Michael Holston will assume the role of vice president and general counsel for HP, which cleaned house after news of Patricia Dunn's Kona 2 investigation exploded into the newspapers. Holston replaces Ann Baskins who departed HP in September in response to the scandal over the technology company's internal leak investigation.

Investigators working on behalf of HP used pretextual tactics (in this case, assumed identities) to access private phone records of HP directors and even journalists, hunting for the source of high level company leaks. These tactices were supposedly vetted by HP's general counsel's office and also run past outside counsel Wilson Sonsini. WS has also been dumped by HP as the company tries to creep out from under the long shadow of its own making.

-- MDT

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