I agree that they should have seasoned HR pro's. The surface area of potential lawsuits with mismanaged hiring practices is too large to blow off people with "

I agree that they should have seasoned HR pro's. The surface area of potential lawsuits with mismanaged hiring practices is too large to blow off people with "shifting business priorities" after extending an offer. Unless shifting business priorities means that hiring manager lost headcount. If they found someone with lets call it different demographics that's a huge can of lawsuit worms.