For many GCs, comp drifted down – or, at best, sideways – in the Year of the Pandemic. But don't get too choked up. GCs in the entertainment sector closed the gap with their counterparts in financial services, who historically have led the comp pack. Both sectors slumped, but it was a lopsided game, with finance firms dropping by $23M and entertainment dropping by a mere $4M. The pandemic’s impact is manifest in the scrambled rankings. Half the legal chiefs in the Top 10 weren't on the last year's list, including four in entertainment outfits such as Netflix and Warner Music. The highest paid GC last year, Alan Braverman of Disney, fell to #73 this year as the theme park giant mothballed Mickey. Eric Grossman, the previous #2 from Morgan Stanley, fell off the list completely. Check out the top 10 men and women on this page.
Published November 19, 2021.
