The 2022 GC Compensation Survey: New York Legal Chiefs Get a Post-Pandemic Pay Bump
"The market remains very competitive. There are incredible amounts of hiring. Money is being thrown at everyone," said Deborah Ben-Canaan, senior practice leader for in-house counsel recruiting at Major, Lindsey & Africa.
July 19, 2022 at 07:00 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
Pay for the nation's most powerful legal chiefs has rocketed back into the stratosphere following a slump amid corporate austerity measures during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic—and a familiar name has reclaimed this year's cash king crown.
The Walt Disney Co.'s longtime legal boss, Alan Braverman, collected nearly $8.8 million in total cash compensation before he retired at the end of 2021, taking back his position as the highest-paid legal boss in the land before heading off into the sunset.
The 2022 General Counsel Compensation Report is based on Corporate Counsel affiliate ALM Intelligence's analysis of Fortune 1000 companies' 2021 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings and a compilation of their top lawyers' compensation data.
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