Chris O'Malley

Todd DuChene had been poised to obliterate the current record, held by former Splunk legal chief Scott Morgan.

Since Jeffrey Hessekiel took the legal reins of Exelixis in 2014, revenue has ballooned from $25 million to $2.2 billion.

"The logo fiasco may be a single incident, but in the public eye it has come to define the company," Institutional Shareholder Services said in a note to clients.

Departing Chief Legal Officer Andrew Hagopian said, "I expect to announce the exciting next chapter in my career soon."

"The private diplomacy was the challenge. It was a complicated geopolitical puzzle that had to be put together," said Dow Jones & Co. General Counsel Jason "Jay" Conti, Corporate Counsel's 2025 General Counsel of the Year.

The president backed away from Donald Korb after the conservative social media influencer Laura Loomer asserted that he was chummy with Democrats and had donated to Democratic candidates.

"These findings underscore the growing intensity of the in-house legal function and highlight the urgent need for organizations to address workload, resourcing and structural demands affecting their legal teams," said Jason Brown, chief executive officer of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

The case serves as a cautionary tale for employers. Though day-to-day management of 401(k) plans is almost always outsourced, the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act imposes a duty of care on employers to monitor service providers, performance and investment options.

Adam Deckinger is the first Tyson legal chief to rank among its highest-paid executives since Amy Tu cracked the list in 2022.

Norton Rose Fulbright's survey found 53% of healthcare industry counsel said AI exposure across clinical and operational functions has increased at the federal level.