LinkedIn has named Michael Callahan as general counsel and secretary, effective on July 28, 2014. He will report to CEO Jeff Weiner and be a member of LinkedIn's executive staff.

Callahan will replace Erika Rottenberg, who announced earlier this year that she would be leaving the company. Rottenberg has served as LinkedIn's general counsel since 2008.

Callahan served most recently as chief legal officer at Auction.com, an online real estate marketplace, where he oversaw the company's legal, regulatory, intellectual property, government relations, compliance, ethics, and corporate governance matters. Previously, he was general counsel and secretary, at Yahoo.

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