UnitedHealth Top Lawyer Earned $11 Million as Company Fought DOJ

UnitedHealth Group Inc. paid its chief legal officer more than $11.3 million last year as the company defeated a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block the acquisition of Change Healthcare Inc.

Rupert Bondy, in his first year in the managed health and insurance giant’s top law job, received more than $7 million in stock and option awards, according to the company’s proxy statement. He also received $3.8 million in cash, including a $2 million sign-on bonus, UnitedHealth disclosed in the April 21 filing.

UnitedHealthcare successfully defended its $7.8 billion Change Healthcare purchase against the Justice Department’s attempt to block ...