Entertainment Industry Average GC Cash Salary Dominates Top Tier

In 2016, according to ALM Legal Intelligence's list of the top 100 highest paid general counsel at major corporations, two of the top five hail from the entertainment industry. This continues a trend over the last four years whereby entertainment industry general counsel have found themselves at or near the top of the list when examined by multiple measures.

3 minute read September 01, 2016 at 11:37 AM
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Steve Kovalan
Entertainment Industry Average GC Cash Salary Dominates Top Tier

In 2016, according to ALM Legal Intelligence's list of the top 100 highest paid general counsel at major corporations, two of the top five hail from the entertainment industry.'

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