Skillz Hires Fortune 500 Legal Executive Andrew Dahlinghaus As General Counsel
June 02 2023 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
Dahlinghaus Brings Extensive Legal and
Regulatory Compliance Expertise to Leading Mobile Gaming
Platform
Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), the leading mobile games platform that
connects players and developers through fun and fair competition,
today announces that Andrew Dahlinghaus will be joining the
executive team as General Counsel, effective June 26, 2023.
Dahlinghaus will be replacing Charlotte Edelman, who has led the
company’s legal department since 2020. Edelman will continue to
serve the company as an advisor. In his role, Dahlinghaus will
oversee all legal and regulatory matters at Skillz.
“I’m excited to see how Andrew Dahlinghaus applies his
background in leading legal and compliance functions at growing
companies to further Skillz,” said Andrew Paradise, CEO and founder
of Skillz.
In his past roles, Dahlinghaus has led best-in-class Legal and
Compliance groups in Fortune 500, FTSE 250 and private
equity-backed companies, including Covidien, Medtronic, and
ConvaTec. Most recently at Clario, his experience spans large and
complex transactions, commercial counseling, regulatory compliance
and government enforcement matters. Prior to going in-house,
Dahlinghaus was an attorney at international law firm Arent Fox,
where he represented a wide variety of clients in high-stakes
litigation and government investigations. Dahlinghaus earned his
B.A. at Indiana University Bloomington before graduating from The
George Washington University Law School.
“I am thrilled to join Skillz as General Counsel at such an
important time at the company,” said Dahlinghaus. “I look forward
to leveraging my legal expertise to support the company’s future
roadmap, ensuring compliance, and fostering a secure and fair
gaming environment for our players worldwide.”
About Skillz
Skillz is the leading mobile games platform on a mission to
bring out the best in everyone through fun and fair competition.
The Skillz platform helps developers create multi-million dollar
franchises by enabling social competition in their games.
Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual
mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. As the
pioneer of skill-based competition for mobile gaming, Skillz has
earned recognition with Parity.Org’s 2022 Best Companies for Women
to Advance, Deloitte 2022 Tech Fast 500 and one of Fast Company’s
Most Innovative Companies in 2023. For more information, visit
skillz.com.
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