Vivint's Chief Legal Officer Agrees To Step Down

By Isabella Cheng, Published Jun 23, 2021, 12:04pm EDT

Vivint's Chief Legal Officer, Shawn Lindquist, is stepping down from his role, effective August 31, 2021. This follows just weeks after Vivint's founder/CEO was replaced by the company's former COO, amid numerous illegal activity complaints.

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In this report, IPVM examines this announcement, Lindquist's role at Vivint, and what this means for Vivint going forward.

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Comments (2)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

06/23/21 09:21pm

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In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/24/21 12:36pm

** ***** ***** ** they *** ****** ** preempt *** **** ******** some **** ** ********* when ** ***** ** talking ** *** ****. Although ** ***** *** the ***** *** ** incriminate *******, ***** * would ***** ** ***** almost **** ** ** if **** ******* ****** hard ********* ***** *** shenanigans **** **** **.

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