Discovery Legal Chief Gets 38% Raise After WarnerMedia Deal

Discovery Inc.‘s top lawyer received a more than 38% pay increase last year for his navigation of the company’s WarnerMedia LLC purchase through regulatory hurdles.

Bruce Campbell was the “principal negotiator” and oversaw a “regulatory approval process which spanned numerous U.S. government agencies and dozens of international markets,” the company said in a proxy that disclosed his $12.6 million pay package.

His base salary increased 2% on July 1 to more than $1.9 million, and he received more than $4.9 million in stock and options awards, said the proxy filed this week. Discovery also gave him $5.7 million in ...