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Leaf Group Names New General Counsel

Santa Monica-based consumer Internet company Leaf Group--the owner of such online properties as Saatchi Art, Livestrong.com, Society6, and Hunker--has named a new General Counsel and Executive Vice President. According to the company, Adam Wergeles joined the company to serve as General Counsel and Executive Vice President, joining the company from Serviz, where he had been Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, and General Counsel. Wergeles also had served as Chief Legal Officer at ReachLocal during that company's IPO. Leaf Group is led by longtime technology industry veteran Sean Moriarty.