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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

Corporate Counsel

Zoom Legal Chief's Stratospheric 2022 Pay Returned to Earth Last Year

Aparna Bawa is losing the distinction of being the nation's highest-paid legal chief, as expected. Her comp in 2022 was elevated by a huge, one-time stock grant aimed at replacing a grant she received at the height of the pandemic that later shriveled in value.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wachtell Star Received Record-Breaking Pay in First Year as Salesforce CLO

Sabastian Niles joined the CRM giant in July, giving up his career as one of the nation's top legal advisers on M&A and shareholder activism.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Alphabet's Legal Chief Has Outearned Apple's for First Time

Alphabet legal chief Kent Walker saw his compensation increase 12% in 2023.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Robinhood's Steadying Force, Legal Chief Dan Gallagher, Saw Pay Seesaw Again in 2023

Gallagher's 2023 pay was 29% below what he earned a year earlier but 1,142% above what he earned in 2021.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Comcast Legal Chief Breaks Into the $10M Pay Club

The company's newly filed proxy statement noted Thomas Reid's contributions in a number of regulatory areas "in light of the increased regulation of business, particularly the video and broadband industries."
2 minute read

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