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Corporate Counsel

KKR Juiced Freshly Arrived GC's Compensation With Huge Stock Grant

Kathryn "Katie" King Sudol joined KKR in September from Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, where she was a partner and co-head of mergers and acquisitions.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pay Surge for Blackstone CLO Pushes Him Into the Elite $20M-Plus Club

Legal chief John Finley received a 25% pay boost in 2022, a year the private equity giant's stock price fell 43%. The company said some of the compensation was tied to results from a year earlier.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

HP Welcomed Aboard New Legal Chief With Huge Stock Grant

"Despite having only recently joined HP in October 2022, [Julie] Jacobs made an immediate positive impact by focusing on high priority items while working to connect and assess her leadership team," the company said in its proxy statement.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lionsgate GC Who Quit Wasn't Entitled to Severance but Got It Anyway

Corii Berg quit in December, even though he was under contract through June 2023. He and the company haven't said why. Berg's newly disclosed $1.65 million severance payment adds to the mystery.
3 minute read

International Edition

Private Equity In-House Lawyer Pay Outstrips Other UK Sectors—Report

Recruitment company Taylor Root's salary guide shows the state of in-house remuneration across various UK business sectors.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ousted Starbucks General Counsel's Severance Topped Her Entire 2021 Compensation

Rachel Gonzalez got the boot when Howard Schultz returned as CEO last April. She'd held the legal reins since 2018.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Apple GC's 2022 Compensation Keeps Her at the Front of the Big Tech Pack

The bulk of Kate Adams' pay came in the form of a stock grant. Her salary held steady at $1 million.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia GC Compensation Bounces Back After COVID-19 Dip

"I think '21 was a really strong year," said Bob Graff, an Atlanta-based in-house recruiter and a partner with Major, Lindsey & Africa.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

'For Exceptional Contributions': A Select Pool of Associates Will Receive Extra Cash

Several law firms say they are giving out additional bonus money to high-performers. But firms generally know eligibility will be limited based on the decline in demand this year.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge: Prelitigation 'Business-Related' Work Was Not Unauthorized Practice of Law

"Defendants have not established that Mr. Kaufman's conduct qualified as the unauthorized practice of law. Some of Defendants' evidence shows that Mr. Kaufman corresponded repeatedly about the potential FHR deal with an attorney for the bank. ... But these documents merely show that Mr. Kaufman was acting as Mr. Feinberg's representative or intermediary in a business deal," Judge Victor A. Bolden wrote in his ruling.
6 minute read

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