Almost a week after a news site revealed Apple Computer's nine-year GC, Nancy Heinen, had left the company, it remains unclear whether one of Silicon Valley's highest-ranking female attorneys was forced to leave or had resigned -- or even when her last day was. Although the company is notoriously tight-lipped about executive departures, the mystery with which Apple has shrouded the matter has raised some eyebrows. Heinen is one of three high-level executives to leave Apple since March.

Originally by Law.com - Tech Law Practice Center, 2:24 PM

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