counsel, said in a statement: "Paul has presided over hundreds of cases as Magistrate Judge in the Northe District of Califoia, and has eaed a reputation as a thoughtful and knowledgeable jurist with deep expertise in areas that are critically important to our company and our industry. We look forward to having him on our team."

Via The Wall Street Joual