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Corporate Counsel

Amazon GC's Seesaw Compensation Went Way, Way Up in 2022

Periodic stock grants account for nearly all executive pay at the e-commerce and cloud-storage giant. A year earlier, general counsel David Zapolsky did not receive a stock grant, leaving him with total compensation of just $163,000.
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Corporate Counsel

Hertz Reveals Pay for New GC Who Helped Steer It Through Legal Crisis

When Colleen Batcheler gave up her 16-year career at Conagra Brands to join the rental-car giant, it had recently exited bankruptcy but faced hundreds of lawsuits from customers who were wrongly accused of stealing its cars.
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Corporate Counsel

Uber Legal Chief Tony West's Pay Jumped 43% in 2022

The ride-hailing company's newly filed proxy statement noted several major achievements for West, including helping cut outside counsel spend 25% by bringing more work in-house.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Occidental's Ex-GC Got $4M Pay Bump, Lucrative Consulting Deal

Marcia Backus was succeeded last fall as Occidental Petroleum's legal chief by former Marathon Oil general counsel Sylvia Kerrigan.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Levi Strauss Taps Deputy GC to Fill Legal Chief Role

Company CEO Chip Bergh said incoming legal chief David Jedrzejek "will continue to be an invaluable counselor and advocate in his role as general counsel, championing our commitment to profits through principles while ensuring compliance and good governance."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

U-Haul Names Successor to Retiring Legal Chief

Outgoing GC Larry De Respino called his replacement "a tenacious advocate for the company and U-Haul customers."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Goldman Sachs Legal Chief Sees Compensation Climb 35%

Kathryn Ruemmler received an $11.4 million stock grant that more than offset a decline in her bonus. Her salary held steady at $1.5 million.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Comerica Quietly Parts Ways With Legal Chief for $2.5 Million

John Buchanan, whose employment ended in mid-2022, received the payment after agreeing not to disparage the company and to release any claims.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

HCA Healthcare's New Legal Chief Outearned Fellow Execs Except for CEO in 2022

Michael McAlevey joined the hospital giant after a 19-year GE career that included top posts at GE Aviation and GE Healthcare.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AbbVie's Newly Retired Laura Schumacher Remained Among Highest-Paid Legal Chiefs in Final Year

CEO Richard Gonzalez announced last fall that Schumacher was retiring at year-end, saying it is "difficult to overstate the extraordinary impact Laura has had on AbbVie."
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