Apple Inc. paid its legal leader more than $27 million in her last full year at the technology giant, a Thursday U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.
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Apple's Outgoing Legal Leader Earned $27M In 2025

By Christine DeRosa

Apple Inc. paid its legal leader more than $27 million in her last full year at the technology giant, a Thursday U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.

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How UnitedLex's GC-Turned-CEO Overcame An Abrupt Shift

By Michele Gorman

When Renee Meisel transitioned from general counsel to CEO at UnitedLex following the sudden departure of her predecessor, her immediate concern and focus was to ensure that the data and services company's clients understood they were "in good hands" with her at the helm of the business.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

In technology, the increasing use of artificial intelligence by legal departments will be a major concern for general counsel seeking to control costs in the New Year. And in labor matters, the National Labor Relations Board has a new general counsel along with a quorum and is ready to start deciding cases again.

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Ex-FDIC Chair, Cravath Partner Joins Fintech Firm Plaid

By Aislinn Keely

Jelena McWilliams, the former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., will leave Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP to serve as Plaid's president of corporate and external affairs, the fintech infrastructure firm announced Thursday.

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Bradley Arant Grows In Atlanta With United Homes Group GC

By Emily Johnson

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added the general counsel of United Homes Group Inc. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its public companies team and its corporate and securities practice.

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Cozen O'Connor Lobbying Arm Lands Former Verizon Exec

By Jake Maher

Cozen O'Connor's government relations affiliate added Verizon's former head of lobbying for New Jersey as a principal in its Cherry Hill location this week.

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Law Firms Closed 2025 With Continued 'Appetite For Hiring'

By Tracey Read

The legal sector continued to defy hiring expectations in spite of uncertainty in the U.S. economy as 2025 drew to a close.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Sarah Martinson

The legal industry kicked off the new year with a busy week filled with lateral moves, leadership changes, office openings and judicial nominations. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker Botts

Baker Donelson

Bradley Arant

Cozen O'Connor

Cravath Swaine

Debevoise & Plimpton

Goldberg Kohn

Hogan Lovells

Knight Law Group

Morrison & Foerster

Nelson Mullins

Sheppard Mullin

Sidley Austin

Smith Gambrell

Troutman

Wirtz Law APC

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Appian Corp.

Apple Inc.

Association of American Universities Inc.

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Consolidated Edison Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Fifth Third Bancorp

Ford Motor Co.

Google LLC

Hatch Henderson Fivel LLC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Honeywell International Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Juniper Networks Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Pegasystems Inc.

Public Strategies Inc.

Purpose Legal

Reddit Inc.

Robinhood Markets Inc.

Tesla Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United Therapeutics Corp.

UnitedLex Corp.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

National Labor Relations Board

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court