$4M Bonus Lifts Wells Fargo GC Pay To Over $12M In 2025

By Jack Rodgers

The general counsel and senior executive vice president of Wells Fargo & Co. earned more than $12 million in 2025 with help from a $4 million bonus, the company has disclosed in a securities filing.

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SEC Sued Over Proxy Exclusion Policy Change

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission violated the Administrative Procedure Act by implementing "a new, de facto rubber-stamp process" for companies to exclude shareholder proposals from their annual proxy ballots, according to a Thursday suit filed by major shareholder groups.

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Primo Brands Paid Nearly $7M Severance To Former CEO, GC

By Madison Arnold

Primo Brands, the parent company of water brands such as Poland Spring and Deer Park, has paid out more than $1.3 million to its former general counsel and more than $5.5 million to its former CEO in severance and other benefits, according to a new securities filing.

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Insurance Co. Aflac's GC Pay Jumped To $5.9M In 2025

By Madison Arnold

The general counsel of Georgia-based insurance giant Aflac Inc. got a pay hike in 2025, taking home a total compensation of almost $6 million.

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