Weissmann Out at Perelman’s Company as Revlon Adds Legal Chief

Ronald Perelman’s private holding company and his bankrupt cosmetics giant Revlon Inc. have had another changing of their legal guard.

Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. parted ways with former Justice Department official Andrew Weissmann on June 15, less than a year after hiring him to serve as its head of legal and corporate affairs. Weissmann confirmed his departure.

Revlon, which filed for Chapter 11 protection the following day, has hired Andrew Kidd to be its new general counsel. Kidd becomes the third lawyer to hold the position so far this year after the exits of former acting legal chief ...