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In-House Counsel

Aug. 13, 2010

Staying Social and Private

Karyn R. Smith : Zynga Game Network Inc.

To many, those online poker and farming games on the social networking website Facebook are just fun distractions, if not minor obsessions. For Karyn R. Smith, they are her livelihood.

As deputy general counsel for San Francisco-based Zynga Game Networks, the online game maker with titles including "Zynga Poker," "Mafia Wars" and "FarmVille," Smith worked doggedly to ensure that the rapidly growing company will continue thr...

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