Paramount’s Legal Teams Shift on Path to Skydance Merger (1)

Paramount Global’s expected sale next year to a group led by David Ellison’s Skydance Media gives acting general counsel Caryn Groce the time she needs to win the job permanently, four people familiar with the matter said.

Groce, who began her career as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has spent almost 15 years at Paramount and predecessor Viacom Inc. With the Skydance deal set to close in September 2025, Groce is “in the driver’s seat” to show the proposed buyers that she can handle the job, one of the people said.

Paramount’s deal with Skydance, if completed, is ...