Eddie Lazarus joins Sonos as Chief Legal Officer
December 10 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Today, Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) announced that Eddie Lazarus will
join the Sonos team as its new Chief Legal Officer, effective Jan.
2, 2019.
Lazarus joins Sonos after a distinguished career as an attorney,
including most recently as General Counsel and Chief Strategy
Officer for Tribune Media Company from 2013 to 2018. At Sonos,
Lazarus will report directly to CEO Patrick Spence and will be
based at the company’s headquarters in Santa Barbara.
Lazarus will be responsible for all legal, corporate governance,
SEC reporting, government affairs, regulatory and compliance
activities across Sonos’ global operations.
“As we continue to grow as a public company, Eddie adds an
important strategic voice to our leadership team at Sonos,” said
CEO Patrick Spence. “His broad experience in legal and government
affairs combined with deep expertise in business strategy will be
essential as we continue to expand into new markets and categories,
and reach more listeners throughout the world.”
Prior to his role at Tribune Media, Lazarus served as the Chief
of Staff to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) from June 2009 to Feb. 2012. At the FCC, he oversaw policy
development and implementation, strategic planning, communications,
legislative and intergovernmental affairs, and agency management.
Before working at the FCC, Lazarus was a partner and member of the
Management Committee at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &
Feld, where he chaired the firm’s national litigation steering
committee. Prior to entering private practice, Lazarus served as
federal prosecutor in Los Angeles.
“Over the years, Sonos has built an impressive culture of
innovation that is positioned for great success over the
long-term,” Lazarus said. “I’m excited to join the Sonos team as it
continues to invent terrific products and build a business that
inspires the world to listen better.”
In addition to his career as an attorney, Lazarus is the author
of two highly acclaimed books: “Black Hills/White Justice: The
Sioux Nation Versus the United States, 1775 to the Present” and
“Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme
Court.” His writing has also appeared in publications such
as The Atlantic Monthly, U.S. News & World Report, The New
York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles
Times and The Chicago Tribune.
About Sonos
Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) is one of the world’s leading sound
experience brands. As the inventor of multi-room wireless home
audio, Sonos innovation helps the world listen better by giving
people access to the content they love and allowing them to control
it however they choose. Known for delivering an unparalleled sound
experience, thoughtful home design aesthetic, simplicity of use and
an open platform, Sonos makes the breadth of sonic content
available to anyone. Sonos is headquartered in Santa Barbara,
California. Learn more at www.sonos.com.
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