Robinhood Names Dan Gallagher Chief Legal Officer

Robinhood named Dan Gallagher chief legal officer on May 5, 2020. Gallagher had sat on Robinhood's board since October 2019, and Bloomberg Law reported that the hire came “almost six months after recruiting another lawyer to fill its top in-house legal role”. Robinhood's own post described the scope of his new job in one line. “Dan will oversee all global legal functions including corporate counsel, regulatory counsel, and product counsel,” the company wrote.