Tucker will oversee commercial and patent litigation worldwide and legal matters involving Apple's financial services as the company faces mounting lawsuits under General Counsel Jennifer Newstead
Tucker will oversee commercial and patent litigation worldwide and legal matters involving Apple's financial services as the company faces mounting lawsuits under General Counsel Jennifer Newstead
Apple Inc. has tapped a longtime Meta Platforms Inc. executive as its new litigation chief, bolstering its legal team at a time when the iPhone maker faces a growing array of lawsuits.
The company has hired Scott Tucker, a longtime deputy general counsel and litigation chief at Meta, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The move reunites Tucker with new Apple General Counsel Jennifer Newstead, who is bringing on a trusted lieutenant from her time at the social networking giant.
Tucker is becoming Apple’s vice president of global litigation and financial services, a newly created position overseeing commercial and patent litigation worldwide, said the people, who asked not to be named because the move isn’t public. He’ll also manage legal matters involving the company’s financial offerings.
The appointment means Heather Grenier, Apple’s current vice president of commercial and competition litigation, will move one level lower in the organisation, reporting to Tucker instead of directly to Newstead. Grenier will still remain on Newstead’s legal leadership team.
Tucker, in addition to his tenure at Meta, previously held a senior legal position at Morgan Stanley, giving him experience relevant to his new financial services responsibilities. Newstead took over as Apple’s general counsel in March after serving as Meta’s top lawyer for six years.
Kyle Andeer, another senior member of Apple’s legal department and its longtime vice president managing regulatory and product-related legal matters, is seeing his role expand. He is gaining oversight of international legal matters and functions involving online child safety, cybersecurity and law enforcement.
Spokespeople for Apple and Meta declined to comment.
The changes are part of a broader reorganisation under Newstead, who oversees legal and government affairs. Apple recently hired Nate Gatten, a former American Airlines Group Inc. executive, as its vice president of government affairs. The company has also appointed new government affairs leads for different international regions.
Apple combined its legal and government affairs groups under Newstead following the recent retirements of Lisa Jackson, the former head of environmental, policy and social initiatives, and previous top lawyer Kate Adams. Former Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, now the company’s executive chairman, has also taken a leading role in government affairs.
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