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Corporate Counsel

GC Compensation Is Evolving, See What Amazon's General Counsel Made in 2020

"General counsel compensation has evolved with the way compensation is viewed at the C-suite level. There is a greater emphasis towards equity and a greater emphasis on company performance," says John Nixon, a partner at Duane Morris in Philadelphia who helps negotiate GC compensation.
3 minute read

International Edition

LVMH Names New General Counsel in Legal Leadership Refresh

The luxury goods giant has also appointed a new executive vice president for administration and legal affairs.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

You're the Top: Uber Chief Legal Officer Made More Than CEO Last Year

West earned his top lawyer pay during a tough year for Uber, which saw a drastic reduction in demand for its ride-hailing services and laid off thousands of employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Former Facebook Deputy GC Earned, According to White House Disclosure Form

The financial disclosure form shows that Jessica Hertz also made over $98,000 as the general counsel of Joe Biden's transition team and that she had been paid $20,000 to be a lecturer in law at Columbia University.
2 minute read

International Edition

Cathay Pacific General Counsel Jumps to Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Paul Chow was a former partner at Davis Polk, Linklaters and Slaughter and May.
2 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters' Tom Shropshire On Why He's Taking On the Diageo Role

What was behind the senior partner candidate's shock move on Monday?
5 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters Senior Partner Hopeful Shropshire Jumps to Diageo

The US leader had been among four candidates vying for the top job at the elite firm.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Walt Disney General Counsel Took Big Pay Cut Last Year

Alan Braverman and several other top execs at the company agreed to give up sizeable bonuses to help offset losses due to COVID-19.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Sotherly Hotels' New General Counsel Agrees to Give Up Portion of Salary

Robert Kirkland and several other executives at the company, including the CEO, agreed to take restricted stock awards in lieu of a percentage of their cash salaries.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

GC Compensation: What Does COVID-19 Mean for Top In-House Counsel in New Jersey?

Compensation for general counsel at New Jersey's publicly held companies continued on an upward trend in the last fiscal year. And yet no one could have predicted a global pandemic, and what impact it might have on 2020 and 2021.
5 minute read

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