Apple’s Top Lawyer Weathers Legal Battles for Another Big Payday

Apple Inc. disclosed in a securities filing that its general counsel Katherine “Kate” Adams earned almost $27.2 million in total compensation last year.

The proxy statement filed Jan. 10 by the consumer electronics giant shows that Adams remains one of the highest-paid legal executives in corporate America.

Separate securities filings by Apple show that Adams, hired in 2017, has sold off about $140 million in company stock within the last four years. Adams sold almost $43.7 million in company shares last year; more than $46.5 million in 2023; more than $38.1 million in 2022; and more than $10.7 million ...