Apple hires Intel's top lawyer

(AP) -- Apple Inc. says it has hired Intel Corp.'s top lawyer, Bruce Sewell, a day after the chip maker announced his departure.

Apple said Sewell will report to CEO Steve Jobs as the company's general counsel and senior vice president for legal and government affairs.

Daniel Cooperman, who has held the job for the past two years, is retiring at the end of the month, the company said.

In a statement on Tuesday, Jobs said, "We expect this to be a seamless transition."

Intel, the world's largest chip maker said Monday that Sewell and Pat Gelsinger, the head of its main division, are leaving the company. It also announced a major reorganization of its management, though the company denied that the departures were related.

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