Blackstone chief legal officer John Finley has snagged the title of highest-paid legal chief in the Empire State, dethroning KKR & Co.’s David Sorkin, who stepped down in March after 16 years as legal chief.

Findley received total 2022 compensation of $22.2 million, according to Corporate Counsel and ALM Intelligence’s 2023 General Counsel Compensation Report, based on Securities and Exchange Commission pay disclosures of the Fortune 1000 for fiscal 2022. Last year, Sorkin topped the New York list at $20.6 million, while Finley was second at $17.8 million.