Brackett Denniston tops GC earner list

General counsel earnings are up by over six per cent with banking and finance leading the way, a Corporate Counsel survey reports.

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General Electric’s Brackett Denniston took home $5.8 million, making him the highest-paid in-house lawyer in the US. Maryanne  Lavan of Lockheed Martin took home $2.7 million, whilst Bruce Campbell of Discovery Communications earned $2.63 million whilst William Deckelman of Computer Sciences Corp made £$1.76 million, Brian Miller of AES earned $2.63 million, according to the survey by Corporate Counsel magazine. The report found that salaries for general counsel had jumped last year by an average $701,001, a leap of 6.8 per cent. Sources: Washington Post; Executiivebizblog.com

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