Discover’s Top Lawyer Exits Amid $35 Billion Capital One Merger

Discover Financial Services disclosed in a late Friday securities filing that its chief legal officer, general counsel, and corporate secretary Hope Mehlman will resign to take a job with another company.

Mehlman and Discover didn’t respond to requests for comment about her exit, which comes as the company faces legislative and regulatory hurdles to its proposed $35 billion merger with Capital One Financial Corp. Discover said in the filing that Mehlman will depart as of Nov. 29 or earlier in the event that the Capital One deal closes before that date.

Both companies have said they expect their combination ...