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Corporate Counsel

Paramount GC's Exit Was 'Involuntary,' Entitling Her to Millions in Severance

Now that Paramount is keeping its independence, the company's board is under pressure to chop expenses. Paramount is weighed down by more than $14 billion in debt and lost $500 million in the first quarter.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pay for Autodesk Legal Chief Jumped 37% in Latest Year

Ruth Ann Keene, who spent 11 years at the software maker before departing in 2016 for a legal chief post elsewhere, boomeranged back in 2022 when her old boss retired.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Netflix Shareholders Give New Exec Pay Plan Thumb's Up After Panning Prior Version

"It is a positive step, but probably falls under the category of 'too little too late,'" former activist investor Rosanna Landis Weaver said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Drug Distributor McKesson's New CLO Earned $8.8 million—in First 3 Months

Michele Lau, who'd earlier spent 13 years with McKesson, returned to the company on Jan. 1 as executive vice president and chief legal officer.
2 minute read

International Edition

Canadian In-House Counsel Salaries Up 9%, Report Shows

The annual report still shows a wide, but slightly smaller gap between male and female corporate lawyers' base salaries compared with last year.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Big Stock Award Propels Dell GC onto Company's Highest-Paid List

Richard Rothberg joined the company in 1999 and has been its legal chief since 2013.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Splunk CLO Exiting in Wake of Sale, Unlocking $24M Golden Parachute

Scott Morgan announced on LinkedIn Friday that he was leaving the data platform after 12 years.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel Saw Pay Rise Over Past Year, Despite Drop in Job-Hopping

Legal department attorneys received modest pay increases over the past year after median pay dropped 3% between 2022 and 2023, according to search firm BarkerGilmore's 2024 In-House Counsel Compensation Report.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pay for GC of AI Darling Nvidia Jumps 21%, but That's Nothing Compared With How His Stock Has Performed

Timothy Teeter, who started his career as a mechanical engineer, has been legal chief of the chipmaker since 2017.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Longtime Norwegian Cruise Line GC Who Stayed at His Post Through Pandemic Mayhem Has Millions to Show for It

Daniel Farkas received a $1 million cash retention bonus in March 2023 and another $1 million this March.
2 minute read

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